Burial place of Fatimah


The burial place of Fatimah is a disputed issue among different sects of Muslims. Fatimah was a daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Khadijah, wife of ‘Ali ibn Abi Taleb, and mother of Al-Hasan and Al-Husain. Ali buried his wife in an unknown location, according to Fatimah's decision Different locations have been mentioned as the possible burial place of Fatimah. Some of them are said Al-Baqi', her house and between Muhammad's tomb and his minbar.

Secret burial

Tradition states that, after the death of Muhammad and the Saqifah incident,.. Fatimah's burial place remained secret.

Grave

The exact place of her tomb is unknown, for she had asked Ali to hide it. Three places has been specified as her grave; Al-Baqi', her house and between Muhammad's tomb and his minbar.

Shia view

According to Shaykh Tusi:
Then continues:
Based on the prophetic narration, Some scholars believe that she is buried in Muhammad's shrine: "What is between my house and my minbar is a meadow of the meadows of Jannah"
Based on Allamah Askari, the last possibility about Fatimah's burial place is her house. This possibility is backed by several authentic documents. The main documents are those received from the Ahl al-Bayt, the main members of the prophetic house who know about the incident better than others. An authentic tradition by Ali ibn mousa al-Ridha narrated in Kitab al-Kafi, Tahdhib al-Ahkam, Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih, Oyoun Akhbar Al-Ridha and Al-Ma'ani al-Akhbar reports:

Sunni view

It is narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari, Muwatta of Malik, Hilyat al-Awliya of Abu Nu`aym, Sunan of Tirmidhi, and Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal that Fatimah is buried between Muhammad's house and his minbar, based on a prophetic narration which says: "What is between my house and my minbar is a meadow of the meadows of Jannah."