Sahih al-Bukhari 2965 (Book 57, Hadith 2)
asked Abu Bakr As-Siddiq to give her, her share of inheritance from what Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had left of
the Fai (i.e. booty gained without fighting) which Allah had given him. Abu Bakr said to her, “Allah’s
Apostle said, ‘Our property will not be inherited, whatever we (i.e. prophets) leave is Sadaqa (to be
used for charity).” Fatima, the daughter of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) got angry and stopped speaking to Abu
Bakr, and continued assuming that attitude till she died. Fatima remained alive for six months after the
death of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ).
She used to ask Abu Bakr for her share from the property of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) which he left at Khaibar,
and Fadak, and his property at Medina (devoted for charity). Abu Bakr refused to give her that
property and said, “I will not leave anything Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to do, because I am afraid that if I
left something from the Prophet’s tradition, then I would go astray.” (Later on) `Umar gave the
Prophet’s property (of Sadaqa) at Medina to `Ali and `Abbas, but he withheld the properties of
Khaibar and Fadak in his custody and said, “These two properties are the Sadaqa which Allah’s
Apostle used to use for his expenditures and urgent needs. Now their management is to be entrusted to
the ruler.” (Az-Zuhri said, “They have been managed in this way till today.”)
“ لاَ نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ ”. فَغَضِبَتْ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَهَجَرَتْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، فَلَمْ تَزَلْ مُهَاجِرَتَهُ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَتْ وَعَاشَتْ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ. قَالَتْ وَكَانَتْ فَاطِمَةُ تَسْأَلُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ نَصِيبَهَا مِمَّا تَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ خَيْبَرَ وَفَدَكٍ وَصَدَقَتِهِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ، فَأَبَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَيْهَا ذَلِكَ، وَقَالَ لَسْتُ تَارِكًا شَيْئًا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعْمَلُ بِهِ إِلاَّ عَمِلْتُ بِهِ، فَإِنِّي أَخْشَى إِنْ تَرَكْتُ شَيْئًا مِنْ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ أَزِيغَ. فَأَمَّا صَدَقَتُهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَدَفَعَهَا عُمَرُ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ، فَأَمَّا خَيْبَرُ وَفَدَكٌ فَأَمْسَكَهَا عُمَرُ وَقَالَ هُمَا صَدَقَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَتَا لِحُقُوقِهِ الَّتِي تَعْرُوهُ وَنَوَائِبِهِ، وَأَمْرُهُمَا إِلَى مَنْ وَلِيَ الأَمْرَ. قَالَ فَهُمَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ.
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد اللَّهِ اعْتَرَاكَ افْتَعَلْتَ مِنْ عَرَوْتُهُ فَأَصَبْتُهُ وَمِنْهُ يَعْرُوهُ وَاعْتَرَانِي
Sahih al-Bukhari 2965 (Book 57, Hadith 2)
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