وروى الصدوق رحمه الله ، عن أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام أنه قال لرجل من بني سعد : ألا أحدثك عني وعن فاطمة إنها كانت عندي وكانت من أحب أهله إليه وأنها استقت بالقربة حتى أثر في صدرها وطحنت بالرحى حتى مجلت يداها ، وكسحت البيت حتى اغبرت ثيابها ، وأوقدت النار تحت القدر حتى دكنت ثيابها ، فأصابها من ذلك ضرر شديد .

And al-Saduq, may God have mercy on him, related from the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, that he said to a man of Banu Sa'd: Shall I not tell you of myself and of Fatima? She was with me, and she was among the dearest of his family to him. She drew water with the waterskin until it left a mark upon her breast; she ground with the hand-mill until her hands were calloused; she swept the house until her clothes were dusty; and she kindled the fire beneath the pot until her clothes were blackened. From that she suffered severe harm.

فقلت لها : لو أتيت أباك فسألتيه خادما يكفيك حر [ ضر - خ ] ما أنت فيه من هذا العمل ، فأتت النبي صلى الله عليه وآله فوجدت عنده حداثا فاستحت فانصرفت .

I said to her: Were you to go to your father and ask him for a servant, to spare you the hardship of the work you are in — so she went to the Prophet, may God bless him and his Family, and found people in conversation with him; and she was ashamed, and turned back.

قال : فعلم النبي صلى الله عليه وآله أنها جاءت لحاجة قال فغدا علينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله ونحن في لفاعنا .

He said: The Prophet, may God bless him and his Family, knew that she had come for a need. He said: And the Messenger of God, may God bless him and his Family, came to us in the morning while we were in our wrap.

فقال : السلام عليكم فسكتنا واستحيينا لمكاننا ، ثم قال : السلام عليكم فسكتنا ، ثم قال : السلام عليكم ، فخشينا إن لم نرد عليه أن ينصرف ، وقد كان يفعل ذلك ، يسلم ثلثا فإن أذن له وإلا انصرف ، فقلت : وعليك السلام يا رسول الله ادخل ، فلم يعد أن جلس عند رؤسنا ، فقال يا فاطمة : ما كانت حاجتك أمس عند محمد صلى الله عليه وآله .

He said: Peace be upon you. And we kept silent, being ashamed of our situation. Then he said: Peace be upon you. And we kept silent. Then he said: Peace be upon you. And we feared that if we did not answer him he would turn away — for he used to do that: he would greet three times, and if he were given leave he entered, and otherwise he turned away. So I said: And upon you be peace, O Messenger of God; enter. And he did no more than sit at our heads, and said: O Fatima, what was your need yesterday with Muhammad, may God bless him and his Family?

قال عليه السلام : فخشيت إن لم نجبه أن يقوم ، قال : فأخرجت رأسي ، فقلت أنا والله أخبرك يا رسول الله إنها استقت بالقربة حتى أثرت في صدرها ، وجرت بالرحى حتى مجلت يداها ، وكسحت البيت حتى اغبرت ثيابها ، وأوقدت تحت القدر حتى دكنت ثيابها ، فقلت لها : لو أتيت أباك فسألتيه خادما يكفيك حر [ ضر - خ - البحار ] ما أنت فيه من هذا العمل .

He, peace be upon him, said: I feared that if we did not answer him he would rise. He said: So I put out my head and said: By God, I shall tell you, O Messenger of God. She drew water with the waterskin until it left a mark upon her breast; she pulled at the hand-mill until her hands were calloused; she swept the house until her clothes were dusty; and she kindled the fire beneath the pot until her clothes were blackened. And I said to her: Were you to go to your father and ask him for a servant, to spare you the hardship of the work you are in.

قال صلى الله عليه وآله : أفلا أعلمكما ما هو خير لكما من الخادم ؟

He, may God bless him and his Family, said: Shall I not teach you both something better for you than a servant?

إذا أخذتما منامكما ، فسبحنا ثلثا وثلثين ، واحمدا ثلثا وثلثين وكبرا أربعا وثلاثين ، قال : فأخرجت عليها السلام رأسها ، فقالت : رضيت عن الله ورسوله ثلث دفعات 6 .

When you take to your bed, glorify God thirty-three times, praise Him thirty-three times, and magnify Him thirty-four times. He said: And she, peace be upon her, put out her head and said: I am content with God and with His Messenger — three times over. [6]