Jumai bin Umair Taymi Raziallahu anhu narrates that he visited
Ayesha Salam Ullah alaiha in the company of his paternal aunt
and asked her, “Who was the most beloved to the Holy Prophet? (Peace be upon him and his beloved family), The Mother of the Believers Salam Ullah alaiha
replied, “Fatimah”.“And who from among the men”?, she was asked again . She replied, “Her husband. Asfar as I know he fasts a great deal and he often stays awake at length during nights in order to worship Allah.
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Tirmidhi, al-Jami-us-sahih (5:701#3874)
2. Tabarani, al-Mujam-ul-kabir (22:403,404#1008, 1009)
3. Hakim, al-Mustadrak (3:171#4744)
4. Muhibb Tabari, Dhakhair-ul-uqba fi manaqib dhaw-il-qurba (p.77)
5. Ibn Athir, Usad-ul-ghabah fi marifah as-sahabah (7:219)
6. Dhahabi, Si yar alam an-nubala (2:125)
7. Mizzi, Tahdhib-ul-kamal (4:512)
8. Shawkani, Darr-us-sahabah fi manaqib al-qarabah was-sahabah
(p.273)
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Buraidah Raziallahu anhu narrates that from women Fatimah Salam Ullah alaiha was the most beloved to the Holy Prophet Peace be upon him and his beloved family and from the men
Ali Alaihisalam was most dear to him.
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Tirmidhi, al-Jami-us-sahih (5:698#3868)
2. Nasai narrated this tradition in as-Sunan-ul-kubra
(5:140# 8498) with different words.
3. Tabarani, al-Mujam-ul-awsat (7:199#7262)
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اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّد
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 