“(After Imam ‘Ali was taken to Abu Bakr), Fatimah came out (of her house and went to the Masjid) and turned towards Abu Bakr and said, ‘Do you intend to take my husband away from me, making me a widow? If you do not release him, I swear by Allah, I will dishevel my hair and tear my collar and go to the grave of my father and pray to Allah against you.’
Suddenly, Fatimah took the hands of Hasan and Husayn and proceeded towards the grave of the Prophet. Imam ‘Ali was aware of the consequences (were she to imprecate against these individuals) and told Salman, ‘Go and stop Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad! It is as if I see the two sides of Madinah trembling and swallowed by the earth. By Allah! If Fatimah dishevels her hair and tears the collar of her clothing while going to the grave of the Prophet and imprecates to Allah, the people of Madinah will not get any respite and they will all be swallowed up by the earth!’
Salman hastened to reach Fatimah and said to her, ‘O daugher of Muhammad! Allah has made your father a mercy for the worlds! Please return back to your home and do not imprecate.’
Fatimah replied, ‘O Salman! They desire to kill ‘Ali and my patience has now parted away, let me go to the grave of my father that I may dishevel my hair, tear the collar of my clothing and imprecate to Allah.’
Salman said, ‘I fear that Madinah will tremble (due to your prayers) and the earth will swallow up everyone. ‘Ali himself has sent me to you to return back to your house and to ask you to refrain from imprecating.’
Hearing this Fatimah said, ‘In that case I will return back, forebear, listen and obey him.
House of Sorrows Translation of Baytul AhzanShaikh Abbas Al – Qummi