Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 35693 — The share of the near kin: for whom

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, if you see fit, appoint me as guardian over our share of the one-fifth in the Book of Allah, so that I may distribute it during your lifetime and no one may dispute with me over it after you." He said: "We will do that." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed me its guardian, and I distributed it during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq appointed me its guardian, and I distributed it during the lifetime of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him). Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) appointed me its guardian, and I distributed it during the lifetime of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Then came the last year of the caliphate of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). A great deal of wealth came to him, and he set our right aside. Then he sent for me and said: "This is your right. Take it and distribute it where you used to distribute it." I said: "O Commander of the Faithful, this year we have no need of it, while the Muslims have greater need of it." So that year it was returned to him. Then after Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) no one called us to it, up until I have come to stand in this position of mine. After I left Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), I met Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: "O Ali, this morning you have deprived us of something (a right) that will never be given to us until the Day of Resurrection." And Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) was a man of excellent judgment.