وجلس النبي صلى الله عليه وآله موضعها مع علي عليه السلام فواساه في الطحن 16 .

and the Prophet, may God bless him and his Family, sat in her place with 'Ali, peace be upon him, and took his share with him in the grinding. [16]

وعن بعض كتب المناقب ، عن جابر بن عبد الله : إن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله أقام أياما لم يطعم طعاما حتى شق ذلك عليه ، وطاف في منازل أزواجه فلم يصب عند واحدة منهن شيئا ، فأتى فاطمة عليها السلام فقال : يا بنية هل عندك شئ آكله فإني جائع ؟

And from certain of the books of the Manaqib, from Jabir b. 'Abd Allah: The Prophet, may God bless him and his Family, remained some days without tasting food, until that grew hard upon him. He went round the dwellings of his wives and found nothing with any one of them. So he came to Fatima, peace be upon her, and said: My little daughter, have you anything I may eat, for I am hungry?

فقالت : لا والله بأبي أنت وأمي ، فلما خرج من عندها بعث إليها جارة لها برغيفين وقطعة لحم ، فأخذته منها ووضعته في جفنة لها ، وغطت عليها وقالت : لأوثرن بها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله على نفسي ومن عندي ، وكانوا جميعا محتاجين إلى شبعة طعام ، فبعث حسنا أو حسينا إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله فرجع إليها فقالت : بأبي أنت وأمي قد أتانا الله بشئ فخبأته ، قال : هلمي ، فأتته ، فكشفت عن الجفنة فإذا هي مملؤة خبزا ولحما ، فلما نظرت إليه بهتت ، فعرفت أنها كرامة من الله عز وجل ، فحمدت الله ، وصلت على نبيه فقال : صلى الله عليه وآله من أين لك هذا يا بنية ؟

She said: No, by God — may my father and my mother be your ransom. When he had gone out from her, a neighbour of hers sent her two loaves and a piece of meat. She took it from her and put it in a bowl of hers and covered it over, and said: I shall surely prefer the Messenger of God, may God bless him and his Family, with it over myself and over those who are with me — and they were all in need of a fill of food. So she sent al-Hasan, or al-Husayn, to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and his Family, and he returned to her. She said: May my father and my mother be your ransom, God has brought us something, and I have put it away. He said: Bring it. So she brought it to him and uncovered the bowl, and behold, it was filled with bread and meat. When she looked at it she was astounded, and knew that it was an honour from God, mighty and exalted; so she praised God and invoked blessing upon His prophet. He, may God bless him and his Family, said: Whence is this to you, my little daughter?

فقالت : هو من عند الله إن الله يرزق من يشاء بغير حساب فحمد الله عز وجل وقال الحمد لله الذي جعلك شبيهة بسيدة نساء العالمين في نساء بني إسرائيل في وقتهم فإنها كانت إذا رزقها الله تعالى فسئلت عنه قالت : هو من عند الله إن الله يرزق من يشاء بغير حساب .

She said: It is from God; truly God provides for whom He will without reckoning. So he praised God, mighty and exalted, and said: Praise belongs to God, who has made you like the mistress of the women of the worlds among the women of the Children of Israel in their time; for when God Most High provided for her and she was asked about it, she would say: It is from God; truly God provides for whom He will without reckoning.

فبعث رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله إلى علي عليه السلام ثم أكل رسول الله وعلي وفاطمة والحسن والحسين عليهم السلام وجميع أزواج النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وأهل بيته جميعا وشبعوا وبقيت الجفنة كما هي ، قالت فاطمة عليها السلام فأوسعت منها على جميع جيراني وجعل الله فيها البركة والخير كما فعل الله بمريم 17 .

Then the Messenger of God, may God bless him and his Family, sent for 'Ali, peace be upon him; and the Messenger of God, 'Ali, Fatima, al-Hasan and al-Husayn, peace be upon them, and all the wives of the Prophet, may God bless him and his Family, and the people of his house — all ate and were satisfied, and the bowl remained as it was. Fatima, peace be upon her, said: And I gave abundantly from it to all my neighbours, and God placed in it blessing and good, as God did with Maryam. [17]