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2069. ‘Ali bin Al-Ḥusain narrated that when they returned to Al-Madinah after having been with Yazīd bin Mu‘āwiyah — at the time of the massacre of Al-Ḥusain bin ‘Ali, may Allāh be pleased with them — Al-Miswar bin Makḥramah met him and said: “Is there any need of yours that I can fulfill?” He replied: “No.” He said: “Will you give me the sword of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, for I fear that the people will forcibly take it away from you. I swear by Allāh, if you give it to me, they will never be able to get it until my soul is taken!” ‘Ali bin Abī Ṭalib proposed to the daughter of Abū Jahl while (he was married) to Fāṭimah, so I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saying — and I was at the time a boy who
had just reached puberty — while delivering a sermon upon this very Minbar of his: 'Verily, Fāṭimah is a part of me, and I fear that she will be tested in her faith.' He then mentioned another in-law of his, from the tribe of Banū 'Abdush-Shams, and praised him highly, and said: 'He spoke to me, and told the truth, and promised me and fulfilled his promise. And I am not prohibiting something which is permitted, and neither am I permitting something which is prohibited, but, by Allāh, the daughter of the Messenger of Allāh and the daughter of the enemy of Allāh will never be combined in one place, ever.'" (Sahih)
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'Alī's planned second marriage, had it taken place, would hurt Fāṭimah, a thing which, in turn, would hurt the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. This would ultimately be harmful to 'Alī himself. That is the reason why 'Alī was told not to marry Abū Jahl's daughter, aside from the issue of what comes with marrying the daughter of Abū Jahl. This case proves that Muslims are forbidden to cause annoyance to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ by an action even if it is otherwise permissible.
