later ignorant [Rāfidis] (1), who lived during the era of Nūr al-Dīn and Salāh al-Dīn, when much of Syria was in Christian hands and Egypt was in the hands of the heretical Qarmatians, the remnants of Banū Ubayd. Accordingly, prophecies suited to those circumstances were set forth in ignorant, vulgar verse.

The same is true of this slave-girl, Fidda. It is established in the two Sahihs, on the authority of Alī, “that Fātima asked the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—for a servant. He taught her, at bedtime, to glorify Allah 33 times, magnify Him 33 times, and praise Him 34 times. He said, ‘This is better for you than a servant.’ Alī said, ‘I have never neglected them since I heard them from the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace.’ He was asked, ‘Not even on the night of Siffīn?’ He replied, ‘Not even on the night of Siffīn.’” This report is authentic by agreement of the scholars (2), and it indicates that the Prophet did not give her a servant. If, after that (3), she acquired a servant (4), that is possible; but her servant’s name [was not] (5) Fidda, beyond any doubt.

The Seventh Point:

It is established in the Sahih, concerning one of the Ansār, that he gave preference to