Ali proposed marriage to the Prophet's ﷺ daughter Fatimah. Ali sold a coat of armor he owned along with some of his belongings, and the proceeds came to four hundred and eighty dirhams.The Prophet ﷺ instructed him to spend two thirds of it on perfume and one third on clothing. Then the Prophet ﷺ spat into a jar of water and ordered them to wash themselves with it.He also instructed Fatimah not to begin nursing any of her children before he came. She did, however, nurse Husayn before he arrived. As for Hasan, the Prophet ﷺ placed something into his mouth, though we do not know what it was, and Hasan became the more knowledgeable of the two men.
خطبت إلى النبي ﷺ ابنته فاطمة، قال: فباع علي درعا له، وبعض ما باع من متاعه، فبلغ أربع مائة وثمانين درهما، قال: وأمر النبي ﷺ أن يجعل ثلثيه في الطيب، وثلثا في الثياب، ومج في جرة من ماء، فأمرهم أن يغتسلوا به، قال: وأمرها أن لا تسبقه برضاع ولدها، قال: فسبقته برضاع الحسين وأما الحسن فإن النبي ﷺ صنع في فيه شيئا لا ندري ما هو. فكان أعلم الرجلين.
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Reported by Abu Yaala (353), and from his route by Diya in Al-Mukhtara (684), and Ibn Saad in Al-Tabaqat (8/21), both of them via Mundhir bin Thalaba, from Ilba bin Ahmar, from Ali, who said, and then he related it. Its isnad is sahih. Haythami mentioned it in Al-Majma (9/175) and said, "Abu Yaala reported it, and its men are trustworthy."Note, it appears in Tabaqat of Ibn Saad that "he sold a camel," and a camel falls under the category of goods, so there is no difficulty in it.