Her husband permitted her to take the wirds of the tariqa from al-Mahdi, so he granted her the wirds of the tariqa. She appeared in the guise of asceticism and worship and left her husband's house and went to al-Mahdi on the island of (Ab!) and her husband overtook her and asked her the reason for her leaving him. She said: I cannot adhere to the bonds of marriage, for I have become disinclined towards worship, devotion to fasting, and the night vigil. Her husband was surprised by this and asked her to remain under his responsibility, with the condition that he would divorce her, provided she went wherever she wished. She said: I fear that I will be held accountable for not fulfilling the rights of marriage, and therefore I seek refuge with my Sheikh and your Sheikh. She indicated to al-Mahdi that he should divorce her, so he divorced her. He returned to his home, and all of this was preordained. Salih al-Majazi heard that his divorced wife had married his Sheikh, and his Sheikh. He became enraged and went to al-Mahdi and fired his rifle at him, but missed him. This is the story of Bint Husayn, who was of the utmost beauty, white in color. Salih al-Majazi, the aforementioned, had accompanied us to Khartoum and told us this story in detail, with no omission or addition. And the aforementioned Fatima bore al-Mahdi a daughter named Rim, who is the one whom al-Ta'adashi married after the divorce of her sister Kulthum. And when she miscarried in Khartoum, al-Mahdi stayed with her for a year. And the affairs of the Mahdi were not confiscated, nor were his properties plundered. And Bint al-Mahdi honored him and gave him many gifts, including money, possessions, and horses. And besides these four, there were about thirty daughters of the notables of Sudan, whom their fathers gave to him, such as Bint Ahmad al-Amin of Berber, whom we have already mentioned, and about thirty other women.