The last words of Prophet Muhammad before he bade farewell to this world were: ‘O Allah, (with) the higher companions’ (Allahumma Ar-Rafiq Al-A`la)’.

The virtues of Fatimah bint Muhammad include: 1. She was patient, devoted to Islam, generous, chaste, devout and thankful to Allah. 2. Fatimah’s speech most closely resembled that of the Messenger of Allah. 3. The Prophet loved her and honoured her. 4. Prophet Muhammad said: “Fatimah is a part of me, and whoever angers her, angers me.”

Prophet Muhammad spent most of his day dealing with that which concerned him of matters of religion and the people’s affairs, such as calling people to Allah, advising them, reminding them, introducing rulings, striving in Jihad, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, helping the needy, and so on.

This story highlights the great selflessness of the companions of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), their love of good for their brothers, and their being free of stinginess even with regard to that which was most precious to them, namely their wives, so how about other matters? It is sufficient for us to know that Allah praised these people (the Ansar) and is pleased with them, and that they gave precedence to their brothers over themselves, and their brothers, the Muhajirin, responded by thanking them and refraining from taking them up on such offers. What the Sahabi suggested did not happen at all, so why do we need to ask this question or to suggest that if that had happened, it would have been something bad or unfair, or to describe it as such and such, when it did not even happen? There is no need to make assumptions about the way in which the choice was made. Rather what happened is what is recorded in the reports, which highlight the unique selflessness that Allah instilled in the supporters of His cause and the supporters (Ansar) of His Messenger Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). So we must focus on the main idea of the story. For more information, please see the long answer.

Ilyas is one of the ancestors of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), as is proven and well known, and is agreed upon among the scholars.