Sahih Muslim Book - 32, Hadith - 4580

حَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ أَخْبَرَنَا حُجَيْنٌ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى أَبِى بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ تَسْأَلُهُ مِيرَاثَهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَفَدَكٍ وَمَا بَقِىَ مِنْ خُمْسِ خَيْبَرَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « لاَ نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ - -صلى الله عليه وسلم- - فِى هَذَا الْمَالِ ». وَإِنِّى وَاللَّهِ لاَ أُغَيِّرُ شَيْئًا مِنْ صَدَقَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عَنْ حَالِهَا الَّتِى كَانَتْ عَلَيْهَا فِى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَلأَعْمَلَنَّ فِيهَا بِمَا عَمِلَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَأَبَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَدْفَعَ إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ شَيْئًا فَوَجَدَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَى أَبِى بَكْرٍ فِى ذَلِكَ - قَالَ - فَهَجَرَتْهُ فَلَمْ تُكَلِّمْهُ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَتْ وَعَاشَتْ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- سِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَتْ دَفَنَهَا زَوْجُهَا عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبِى طَالِبٍ لَيْلاً وَلَمْ يُؤْذِنْ بِهَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا عَلِىٌّ وَكَانَ لِعَلِىٍّ مِنَ النَّاسِ وِجْهَةٌ حَيَاةَ فَاطِمَةَ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَتِ اسْتَنْكَرَ عَلِىٌّ وُجُوهَ النَّاسِ فَالْتَمَسَ مُصَالَحَةَ أَبِى بَكْرٍ وَمُبَايَعَتَهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بَايَعَ تِلْكَ الأَشْهُرَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى أَبِى بَكْرٍ أَنِ ائْتِنَا وَلاَ يَأْتِنَا مَعَكَ أَحَدٌ - كَرَاهِيَةَ مَحْضَرِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ - فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لأَبِى بَكْرٍ وَاللَّهِ لاَ تَدْخُلْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَحْدَكَ. فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَمَا عَسَاهُمْ أَنْ يَفْعَلُوا بِى إِنِّى وَاللَّهِ لآتِيَنَّهُمْ. فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ. فَتَشَهَّدَ عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبِى طَالِبٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّا قَدْ عَرَفْنَا يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَضِيلَتَكَ وَمَا أَعْطَاكَ اللَّهُ وَلَمْ نَنْفَسْ عَلَيْكَ خَيْرًا سَاقَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ وَلَكِنَّكَ اسْتَبْدَدْتَ عَلَيْنَا بِالأَمْرِ وَكُنَّا نَحْنُ نَرَى لَنَا حَقًّا لِقَرَابَتِنَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُكَلِّمُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ حَتَّى فَاضَتْ عَيْنَا أَبِى بَكْرٍ فَلَمَّا تَكَلَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَالَ وَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ لَقَرَابَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ أَنْ أَصِلَ مِنْ قَرَابَتِى وَأَمَّا الَّذِى شَجَرَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمْ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأَمْوَالِ فَإِنِّى لَمْ آلُ فِيهِ عَنِ الْحَقِّ وَلَمْ أَتْرُكْ أَمْرًا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَصْنَعُهُ فِيهَا إِلاَّ صَنَعْتُهُ. فَقَالَ عَلِىٌّ لأَبِى بَكْرٍ مَوْعِدُكَ الْعَشِيَّةُ لِلْبَيْعَةِ. فَلَمَّا صَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ صَلاَةَ الظُّهْرِ رَقِىَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَتَشَهَّدَ وَذَكَرَ شَأْنَ عَلِىٍّ وَتَخَلُّفَهُ عَنِ الْبَيْعَةِ وَعُذْرَهُ بِالَّذِى اعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَغْفَرَ وَتَشَهَّدَ عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبِى طَالِبٍ فَعَظَّمَ حَقَّ أَبِى بَكْرٍ وَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَحْمِلْهُ عَلَى الَّذِى صَنَعَ نَفَاسَةً عَلَى أَبِى بَكْرٍ وَلاَ إِنْكَارًا لِلَّذِى فَضَّلَهُ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَلَكِنَّا كُنَّا نَرَى لَنَا فِى الأَمْرِ نَصِيبًا فَاسْتُبِدَّ عَلَيْنَا بِهِ فَوَجَدْنَا فِى أَنْفُسِنَا فَسُرَّ بِذَلِكَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَقَالُوا أَصَبْتَ. فَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ إِلَى عَلِىٍّ قَرِيبًا حِينَ رَاجَعَ الأَمْرَ الْمَعْرُوفَ.

It was narrated from 'Aishah that Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), sent word to Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, asking for her inheritance from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), from the booty that Allah had granted him in Al-Madinah and Fadak, and what was left of the booty of Khaibar. Abu Bakr said: The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "We (Prophets) have no heirs and whatever we leave behind is charity. Rather the family of Muhammad may live on the income of these properties." By Allah, I will not change any of the charity of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) from how it was at the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and I will do the same with it as the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) did. Abu Bakr refused to give Fatimah anything, and Fatimah felt angry with Abu Bakr for that, and she forsook him and did not speak to him until she died, and she lived for six months after the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), When she died, her husband 'Ali bin Abi Talib buried her at night, and did not tell Abu Bakr about that, and 'Ali offered the funeral prayer for her. 'Ali was held in special esteem among the people during Fatimah's lifetime, but when she died, 'Ali noticed a change in the people's attitude towards him. He sought to reconcile with Abu Bakr and swear allegiance to him, as he had not sworn allegiance to him all those months. He sent word to Abu Bakr saying: Come to us and do not bring anyone else with you - objecting to the presence of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab. 'Umar said to Abu Bakr: By Allah, you should not enter upon them alone. Abu Bakr said: What will they do to me? By Allah, I will go to them. So Abu Bakr entered upon them, and 'Ali bin Abi Talib recited the Tashah-hud, then he said: O Abu Bakr, we acknowledge your virtue and what Allah has given you. We do not envy you for any favor that Allah has bestowed upon you, but you did it without consulting us and we thought that we had the right (to be consulted) because of our kinship with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). He kept speaking to Abu Bakr until Abu Bakr's eyes filled with tears. When Abu Bakr spoke, he said: By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, kinship with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) is dearer to me than kinship with my own people. As for this dispute that occurred between me and you concerning these properties, I have not deviated from the right path with regard to them, and I have not given up something that I saw the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) do with them, rather I have done it too. 'Ali said to Abu Bakr: Your appointment for my oath of allegiance is this afternoon. When Abu Bakr had prayed Zuhr, he ascended the Minbar and recited the Tashah-hud, and he spoke of 'Ali and his delay in swearing allegiance, and the excuse that he had given, then he prayed for his forgiveness. And 'Ali bin Abi Talib recited the Tashah-hud and spoke highly of Abu Bakr, and said that what he had done was not due to jealousy of Abu Bakr, or a refusal to accept the favor that Allah had bestowed upon him, but we thought that we should have had a share in the matter, but it had been decided without consulting us, and we were upset with that. The Muslims were pleased with this and said: You have done the right thing. Then the Muslims became closer to 'Ali, when he did the right thing.