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- Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: A number of the Helpers said to ʿAlī, “Ask for Fāṭimah.” So he went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, greeted him, and the Prophet said, “What does the son of Abū Ṭālib need?” ʿAlī replied, “Messenger of Allah, I have mentioned Fāṭimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.” The Prophet answered, “Welcome and good cheer!”—and said nothing beyond that.
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib then returned to the group of Helpers who were waiting for him. They asked, “What news do you bring?” He said, “I do not know anything except that he told me, ‘Welcome and good cheer.’” They said, “That is enough for you from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ; he has given you both the welcome and the good cheer.”
Some time later, after he had married her, the Prophet said, “ʿAlī, a bridegroom1 must have a walīmah (wedding feast).” Saʿd said, “I have a ram,” and a group of the Helpers collected several sāʿs of corn for him. When the night of the wedding came, the Prophet said, “Do not do anything until you meet me.” He then called for a vessel, performed ablution in it, and poured the water over ʿAlī, saying:
(1) Another version has the phrase “for the wedding”; this is Ahmad’s wording and was quoted in full under issue no. 24.
الثاني: عن بريدة ﵁ قال: قال نفر من الأنصار لعلي: عندك فاطمة فأتى رسول الله ﷺ فسلم عليه فقال: "ما حاجة ابن أبي طالب؟ " فقال: يا رسول الله! ذكرت فاطمة بنت رسول الله ﷺ فقال: "مرحبا وأهلا" لم يزد عليهما فخرج علي بن أبي طالب على أولئك الرهط من الأنصار ينتظرونه قالوا: ما وراءك؟ قال: ما أدري غير أنه قال لي: مرحبا وأهلا فقالوا: يكفيك من رسول الله ﷺ إحداهما أعطاك الأهل والمرحب فلما كان بعد ذلك بعدما زوجه قال: يا علي إنه لا بد للعروس١ من وليمة فقال سعد: عندي كبش وجمع له رهط من الأنصار أصوعا من ذرة فلما كانت ليلة البناء قال: لا تحدث شيئا حتى تلقاني فدعا رسول الله ﷺ بما فتوضأ فيه ثم أفرغه على علي فقال:
١ وفي رواية: "للعرس" وهي رواية أحمد وقد تقدمت بتمامها في المسألة رقم ٢٤.