(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو الْيَمَانِ ، أَنْبَأَنَا
شُعَيْبٌ ، عَنِ
الزُّهْرِيِّ ، أَخْبَرَنِي
مَالِكُ بْنُ أَوْسِ بْنِ الْحَدَثَانِ النَّصْرِيُّ ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ دَعَاهُ . . . فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ ، قَالَ : فَبَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَهُ إِذْ جَاءَ حَاجِبُهُ يَرْفَأُ ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ لَكَ فِي عُثْمَانَ , وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ , وَالزُّبَيْرِ , وَسَعْدٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، فَأَدْخَلَهُمْ ، فَلَبِثَ قَلِيلًا ، ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ لَكَ فِي عَلِيٍّ , وَعَبَّاسٍ يَسْتَأْذِنَانِ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، فَأَذِنَ لَهُمَا ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَا , قَالَ عَبَّاسٌ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، اقْضِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ هَذَا لَعَلِيٍّ ، وَهُمَا يَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي الصَّوَافِي الَّتِي أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَمْوَالِ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ ، فَقَالَ الرَّهْطُ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا وَأَرِحْ أَحَدَهُمَا مِنَ الْآخَرِ ، قَالَ
عُمَرُ : اتَّئِدُوا ، أُنَاشِدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ ، هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , قَالَ : " لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ " ، يُرِيدُ نَفْسَهُ ؟ قَالُوا : قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ ، فَأَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ عَلَى
عَلِيٍّ وَعَلَى
الْعَبَّاسِ ، فَقَالَ : أَنْشُدُكُمَا بِاللَّهِ ، أَتَعْلَمَانِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , قَالَ ذَلِكَ ؟ قَالَا : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : فَإِنِّي أُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كَانَ خَصَّ رَسُولَهُ فِي هَذَا الْفَيْءِ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ أَحَدًا غَيْرَهُ ، فَقَالَ وَمَا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْهُمْ فَمَا أَوْجَفْتُمْ إِلَى قَدِيرٌ سورة الحشر آية 6 , فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ خَاصَّةً لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ وَاللَّهِ مَا احْتَازَهَا دُونَكُمْ ، وَلَا اسْتَأْثَرَ بِهَا عَلَيْكُمْ ، لَقَدْ أَعْطَاكُمُوهَا وَبَثَّهَا فِيكُمْ ، حَتَّى بَقِيَ مِنْهَا هَذَا الْمَالُ ، فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ نَفَقَةَ سَنَتِهِمْ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ ، ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ مَا بَقِيَ فَيَجْعَلُهُ مَجْعَلَ مَالِ اللَّهِ ، فَعَمِلَ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَيَاتَهُ ، ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : أَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَبَضَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَعَمِلَ فِيهِ بِمَا عَمِلَ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ .
Malik bin Aws bin Hadthan says that once Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) sent for me with a message. While we were sitting, Sayyiduna Umar’s slave—whose name was Yarfa—came in and said, “Sayyiduna Uthman, Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman, Sayyiduna Sa’d, and Sayyiduna Zubair bin Al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with them all) are seeking permission to enter.” He said, “Let them in.” After a short while, the slave came again and said, “Sayyiduna Abbas and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) are seeking permission to enter.” He said, “Let them in as well.” As soon as Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) entered, he said, “O Leader of the Believers! Decide between me and him.” At that time, their dispute was about the wealth of Fay’ obtained from Banu Nadir. The people also said, “O Leader of the Believers! Decide between them and grant each relief from the other.” Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I ask you by Allah, by whose command the heavens and the earth are established, do you know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Inheritance is not established in our wealth; whatever we leave behind is all charity’?” The people replied in the affirmative. Then he asked the same question to Sayyiduna Abbas and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both), and they also affirmed it. After that, he said, “I will inform you of its reality. Allah gave this wealth of Fay’ exclusively to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); no one else was given anything from it, and He said: «﴿وَمَا أَفَاءَ اللّٰهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْهُمْ فَمَا أَوْجَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَيْلٍ وَلَا رِكَابٍ﴾ [الحشر : 6]» ‘And whatever (wealth) Allah has bestowed upon His Messenger from them (without battle), you did not spur for it any horses or camels.’ Therefore, this wealth was specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but by Allah! He did not keep it for himself to the exclusion of you, nor did he prefer himself over you with this wealth. He distributed this wealth among you until only a little remained, from which he would provide for his family for a year, and if anything was left from that, he would distribute it in the way of Allah. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said that after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I am responsible and guardian of his wealth. Thus, he followed the same method as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to follow regarding it.”