Sahih Muslim Book - 32, Hadith - 4581

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ ابْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِىِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ وَالْعَبَّاسَ أَتَيَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ يَلْتَمِسَانِ مِيرَاثَهُمَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُمَا حِينَئِذٍ يَطْلُبَانِ أَرْضَهُ مِنْ فَدَكٍ وَسَهْمَهُ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ. فَقَالَ لَهُمَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمِثْلِ مَعْنَى حَدِيثِ عُقَيْلٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِىِّ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَامَ عَلِىٌّ فَعَظَّمَ مِنْ حَقِّ أَبِى بَكْرٍ وَذَكَرَ فَضِيلَتَهُ وَسَابِقَتَهُ ثُمَّ مَضَى إِلَى أَبِى بَكْرٍ فَبَايَعَهُ فَأَقْبَلَ النَّاسُ إِلَى عَلِىٍّ فَقَالُوا أَصَبْتَ وَأَحْسَنْتَ. فَكَانَ النَّاسُ قَرِيبًا إِلَى عَلِىٍّ حِينَ قَارَبَ الأَمْرَ الْمَعْرُوفَ.

It was narrated from Aishah that Fatimah and Al-'Abbas came to Abu Bakr seeking their inheritance from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). At that time they were asking for his land at Fadak and his share of Khaibar. Abu Bakr said to them: I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)... and he quoted a Hadith like that of 'Uqail, from Az-Zuhri (no. 4580) , except that he said: Then 'Ali stood up and spoke highly of Abu Bakr, and he mentioned his virtue and the fact that he had been one of the first to enter Islam. Then he went to Abu Bakr and swore allegiance to him, and the people came to 'Ali and said: You have done the right thing, you have done well. And the people became close to 'Ali when he did the right thing.