The Facilitator of Sayyidina ‘Ali ibn Abu Thalib’s (k.w.) Marriage
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Sayyidina Abu ‘Amr ‘Utsman ibn ‘Affan ( r.a. ) was instrumental in the marriage of Sayyidina ‘Ali ibn Abu Thalib ( k.w. ) to Sayyidatina Fathimah az-Zahrah ( r.a. ). Imam Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali ibn ‘Isa ibn Abi al-Fath al-Arbali ( r.a. ), a Shi’ah scholar, mentioned this in his Kashf al-Ghummah . He recorded that Sayyidina ‘Ali ( k.w. ) said, “Then, the Messenger of Allah ( s.a.w. ) told me, ‘Go now and sell your armour and come back with its value so I may prepare what is good for you and Fathimah.’ So, I went and sold my armour to ‘Utsman ibn ‘Affan for 400 darahim . When the money was in my hand and the armour was in his hands, ‘Utsman said to me, ‘Abu al-Hasan! Do you not need the armour more than I do and do you not need the money more than I do?’ I answered with a yes. So, he said, ‘Then take back the armour. It is a gift from me to you.’ So, I took back the armour and the money and went to ...