Umm al-Hasan bint Abi Ja'far Muhammad bin Ali narrates from her brother Ja'far bin Muhammad that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) died at the age of 21, and she had been born at the beginning of the 41st year from the birth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that between (the deaths of) the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) there was a gap of only two months.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) lived for only two months after the death of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) would say (out of intense grief): "O my dear father, how near he has drawn to his Lord! O my dear father, whose abode is the Gardens of Eternity! O my dear father, when he came to his Lord, his Lord honoured him! O my dear father, when he met his Lord, the Lord and His messengers sent peace upon him!" Then when Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) passed away, Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) recited these verses: "Every gathering of two close friends ends in parting, and all that falls short of parting is little. My losing one (beloved) after another is proof that no friend lasts forever."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Asma bint Umays (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: "I and Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) washed Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The children of every mother have an 'asabah (paternal kin who are guardians and heirs) to whom they are attributed, except these two sons of Fatimah, for I am their guardian and their 'asabah." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ya'la bin Munyah al-Thaqafi (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Hasan and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) came running to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (each trying to get ahead of the other), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) hugged them both to his blessed chest, then said: "Indeed, children are a cause of miserliness, cowardice and grief." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Asim bin Bahdalah that he said: People were gathered with al-Hajjaj (bin Yusuf), and he brought up Sayyiduna Husayn bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said: He was not of the progeny (offspring) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Yahya bin Ya'mar was present there at that time, and he said: O Amir, you have lied. Al-Hajjaj said (in anger): Bring clear proof and confirmation from the Book of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, for what you have said, or else I will kill you. He recited these verses: "And of his progeny are Dawud, Sulayman, Ayyub, Yusuf and Musa" until he reached the words of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "and Zakariyya, Yahya and Isa" [Surah al-An'am: 84-85] . (And he argued that) Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has informed us that Isa (peace be upon him) is of the progeny of Adam through his mother; likewise Husayn bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) is of the progeny of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) through his mother. Al-Hajjaj said: You have spoken the truth, but what drove you to call me a liar in my gathering? He replied: The covenant that Allah Almighty took from the prophets, that they would make it clear to the people and never conceal it, as Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: "But they threw it behind their backs and exchanged it for a small price" [Surah Al Imran: 187] . The narrator said: Then al-Hajjaj exiled him to Khurasan.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that when (Sayyidah) Fatimah gave birth to Hasan, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came and said: "Show me my son. What have you named him?" I said: I have named him "Harb." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather his name is Hasan." Then when Husayn was born, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came and said: "Show me, what have you named him?" I said: I have named him "Harb." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather his name is Husayn." Then when the third (son) was born, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came and said: "Show me my son. What have you named him?" I said: I have named him "Harb." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather his name is Muhassin." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have named them after the names of the sons of Harun (peace be upon him): Shabbar, Shabir and Mushabbir." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to her one day and asked: "Where are my two sons?" She replied: Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) has taken them. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out (in search of them) and found them playing in a water trough (or the watered part of a garden), with some leftover dates in front of them. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Ali, will you not take my sons back before the heat (of the sun) grows intense?" And (the narrator) mentioned the rest of the hadith. Muhammad bin Musa bin Mashmul al-Madani is trustworthy (thiqah); Awn and his father are also trustworthy; Umm Ja'far is the daughter of al-Qasim bin Muhammad bin Abi Bakr, and her grandmother is Asma bint Abi Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with them both); and all of these narrators are honourable and trustworthy.