Description of the Prayer from Its Beginning to Its End
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 46
وَ رُوِيَ: أَنَّ أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي سَعْدٍ، «أَ لاَ أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنِّي وَ عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ اَلزَّهْرَاءِ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ عِنْدِي فَاسْتَقَتْ بِالْقِرْبَةِ حَتَّى أَثَّرَ فِي صَدْرِهَا وَ طَحَنَتْ بِالرَّحَى حَتَّى مَجِلَتْ يَدَاهَا وَ كَسَحَتِ اَلْبَيْتَ حَتَّى اِغْبَرَّتْ ثِيَابُهَا وَ أَوْقَدَتْ تَحْتَ اَلْقِدْرِ حَتَّى دَكِنَتْ ثِيَابُهَا فَأَصَابَهَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ ضُرٌّ شَدِيدٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا لَوْ أَتَيْتِ أَبَاكِ فَسَأَلْتِهِ خَادِماً يَكْفِيكِ حَرَّ مَا أَنْتِ فِيهِ مِنْ هَذَا اَلْعَمَلِ فَأَتَتِ اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَوَجَدَتْ عِنْدَهُ حُدَّاثاً فَاسْتَحْيَتْ فَانْصَرَفَتْ فَعَلِمَ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَنَّهَا قَدْ جَاءَتْ لِحَاجَةٍ فَغَدَا عَلَيْنَا وَ نَحْنُ فِي لِحَافِنَا فَقَالَ «اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ» فَسَكَتْنَا وَ اِسْتَحْيَيْنَا لِمَكَانِنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ » فَسَكَتْنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ» فَخَشِينَا إِنْ لَمْ نَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ وَ قَدْ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فَيُسَلِّمُ ثَلاَثاً فَإِنْ أُذِنَ لَهُ وَ إِلاَّ اِنْصَرَفَ فَقُلْنَا «وَ عَلَيْكَ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ اُدْخُلْ» فَدَخَلَ وَ جَلَسَ عِنْدَ رُءُوسِنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا فَاطِمَةُ مَا كَانَتْ حَاجَتُكِ أَمْسِ عِنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ » فَخَشِيتُ إِنْ لَمْ نُجِبْهُ أَنْ يَقُومَ فَأَخْرَجْتُ رَأْسِي فَقُلْتُ أَنَا وَ اَللَّهِ أُخْبِرُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ إِنَّهَا اِسْتَقَتْ بِالْقِرْبَةِ حَتَّى أَثَّرَ فِي صَدْرِهَا وَ جَرَتْ بِالرَّحَى حَتَّى مَجِلَتْ يَدَاهَا وَ كَسَحَتِ اَلْبَيْتَ حَتَّى اِغْبَرَّتْ ثِيَابُهَا وَ أَوْقَدَتْ تَحْتَ اَلْقِدْرِ حَتَّى دَكِنَتْ ثِيَابُهَا فَقُلْتُ لَهَا لَوْ أَتَيْتِ أَبَاكِ فَسَأَلْتِهِ خَادِماً يَكْفِيكِ حَرَّ مَا أَنْتِ فِيهِ مِنْ هَذَا اَلْعَمَلِ قَالَ «أَ فَلاَ أُعَلِّمُكُمَا مَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمَا مِنَ اَلْخَادِمِ إِذَا أَخَذْتُمَا مَنَامَكُمَا فَكَبِّرَا أَرْبَعاً وَ ثَلاَثِينَ تَكْبِيرَةً وَ سَبِّحَا ثَلاَثاً وَ ثَلاَثِينَ تَسْبِيحَةً وَ اِحْمَدَا ثَلاَثاً وَ ثَلاَثِينَ تَحْمِيدَةً» فَأَخْرَجَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا اَلسَّلاَمُ رَأْسَهَا وَ قَالَتْ «رَضِيتُ عَنِ اَللَّهِ وَ عَنْ رَسُولِهِ رَضِيتُ عَنِ اَللَّهِ وَ عَنْ رَسُولِهِ ».
It is narrated that The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام said to a man from the Bani Sa'd tribe: "Shall I tell you about myself and Sayyida Fatimah Al-Zahra صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم? She used to carry water with the water-skin until it left a mark on her chest. She ground grain with the millstone until her hands blistered. She swept the house until her clothes were covered in dust, and She kindled the fire under the cooking pot until her clothes were stained. She suffered greatly from these tasks. I said to her, 'Why don’t you go to your father and ask him for a servant to relieve you of the hardships of this work?' She went to the Prophet but found him with people (guests), so She felt shy and left. The Prophet, realizing She had come for something, came to us the next morning while we were still in our beds. He greeted us with 'Peace be upon you,' and we remained silent out of shyness. He then said: 'Peace be upon you' again, and we still did not reply. He repeated, 'Peace be upon you,' and we feared he would leave if we did not respond. We then replied: 'And peace be upon you, O’ Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, please enter.' He came in and sat by our heads. He asked: 'O’ Sayyida Fatimah Al-Zahra صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, what was your need yesterday with Muhammad?' I was worried that if we did not answer, he would leave, so I said: 'I will tell you, O’ Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. She carried water with the water-skin until it marked her chest, ground with the millstone until her hands blistered, swept until her clothes were dusty, and kindled fire until her clothes were stained. I suggested She ask you for a servant to ease her burdens.' The Prophet replied: 'Shall I not teach you something better than a servant? When you go to bed, say Allahu Akbar (God is Great) thirty-four times, SubhanAllah سبحانه وتعالى (Glory be to God) thirty-three times, and Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God) thirty-three times.' Sayyida Fatimah Al-Zahra صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم then lifted her head and said: 'I am content with Allah سبحانه وتعالى and His Messenger. I am content with Allah سبحانه وتعالى and His Messenger.'"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh