Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) acquired her divine knowledge from the clear spring of Prophethood and received the excellence of truth from the house of revelation. So her attentive heart was embellished with wisdom and her brilliant reason together with her brightness realized to the fullest extent the real meaning of every fact.

Yet, despite the fact that Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) heard an abundant volume of narrations from her father, Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) what has been reported on her authority is limited to certain issues. Following is one of the narrations reported in Bihar.

Imam Hassan Askari (as) said: A woman came to Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) and said: 'I have a weak mother who has become confused about a matter related to her prayer; she sent me to inquire from you about it.'

Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) answered her; the woman repeatedly came with questions for Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa), and Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) kindly answered her every time. One day the lady again approached Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) with another question from her mother and said to Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa):

'I shall not inconvenience you (any more), daughter of Allah's Messenger.'

Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) replied: 'Ask me regarding anything, which comes to your mind. Because if a man had been hired to transport a heavy load to the top of a mountain for a reward of one thousand dinars, do you think it would bother him?'

The woman said: 'No'

Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) continued: 'My reward for (answering) every inquiry is more than that which fills (the space) between the ground and the Throne with pearls; thus, I should be more apt to answer your questions.'

Fatimah Zahra (sa) used to run her house without much help; Prophet Muhammad (saw) could see how hard his daughter worked at home. One day Prophet Muhammad (saw) said he would give her something that would be better than a helper or anything else she wished in this world, this is when Prophet Muhammad (saw) gives Fatimah Zahra (sa) the gift of this Tasbih and its is known as Tasbih of Fatimah Zahra (sa). This Tasbih is recommended to be read after every Namaz / Salah.

34 times - Allahu Akbar (Allah is greatest)
33 times - Alhamdulillah (Praise to Allah)
33 times - Subhanallah (Perfect Glory is to Allah)

The Salah is like a beautiful flower and the Tasbih of Fatimah Zahra (sa) gives that beautiful flower a beautiful smell. So after every Salah we should say the Tasbih of Fatimah Zahra (sa) because we want our Salah to be like a beautiful flower with a beautiful smell.

Imam Baqir (as) says whoever performs the Tasbih of Fatimah Zahra (sa) and asks Allah (swt) for forgiveness, Allah (swt) will forgive him or her a hundred times, will add a thousand good deeds to their scale, repel Shaitan /Satan and be pleased with him or her.

Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) says whoever does Tasbih of Fatimah Zahra (sa) before they move their legs or unfold their legs from the position of sitting in Wajib Salah, Allah (swt) forgives them and makes Jannah Wajib upon them. Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) also says that Tasbih of Fatimah Zahra (sa) after every Wajib Salah is more loved then praying a thousand Rakats everyday. Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) continues to say whoever does the Tasbih of Fatimah Zahra (sa) after every Salah and ends it by saying La illaha illalah, Allah (swt) will forgive his or her sins.

When Hazrat Hamza (ra) was martyred, Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) took some earth from his grave and moulded it into beads and she used that as her Tasbih. Before this event she would use a blue woollen string that was knotted and that was the customary Tasbih before the martyrdom of Hazrat Hamza (ra). After that it became customary to make beads from clay.

Hazrat Hamza (ra) was knows as Sayyid al-Shuhada the "Chief of Martyrs". Today we call our 3rd Imam, Imam Hussein (as) Sayyid al-Shuhada and we try to use the earth from Karbala from near his grave to use in our Tasbih so that we remember the sacrifice and we remember what Tawheed (Oneness of God) is all about.

One day the Prophet Muhammad (saw) was sitting in the house of his daughter Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) when they heard a knock on the door. The housemaid comes to the Prophet Muhammad (saw) and says:

"Oh! Prophet of Allah (saw) you companion Abdullah ibn Umme Maqdoom (who was blind) has come to visit you."

The Prophet Muhammad (saw) immediately told the housemaid to let him in. In the mean time his daughter Fatimah Zahra (sa), chief of the women of the world and head of the women in Paradise, gets up to go to her room.

The Prophet Muhammad (saw) questions her "Oh! My daughter Fatimah, where are you going?"

Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) replies: "since your companion is coming to see you I am going to my room to observe my Hijab from him."

The Prophet Muhammad (saw) replies: "But my daughter Fatimah the companion of mine is blind and cannot see you."

Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) replies: "My father, he cannot see me but I can see him thus I must go inside."

This is not to say that the Prophet of Allah (saw) was not aware of the matter but this question was posed to inform the women, whose chief is Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa), of the importance of Hijab. And that it is not sufficient to think that we are capable of controlling our desires and will not think or look badly at someone. Who can say that Nauz Billah (God Forbid) Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) could not have had such a control on herself and yet she followed the Shariah (Islamic Law) very strictly.

The child had made it a habit to rise regularly in the small hours of the night and join his mother in her nightly prayers called Tahajjud. He observed that his mother prayed for all Muslim men and all Muslim women. She remembered them by name and prayer for their prosperity and well being.

O Allah, pardon them their sins and let Your grace embrace them in all their dealings.

On this particular morning, the child decided to ask. When the prayers were over, he asked: Mother, you pray for all every day. Not a word for yourself or any one in the family?

Fatimah bint Muhammad, blessings and salutations to her, said: 'O MY son Hassan, remember one thing. Neighbors first and then the house.'

The Prophet Muhammad (saw) bought her daughter, Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) a new dress for her marriage ceremony. Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) owned a patchy dress before.

A poor man came to her house and asked for a used cloth. Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) decided to give him the old patchy dress as the man had asked but remembered the verse from the Holy Qur'an:

"By no means shall you attain to righteousness until you spend (benevolently) out of what you love; and whatever thing you spend, Allah surely knows it." Holy Qur'an (3:92)

Hence, Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) gave him the new dress.

In Bukhari Hadith it is narrated that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) has said: 'Fatimah is my flesh whoever hurts her has hurt me, and whatever pleases her pleases me'.

In Tibrani Hadith it is narrated that, 'Fatimah is a branch from the tree of Prophethood', and out of this branch blossom two fruits who are named Hassan and Hussein.

Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa) is one of the four most celebrated and best of women of Paradise. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) has narrated, "Among women there have been only four: Maryam bint Imran, the mother of Prophet Isa (as), Asia bint Muzahim, the wife of Pharaoh, Khadijah bint Khowailid, the beloved wife of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) and Fatimah bint Muhammad (sa), the beloved daughter of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw).

Ayesha bint Talha quoted Ayesha as saying: "I have not seen anyone more similar to the Messenger of Allah in speech and dialogue than Fatimah. Whenever she entered the house, he would greet her, kiss her hands and ask her to sit near him. Likewise, when he entered the house, she would greet him; kiss his hands and etc ..."