It is reported in Bihar that Ali (A.S.)
said to
a man from Bani Sa'eed: "Should I speak
to you about Fatima and I? She was my
spouse who was the most beloved to the
Prophet. Once, she carried water using a
water skin until it scarred her chest, she
ground (grain) using a hand mill until
blisters appeared on her hands, she spet
thefloor until her clothes became dusty
and lit the fire under the cooking pot until
her clothes became mud colored from the
smoke. Fatima was inflicted by great pain
as a result of this, so I said to her:
'Why don't you ask your father for a
servant to relieve you from these jobs?'"
When Fatima (A.S.) went to the Prophet
(P.B.U.H.) and asked him for a servant to
releave her from these jobs, the Prophet
said: "Fatima, I will give you that which is
better for you than a servant and the world
with everything in it. When you lay down
to sleep and after every prayer say:
ALLAHU AKBAR (ALLAH is the greatest)
34 times,
ALHAMDU LILLAH (All praise belongs to
ALLAH) 33 times,
and SUBHAN ALLAH (Glory to ALLAH) 33
times; then conclude that with LA ILAHA
ILLA ALLAH (There is no God but ALLAH).
Surely his is better for you than which you
wanted and the world and it's belongings."
Thus, Fatima adhered to this glorification
after every prayer; and it came to be
known as "Tasbeeh-E-Zahra."
The thawab of the tasbeeh is equivalent to
the thawab of 1000 rakats in sunnat
namaz.