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Ali bin Husain said that Miswar bin Makhramah told him that:'Ali bin Abu Talib proposed to the daughter of Abu Jahl, when he was married to Fatimah the daughter of the Prophet. When Fatimah heard of that she went to the Prophet, and said: "Your people are saying that you do not feel angry for your daughters. This 'Ali is going to marry the daughter of Abu Jahl." Miswar said: "The Prophet stood up, and I heard him when he bore witness (i.e., said the Shahadah), then he said: 'I married my daughter (Zainab) to Abul-As bin Rabi', and he spoke to me and was speaking the truth. Fatimah bint Muhammad is a part of me, and I hate to see her faced with troubles. By Allah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah and the daughter of the enemy of Allah will never be joined together in marriage to one man." He said: So, 'Ali abandoned the marriage proposal

حدثنا محمد بن يحيى، حدثنا ابو اليمان، انبانا شعيب، عن الزهري، اخبرني علي بن الحسين، ان المسور بن مخرمة، اخبره ان علي بن ابي طالب خطب بنت ابي جهل وعنده فاطمة بنت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فلما سمعت بذلك، فاطمة اتت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالت ان قومك يتحدثون انك لا تغضب لبناتك وهذا علي ناكحا ابنة ابي جهل . قال المسور فقام النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فسمعته حين تشهد ثم قال " اما بعد فاني قد انكحت ابا العاص بن الربيع فحدثني فصدقني وان فاطمة بنت محمد بضعة مني وانا اكره ان تفتنوها وانها والله لا تجتمع بنت رسول الله وبنت عدو الله عند رجل واحد ابدا " . قال فنزل علي عن الخطبة