On the occasion of the burial of his wife, Fatimah

What Amīr al-mu’minīn said on the occasion of the burial of Sayyidatu’n-nisā’ (Supreme lady) Fāṭimah (as) while addressing the Holy Prophet (sw) at his grave.

O Prophet of Allāh, peace be upon you from me and from your daughter who has come to you and who has hastened to meet you. O Prophet of Allāh, my patience about your chosen (daughter) has been exhausted, and my power of…

Now. the trust has been returned and what had been given has been taken back. As to my grief, it knows no bounds, and as to my nights. They will remain sleepless till Allāh chooses for me the house in which you are now…

My salām (salutation) be on you both, the salutation of one bidding farewell, neither in aversion nor in dislike, for if I go away it is not because I am weary (of you), and if I stay it is not due to lack of belief in…