فقضى صلى الله عليه وآله على فاطمة عليها السلام بخدمة ما دون الباب ، وقضي على علي عليه السلام بما خلفه ، قال : فقالت فاطمة صلوات الله عليها : فلا يعلم ما داخلني من السرور إلا الله بإكفائي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله تحمل رقاب الرجال 14 .

and he, may God bless him and his Family, ruled for Fatima, peace be upon her, the service of what lay within the door, and ruled for 'Ali, peace be upon him, what lay beyond it. He said: Fatima, God's blessings be upon her, said: None knows the joy that entered me but God, at the Messenger of God's sparing me the burden of dealing with the necks of men. [14]

عن الخرائج روى أن سلمان رضي الله عنه ، قال : كانت فاطمة عليها السلام جالسة قدامها رحى ، تطحن بها الشعير وعلى عمود الرحى دم سائل ، والحسين عليه السلام في ناحية الدار ، يتضور من الجوع ، فقلت : يا بنت رسول الله دبرت كفاك وهذه فضة ، فقالت عليها السلام : أوصاني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله أن تكون الخدمة لها يوما فكان أمس يوم خدمتها ، قال سلمان : قلت إني مولى عتاقه إما أنا أطحن الشعير أو أسكت الحسين عليه السلام لك ؟

From al-Khara'ij, it is related that Salman, may God be pleased with him, said: Fatima, peace be upon her, was seated with a hand-mill before her, grinding barley with it, and upon the handle of the mill was flowing blood; and al-Husayn, peace be upon him, was in a corner of the house writhing from hunger. I said: O daughter of the Messenger of God, your hands are worn raw — and here is Fidda. She, peace be upon her, said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and his Family, charged me that the service should be hers for a day; and yesterday was the day of her service. Salman said: I said: I am a freedman of your manumission — shall I grind the barley, or quiet al-Husayn, peace be upon him, for you?

فقالت : أنا بتسكينه أرفق ، وأنت تطحن الشعير ، فطحنت شيئا من الشعير ، فإذا أنا بالإقامة ، فمضيت وصليت مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ، فلما فرغت ، قلت لعلي عليه السلام ما رأيت ، فبكى وخرج ، ثم عاد ، فتبسم ، فسأله عن ذلك رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ؟

She said: I am the gentler at quieting him; you grind the barley. So I ground some of the barley, and then the call to prayer was given; so I went and prayed with the Messenger of God, may God bless him and his Family. When I had finished I told 'Ali, peace be upon him, what I had seen, and he wept and went out; then he returned and smiled, and the Messenger of God, may God bless him and his Family, asked him about that.

قال : دخلت على فاطمة ، وهي مستلقية لقفاها والحسين نائم على صدرها وقدامها رحى تدور من غير يد فتبسم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وقال " يا علي ، أما علمت إن لله ملائكة سيارة في الأرض يخدمون محمدا وآل محمد إلى أن تقوم الساعة " 15 .

He said: I came in upon Fatima, and she was lying upon her back with al-Husayn asleep upon her breast, and before her a mill turning with no hand upon it. The Messenger of God, may God bless him and his Family, smiled and said: O 'Ali, do you not know that God has angels who travel about the earth serving Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad until the Hour arises? [15]

وروي أنه دخل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله على علي عليه السلام ، فوجده هو وفاطمة عليها السلام يطحنان في الجاروس ، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله : أيكما أعيى ؟

And it is related that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and his Family, came in upon 'Ali, peace be upon him, and found him and Fatima, peace be upon her, grinding at the hand-mill. The Prophet, may God bless him and his Family, said: Which of you two is the more weary?

فقال علي عليه السلام فاطمة يا رسول الله ، فقال لها : قومي يا بنية ، فقامت

'Ali, peace be upon him, said: Fatima, O Messenger of God. So he said to her: Rise, my little daughter. And she rose,