Sunan Abi Dawud 5063

Muammal ibn Hisham al-Yashkuri narrated to us: Ismail ibn Ibrahim narrated to us, from al-Jurayri, from Abu al-Ward ibn Thumamah, who said: Ali said to Ibn Abad: Shall I tell you about myself and Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who was the dearest of his family to him and was my wife? She ground grain with the mill until it marked her hand. She drew water with a waterskin until it left a mark on her neck. She swept the house until her clothes were covered in dust and tended the cooking pot until her clothes became darkened. This caused her hardship. We heard that some servants had been brought to the Prophet ﷺ, so I said: Why don’t you go to your father and ask him for a servant to help you? She went to him but found people talking with him and felt shy, so she returned. In the morning, he came to us while we were under our blanket and sat by her head. She hid her head beneath the blanket, feeling shy before her father. He asked: What need did you have yesterday from the household of Muhammad? She was silent twice. I said: By Allah, Messenger of Allah, I will tell you. She ground grain with the mill until it marked her hand, drew water with the waterskin until it marked her neck, swept the house until her clothes were dusty, and tended the pot until her clothes were darkened. We heard that servants or attendants had come to you, so I told her to ask you for a servant. He related the meaning of al-Hakam’s hadith in fuller form.