water bags. She is always busy cleaning the house and caring for the children and her clothes are soiled and tattered. I told her about the captives and asked her to come to you and request for a servant to help her.” Fatimah [r], now feeling some courage, also added, “My dear father, ‘Ali and I own only one bedding, a simple sheet made of goat skin, which we often also have to use in the morning to carry the feed of the camel. Please do give us a little more to make our lives comfortable!” Nabi Muhammad [s] smiled warmly at his beloved daughter. He knew her difficulties better than anyone else. He also knew that their were many other needy people whom he had to take care of. After all, he was their Prophet and their ruler, and it 374
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