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Is this hadith authentic? (ʿAwālim al-ʿUlūm, Bahrani, vol. 11, p. 10)
His Eminence, the Awaited Imam (may God hasten his reappearance), said: فی ابنه رسول الله لی اسوه حسنه
“For me, the noble daughter of the Messenger of God is an excellent example and a model.”
If it is authentic, what does it mean that she is a model? In what respects is Lady Fatima a model for an Imam?
The hadith “Lady Fatima (SA) is an excellent example for the Imam” is weak in its chain of transmission but acceptable in meaning. Lady Fatima (SA) was the Fatimid pillar and axis of the Two Weighty Things; together with the Alid pillar, she brought the truths of the Two Weighty Things into manifestation and interpreted the hidden truths of the wilayah of our master, Imam Ali (AS).
Its chain of transmission is weak, but its wording and content are acceptable. Lady Fatima, peace be upon her, was the Fatimid pillar and axis of the Two Weighty Things. Together with the Alid pillar and axis, she brought the lines and jewels of the hidden treasures of the Two Weighty Things into manifestation!
Lady Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her, was the interpreter of the existential realities of our master, the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him. In other words, Lady Fatima revealed the hidden realities of walaya. It should be noted that those realities can be seen and understood only by pure hearts worthy of apprehending them. The Imam of the Age’s heart, inscribed as a scroll, is the supreme gallery of these wondrous realities.