Sayyed Ibn Tawoos relates from the book Zuhdan Nabi of Abu Ja’far Ahmad al Qummi that when the two verses of the Qur’an, “And verily hell is certainly the promised abode for them all. For it (the hell) are seven gates, for each of those (gates) shall be a separate party (of the sinners) assigned”[79]were revealed, the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) wept abundantly such that his companions too wept seeing him. But the companions could not understand the reason why the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) wept, and none could question him beholding his state. It was the habit of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) that whenever he saw Fatemah (s.a.), he was delighted, thus one of the companions went to the presence of Fatemah (s.a.) to bring her to the Prophet (s.a.w.s.). When he reached her house, he saw that she was grinding the barley in the mill and reciting the following verse of the Qur’an “And what is with Allah is better and more lasting”.[80]
[79] Holy Qur’an, Surah al Hijr : 43-44
[80] Holy Qur’an, Surah al Shura : 36
The man went and saluted her and informed her of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.)’s lamentation. Immediately Fatemah (s.a.) arose and wore a worn-out veil, containing twelve patches of the leaves of date palms, and came out. When Salman’s sight fell upon her, he wept and said, “O grief ! The daughters of Caesers (Roman kings) & Chosroes (Persian kings) adorn dresses of brocade and silk, while the daughter of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) wears a worn-out and patched veil”. Fatemah (s.a.) came to the presence of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and said, “O Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.) ! Salman is surprised at my dress, when by the Lord Who has chosen you by truth, five years have passed since we own a sheet made of sheep’s hide, we sleep upon it at nights, and during the day we turn it and lay leaves for the Camels to eat, while our pillow is also made of the leaves of date-palm”. The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) turned towards Salman and said, “Verily my daughter is among the foremost ones in the eyes of Allah (s.w.t.)”.
Then Fatemah (s.a.) asked the Prophet (s.a.w.s.), “O dear father, may I be your ransom ! Why do you weep”? The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) recited the above verses revealed by Jibra’eel. When Fatemah (s.a.) heard the name of hell, she fell down prostrating upon the ground and constantly repeated, “Woe, and woe upon those who enter the fire of hell”. When Salman heard the verse, he said, “I wish I would have been a sheep, my family would slaughter me and tear my hide and I would not have heard the name of hell”. Abu Zarr said, “I wish my mother was barren and not given birth to me so that I could not have heard the name of hell”. Miqdad said, “I wish I was a bird in the forest, then I would be free from accounting and not hear the name of hell”. Imam Ali (s.a.) said, “I wish the beasts would tear my flesh and I wish my mother had not borne me so that I could not hear the name of hell”. Saying this he put his hand upon the head and wept, then he (a.s.) said, “O the lengthy journey ! And O the insufficient belongings for the journey of Qiyamah ! The people (sinful ones) will go towards the fire and the fire shall turn them over. They are the sick persons that none visits them, and are the injured ones that none goes to heal their wounds. They are imprisoned ones that none goes to rescue them from the fire, while their food and drink is from the fire. They shall turn upside down in large vessels filled with fire. They adorn cotton clothes in this world while their dress in hell shall be of pieces of fire. They embrace their spouses in this world, while in hell the satans shall embrace them”.