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Why did the Prophet (s) marry Aisha when he knew that she will go against Imam Ali (a) and her father will usurp the rights of Imam Ali (a) and the property of Fatima al-Zahra (a)?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Allah, The Glorious, tests the followers of the prophets to distinguish between the sincere from the insincere. Allah(SWT) made the Prophet Noah (AS) marry a woman who turned to be disobedient then from the people of hellfire, same was the wife of Prophet Lut (AS). Allah (SWT) aims to examine the faith of people who claim being followers of the Prophet (SAWA) as we read in Quran:

1. (Allah will not leave the believers in the state in which you are now until He distinguish the bad from the good). Sura Aal Imran, verse 179.

2. (In order that Allah may distinguish the bad persons from the good persons ) Sura Al-Anfaal, verse 37.

Having a disobedient wife among good wives and insincere companion among sincere companions makes the bad persons follow the bad, while sincere persons keep on following the Prophet (SAWA) and his successors.

Wassalam.
Where can I read the original Mushaf of Fatimah (a) and the al-Jafr text?
Amina Inloes

It is not possible for us to read these books currently because they are in the possession of Imam Mahdi (A) only. When Imam Mahdi returns, perhaps he might share them - God knows best.

Sometimes "jafr" is used for other things, or other books are circulated which are said to be the book of Jafr, but these are not the same as the Jafr described in hadith as in the hands of the Imams (A). If they are attributed to the Imams, it is a false attribution. 
Why do the Shias fall into Sujud and say a hundred times, يا مولاتي يا فاطمة أغيثيني, Oh my Mistress, Oh Fatima, Come to help me?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

This is exactly what was been taught by the Prophet Muhammad to Muslims. Seeking help from the Prophet (SAWA) and his Ahlul Bayt (AS) is because they are the most humble servants of Allah (SWT) and their intercession to Allah (SW) is very helpful to us.

Some ignorant Wahabis claim that seeking help frm non than Allah is Shirk, because they do not understand Quranic verses and Prophetic Hadeeths. In Quran we read that prophets e.g. Prophet Sulaiman did seek help from people. (Sura Al-Naml, Verse 38).

Authentic famous Hadeeth known as the Hadeeth of the blind, narrated by Uthman Bin Hunaif (Tirmithi 3578, and Ibn Khuzaimah 2/225, and Al-Tabaraani 9/17, and Al-Haakim in Al-Mustadak1/707 and mentioned by Al-Albani as authenic (Saheeh)) states that a blind man requested help from the Prophet (SAWA) to get cure from blindness. The Prophet (SAWA) told him to perform Wudhu and pray Salaah and pray in the Sojood of his Salaah: O Allah, I seek from you by your Prophet, The Prophet of Mercy, O Mohammad, I pray to my Lord and your Lord by you, to intercede and get met my need fulfilled.

روى الترمذي بسنده عن عثمان بن حنيف أن رجلا اعمى اتى النبي صلىالله عليه وسلم فقال: اني اصبت في بصري، فادع الله لي، قال: اذهبفتوضأ، وصل ركعتين ثم قل: اللهم اني اسألك واتوجه اليك بنبي محمد،نبي الرحمة، يا محمد اني استشفع بك على ربي، في رد بصري، وفيرواية ( في حاجتي لتقضي لي، اللهم شفعة في ) ( ثم قال صلى الله عليهوسلم ): وان كانت حاجة فافعل مثل ذلك ..

The Prophet (SAWA) do not each but the Truth, and we are the real followers of the Prophet (SAWA).

Wassalam. 
Why did Lady Fatima claim for the Fadak property when she was not a worldly person?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Lady Fatima (AS) was gifted the property of Fadak from her father the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) by order from Allah (SWT) to make her financially independent to help the believers who are in need. All the wealth and properties of Ahlul Bayt (AS) used to be spent to help the believers in need.

The tyrants who illegally confiscated Fadak from Fatima (AS) did not want her to be able to do that. They wanted to make her look financially weak and unable to help.

The crime of confiscating Fadak from Lady Fatima (AS) has got many dangerous sides including denying her statements and the statements of Ameerul Mo'mineen Ali (AS) and Hasan (AS) and Husain (AS) and fabricating a false narration on the Prophet (SAWA) which was never said by him.

Wassalam.