It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Buraidah that his father said: Abu Bakr and 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, proposed marriage to Fatimah but the Messenger of Allah said: 'She is young.' Then 'Ali proposed marriage to her and he married her to him.

:Telah mengabarkan kepada kami Usman bin Abdullah ia berkata; telah menceritakan kepadaku Ibrahim bin Al Hajjaj ia berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami Wuhaib dari Ibnu Juraij dari 'Atho` dari Ibnu Abbas bahwa Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam menikahi Maimunah dan beliau sedang berihram. Maimunah menyerahkan urusannya kepada Ibnu Abbas kemudian ia menikahkannya dengan beliau.