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Kisah Kesederhanaan Fatimah Az-Zahra

Menjadi anak raja hampir selalu membawa takdir keberuntungan. Kekuasaan puncak sang ayah tak hanya memungkinkan dia hidup serba kecukupan tapi juga berlumuran kemewahan. Lantas, bagaimana dengan putri Nabi Muhammad SAW Fatimah Az Zahra, pemimpin tertinggi dan pelaksana risalah ilahi?

Suatu hari Fatimah Az Zahra, dihampiri Abdurrahman bin ‘Auf. Dia mengabarkan bahwa Rasulullah tengah menangis sedih selepas menerima wahyu dari Jibril. Abdurrahman datang dalam rangka mencari obat bagi suasana hati Nabi yang kalut pada waktu itu. Satu hal yang selalu membuat Rasulullah bahagia adalah melihat putrinya.

“Baik. Tolong menyingkirlah sejenak hingga aku selesai ganti pakaian.” Demikian diceritakan dalam kitab al-Aqthaf ad-Daniyyah melalui riwayat Umar bin Khattab.

Keduanya lalu berangkat ke tempat Rasulullah. Saat itu Fathimah menyelimuti tubuhnya dengan pakaian yang usang. Ada 12 jahitan dalam lembar kain tersebut. Serpihan dedaunan kurma juga tampak menempel di sela-selanya.

Sayidina Umar bin Khattab menepuk kepala ketika menyaksikan penampilan Fathimah. “Betapa nelangsa putri Muhammad SAW. Para putri kaisar dan raja mengenakan sutra-sutra halus sementara Fatimah anak perempuan utusan Allah puas dengan selimut bulu dengan 12 jahitan dan dedaunan kurma.”


Sesampainya menghadap ayahandanya, Fathimah bertutur, “Ya Rasulullah, tahukah bahwa Umar terheran-heran dengan pakaianku? Demi Dzat yang mengutusmu dengan kemuliaan, aku dan Ali (Sayyidina Ali bin Abi Thalib, suaminya) selama lima tahun tak pernah menggunakan kasur kecuali kulit kambing.”

Fathimah menceritakan, keluarganya menggunakan kulit kambing tersebut hanya pada malam hari. Sementara pada siang hari kulit ini menjelma sebagai tempat makan untuk unta. Bantal mereka hanya terbuat dari kulit yang berisi serpihan dedaunan kurma.

“Wahai Umar, tinggalkan putriku. Mungkin Fatimah sedang menjadi kuda pacu yang unggul (al-khailus sabiq),” sabda Nabi kepada sahabatnya itu.

Analogi kuda pacu merujuk pada pengertian keutamaan sikap Fathimah yang mengungguli seluruh putri-putri raja lainnya. “Tebusanmu (wahai Ayah) adalah diriku,” sahut Fatimah.

Dengan kedudukan dan kharisma ayahandanya yang luar biasa, Fatimah Az Zahra sesungguhnya bisa memperoleh apa saja yang ia kehendaki, lebih dari sekadar pakaian dan kasur yang bagus. Namun, kepribadian Rasulullah yang bersahaja tampaknya memang mewaris ke dalam dirinya. Fathimah tetap tampil sederhana, dengan segenap kebesaran dan kemewahan jiwanya.

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