Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We left Makkah, and the daughter of Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) started following us and called out: My uncle! My uncle! So I took her hand and entrusted her to Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), saying: She is your uncle’s daughter, keep her in your care. When we reached Madinah, Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), Ja’far (may Allah be pleased with him), and I all began to dispute about her. I said: I brought her, and she is my uncle’s daughter. Zayd said: She is my brother’s daughter, and Ja’far said: She is my uncle’s daughter, and her maternal aunt is my wife. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (in making the decision) said to Ja’far: You resemble me in appearance and character. He said to Zayd: You are our brother and friend. And to me (Ali), he said: You are from me and I am from you. Do this: entrust the girl to her maternal aunt, for the maternal aunt is like the mother. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Why do you not marry her? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: She is my foster niece.