The Prophet (S.A.W. W) limited this to 500 dirhams. After this event, all marriages that took place in the house of the Prophet (S.A.W.W.) were limited to this amount.
The marriage of Hazrat Fatima (S.A) was carried out under the personal supervision of the Prophet (S.A.W.W) himself He made sure that his daughter got the most necessary things and at a very small cost. The things, which she took to her husband’s house, are:
• One shirt (costing 7 dirhams)
• One veil (costing 4 dirhams)
• A black piece of velvet cloak made at Khaiber
• A bedspread with ribbons
• Two mattresses of Egyptian canvas (one filled with palm fibres another with wool)
• Four pillows made from hide and stuffed with sweet smelling plains - made from Taif
• A thin woolen screen
• A stone bowl for drinking water
• A bowl for storing water
• A pitcher
• A porcelain mug
• Pieces of skin
• A cotton cloth
• A waterskin
Seeing these things the Prophet (S.A.W. W) said, “Oh Allah bless them (the bride and the bridegroom). For they are of those people most of whose belongings are made of natural materials.”
Although the marriage of Hazrat Fatima (S.A) was done on a simple level with less costs, no other marriage was as blessed as this one for the following reasons:
Allah Himself decided as to who was to marry her. For according to the Sunni scholar, Tabrani, The Prophet (S. A. W. W) is reported to have said to his daughter Fatima, “Surely, Allah has examined people of the earth and chose your Father to be the Prophet (S.A.W.W). He, then examine them and chose your husband, then revealed to me that I give you to him in marriage and appoint him my successor.”
The marriage ceremony was held not only on this earth but also in the heavens by Allah’s orders. Jabir B. Abdullah Ansari reports to have heard the Prophet (S.A.W.W) say:
“By Allah who sent me with honour and made me His Messenger, when Allah gave Fatima (S.A) to Ali in marriage, he ordered Angels including Gibrael, Michael and Israfiel to surround the Throne. He (Allah) ordered birds to sing and ordered the tree of Tuba to shed pearls, green stones and red rubies."
Angels took part in this marriage here on the earth The Prophet (S.A.W.W) himself supervised the marriage Allah gave Hazrat Fatima (S.A), as wedding gift, the authonty to speak for sinners on the Day of Judgment and save them from hell fire.
The occasion of Hazrat Fatima’s marriage can be summarized in a very good way in the words of the Prophet’s well known companion, Jabir B. Abdullah Ansari who is reported to have said, “We were present at Fatima’s and Ali’s (A.S.) wedding ceremony and indeed we have not seen any ceremony better than that one …”
Source:
A Brief Biography of Hazrat Fatima (A.S.), [Pg. 18-19].
By: M.M. Dungersi Ph.D.
