It is related in Ilalush Sharaye' that a man questioned Imam Ja'far as Sadiq (a.s.) regarding the decision to desecrate the grave of Fatemah (s.a.). He (a.s.) replied that Imam Ali (a.s.) brought out the beir at night from the house and he lighted some branches of the palm-tree and paved the way in its light. Then they recited Prayers upon it and buried it at night. At morning Abu Bakr and Umar met a Quraishite man and asked him as to where he came from. He replied, "I come from the house of Ali (a.s.), I went to offer condolences to him upon the death of Fatemah (s.a.)". They asked, "Has Fatemah passed away"? He replied, "Yes, and she was buried at mid-night". Hearing this, both of them were distressed and feared the reproach of people. They came to Ali (a.s.) and said, "By Allah ! You did not refrain from any deceit and enmity with us, and all of this is due to the rancour that you hold in your heart against us. This action of yours is similar to that one when you bathed the body of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) alone and did not inform us. Then you instructed your son Hasan to some to the Masjid and address Abu Bakr saying, alight from the pulpit of my father"? Imam Ali (a.s.) replied, "If I call you in the Name of Allah, will you confirm my words", and they replied in the affirmative. Imam Ali (a.s.) continued, "The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) had willed to me that I should not let anyone participate in his dead body bath and he had said that none, except my cousin Ali (a.s.), should look at my body. Then I gave him the bath, while the Angels turned his sacred body, and Fazl bin Abbas gave me the water, while his eyes were blind folded. And when I desired separating the shirt of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) from his body, I heard a caller saying, while I could not see him, do not remove the shirt off. I heard this voice over and over again but did not see anyone, thus I bathed him in his shirt. Then the shroud was brought and I shrouded the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) with it and only then did I separate his shirt from his body. As regards my son Hasan coming to the Masjid and rebuking Abu Bakr, all of you the people of Madinah are witness, that Hasan would pass by the ranks of men in the congregrational Prayers and reach the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.). He would then climb upon his back in the state of prostration, and when the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) would arise from the Prostration, he would place one hand upon the back of Hasan and another on his legs and would thus take care (not to let him fall) upon his back until he ended his Prayers". They replied, "Yes we have witnessed this episode”. Imam Ali (a.s.) continued, "Then you the people of Madinah are witness that once the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) was seated upon the pulpit and Hasan (a.s.) entered the Masjid. The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) stopped his sermon in between and arose from the pulpit and seated Hasan upon his neck and put his feet upon his chest and concluded the sermon. While the people seated in the end of the Masjid could behold the glitter of the anklet in the leg of Hasan (a.s.). And when Hasan (a.s.) had witnessed this love of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and he entered the Masjid and saw someone else seated upon that very pulpit, it was hard upon him. And he said those words, when by Allah (s.w.t.), I had not instructed my son to do so. As regards Fatemah (s.a.), she was the one from whom I took permission for you to visit her. You came to her and heard her words and became aware of her fury towards you. By Allah ! She had willed to me that I should not allow you to attend her funeral nor Pray upon her, thus I fulfilled her desire".
Umar said, "Keep aside these vain talks, I shall myself go and dig the grave of Fatemah (s.a.) and remove her corpse out and then pray upon her". Imam Ali (a.s.) said, "By Allah ! If you do so or even desire doing so, I shall strick off your head, then the sword shall prevail between us, and nothing else". Heated arguments arose between Ali (a.s.) and Umar and it was near that they would attack one another, a group from among the Emigrants and Ansar came forward and separated them and said, "By Allah ! We are not pleased that such words should be uttered to the cousin, brother and Vicegerent of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.)". It was near that a commotion would erupt when they all scattered.