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Is the story of Fatima al-Zahra, may Allah be pleased with her, with Asma bint Umays, may Allah be pleased with her, concerning Fatima's contemplation of how her body would be veiled after her death, and Fatima's saying to Asma, "O Allah, conceal her as she concealed me," and what followed regarding the connection of modesty and its chastity with Paradise—is this a sound story, or is it fabricated by the people of innovation and desires?

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Sources mention that the first woman whose bier was covered in Islam was Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), followed by Zaynab bint Jahsh. It has been authenticated that Fatimah is the leader of the women of Paradise, as stated in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sunan al-Tirmidhi. As for the hadith: "Whoever imitates a people is one of them," it is authentic. The aforementioned article is good and beneficial, calling for modesty and the lawful hijab, and encouraging the taking of righteous women as role models.

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