It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that whenever she mentioned Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), she would say: I have not seen anyone more truthful in speech than her (Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her), except her father (peace and blessings be upon him), who begot her. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the Day of Resurrection comes, it will be called out: 'O people of the gathering, lower your gazes until Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), passes by.' So she will pass by wearing two green sheets." Abu Muslim said: Abu Qilabah told me that he said: "two red sheets". This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) bore the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) two sons and four daughters: Qasim, Abdullah, Fatimah, Umm Kulthum, Ruqayyah and Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with them).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I asked my mother about the features of Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). She said: She was like the moon on the night of the full moon, or like the sun from which the clouds have cleared. She was fair-complexioned with a tinge of redness, her hair was black, and by Allah, she resembled the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) more than anyone, just as the poet said: "She is fair; when she stands, her hair trails (to the ground). She disappears within that hair (because of its length and thickness), for it is very dense and deep black. So amid that hair she seems (from the radiance of her face) like a shining day, and the hair over her is like a dark night."

Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Sulayman al-Hashimi narrates from his father, who narrates from his grandfather, that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) was born in the 41st year from the birth of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar al-Waqidi that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), passed away on the 3rd of Ramadan, when she was 29 years old or thereabouts. There is disagreement about the time of her death: it is reported from Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin Ali that Fatimah passed away three months after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); whereas it is reported from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she passed away six months after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); and it is reported from Abdullah bin al-Harith that she passed away eight months after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Muhammad bin Umar said: Al-Zuhri narrated to us, through Urwah, from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) passed away six months after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Muhammad bin Umar said: In our view, this is what is established and reliable.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) remained alive for six months after the death of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Salih bin Kaysan, Uqayl, Ibn Uyaynah, al-Muwaqqari, the nephew of al-Zuhri and Ibn Jurayj all narrated it similarly.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) fell severely ill, and she said to Sayyidah Asma' bint Umays (may Allah be pleased with her): "Do you not see what state I have reached? I will be carried on the (funeral) bier with my body exposed?" Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her) said: By my life (it will not be so); rather, I will prepare for you a covered bier (coffin) such as I saw being made in the land of Abyssinia. Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Show it to me." Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her) sent for fresh palm branches, which were cut from al-Aswaf, and built a covered frame over the bed. This was the first time such a covered arrangement was made for a funeral. Seeing it, Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) smiled, and I did not see her smiling after the death of her father except on that day. Then we carried her and buried her at night.

It is narrated from Urwah that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), was buried at night. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) buried her, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) did not learn of it until she had been buried; and Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) led her funeral prayer.