85/3. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6725 — Prophetic Property as Charity
“Our property is not to be inherited, and whatever we leave is Sadaqa.”
Prophetic Property Hadith: What We Leave Is Charity
Sahih Bukhari : 6725
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6725
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ، وَالْعَبَّاسَ ـ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ ـ أَتَيَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ يَلْتَمِسَانِ مِيرَاثَهُمَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُمَا حِينَئِذٍ يَطْلُبَانِ أَرْضَيْهِمَا مِنْ فَدَكَ، وَسَهْمَهُمَا مِنْ خَيْبَرَ. فَقَالَ لَهُمَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ نُورَثُ، مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ، إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ ". قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَدَعُ أَمْرًا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصْنَعُهُ فِيهِ إِلاَّ صَنَعْتُهُ. قَالَ فَهَجَرَتْهُ فَاطِمَةُ، فَلَمْ تُكَلِّمْهُ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ.
A'isha Narrated from:
Fatima and Al `Abbas came to Abu Bakr, seeking their share from the property of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and at that time, they were asking for their land at Fadak and their share from Khaibar. Abu Bakr said to them, " I have heard from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, 'Our property cannot be inherited, and whatever we leave is to be spent in charity, but the family of Muhammad may take their provisions from this property."Abu Bakr added, "By Allah, I will not leave the procedure I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) following during his lifetime concerning this property." Therefore Fatima left Abu Bakr and did not speak to him till she died.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6725, 6726In-book reference : Book 85, Hadith 3USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 80, Hadith 718
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6725
This hadith reports that Fatima and Al-Abbas came to Abu Bakr seeking their share from the property of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, including Fadak and a share from Khaibar. Abu Bakr answered by saying that he had heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم say, “Our property cannot be inherited, and whatever we leave is to be spent in charity,” while the family of Muhammad may take provisions from that property. Abu Bakr also said he would not leave the way he saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم dealing with it. The hadith then mentions that Fatima left Abu Bakr and did not speak to him until she died. The main focus is the rule stated about the Prophet’s property and Abu Bakr’s adherence to it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith states that the Prophet’s property was not to be inherited.
- What was left was to be spent in charity, according to the quoted statement.
- The family of Muhammad could take provisions from that property.
- Abu Bakr said he would follow the procedure he saw from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
