Ladies Devotion Fatimah (Radhiallaho anha)

Hazrat Fatimah Devotion to Islam 

The lap of the mother is admitted to be the best field of instruction. Mothers with the spirit of Iman are more likely to bring up children who can prove to be the true soldiers of Islam. Alas ! our children are brought up in surroundings that drift them away from Islam or at least make them indifferent to the duties they owe to ALLAH. The results are too sad to Imagine.

Fatimah's Tasbih :

Ali (Radhiallaha-anho) once said to one of his pupils :

"Shall I tell you the story of Fatimah (Radhiallaho anha) the dearest and the most loved daughter of the Prophet (PBUH) ?"

When the people replied in the affirmative he said :

"Fatimah (Radhiallaho anha) used to grind the grain herself which caused corns on her hands. She carried water for the house in a leather bag which caused scars on her breast. She cleaned the house herself which made her cloths dirty. Once some war-captives were brought to Madinah. I said to her, 'Go to the prophet and and request him for an assistant to help you in your home-work'. She went to him but found many people round him. As she was very modest, She could not be bold enough to request the Prophet (PBUH) in the presence of other people. Next day the Prophet (PBUH) came to our house and said, 'Fatimah! what made you come to me yesterday ?' She felt shay and kept quiet. I said, 'O, Prophet of ALLAH! Fatimah has developed corn scars on her hands and breast-on account of grinding and carrying water. She is constatly busy in cleaning the house and in other domestic jobs, causing her cloths to remain dirty. I informed her about the captives and advised her to go to you and request for a servant.' The Prophet(PBUH) said, 'Fatimah ! Fear ALLAH. Acquire Taqwa and keep doing your service to ALLAH and attending to your domestic jobs. When you go to bed recite Subhanallah 33 times, Alhamdulillah 33 times and Allahoakbar 34 times. This you will find, more more helpful than an assistant'. Fatimah(Radhiallaho anha) remarked,' I am content with ALLAH and his Prophet (PBUH).

Look this is the life of the Prophets dear daughter. In moderately rich families of our times the ladies think it below their dignity to attend to domestic work. They need assistance in each and every thing, even in their bath room ! . What a difference.

In this Hadith the prescribed Zikr is before sleep. In other Hadiths the Prophet (PBUH) is reported to have advised Fatimah (Radhiallaho anha) to receite after every Salat Subhanallah 33 times, Alhamdulillah 33 times, Allahoakbar 33 times and Lailaha-illallaho-wahdahu-lasharikalahu-lahulmulku-walahulhamdu-wahuwa-ala-kulli-sha-in-Qadir, once only.