Hadith 55

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ ، حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ : أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ ، تَسْأَلُهُ مِيرَاثَهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ، وَفَدَكَ ، وَمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ خُمُسِ خَيْبَرَ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " لَا نُورَثُ ، مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ ، إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ فِي هَذَا الْمَالِ " ، وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لَا أُغَيِّرُ شَيْئًا مِنْ صَدَقَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ حَالِهَا الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهَا فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَلَأَعْمَلَنَّ فِيهَا بِمَا عَمِلَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ . فَأَبَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَدْفَعَ إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا ، فَوَجَدَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فِي ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، لَقَرَابَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَصِلَ مِنْ قَرَابَتِي ، وَأَمَّا الَّذِي شَجَرَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأَمْوَالِ فَإِنِّي لَمْ آلُ فِيهَا عَنِ الْحَقِّ ، وَلَمْ أَتْرُكْ أَمْرًا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصْنَعُهُ فِيهَا إِلَّا صَنَعْتُهُ .
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that one day Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) sent a servant to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) with a request for her inheritance from the khums of Madinah, Fadak, and Khaybar. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Inheritance is not established in our wealth; rather, whatever we leave behind is all charity. However, the family of Muhammad may eat from this wealth. And I swear by Allah that I will not abandon the way I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) acting, and I will act in the same manner as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did." Thus, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) refused to give anything from it to Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her), which caused some heaviness in the heart of Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) (due to human nature). Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, the relatives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) are dearer to me in maintaining ties of kinship than my own relatives. But regarding this wealth, in the matter of difference of opinion between you and me, I will not turn away from the truth, and I will not abandon acting in the way I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) act."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الخلفاء الراشدين / 55
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 4240، م : 1759