Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Whenever the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) set out to participate in a battle, he would meet Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) last of all, and whenever he returned from a battle, he would meet Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) first of all. When he set out to participate in the Battle of Tabuk, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) was also with him. Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) stood up. She spread a mat in her house and hung a curtain at the door of the house. She had dyed this curtain with saffron. When her father arrived and saw what Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) had done, he turned back and sat in the mosque. Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) sent a message to Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: O Bilal! Go to my father and ask him why he turned back from my door. Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) presented himself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him about this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I saw that she had done something new there. Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) informed Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) about this, so she took down the curtain and removed the mat, put the things that were on it aside, and wore old clothes herself. Then Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) presented himself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him about this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then came to her. He embraced her (Lady Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her) and said: "Remain like this, may my parents be sacrificed for you."