32/16. Chapter:

Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1150 — The Book of Al-Jihad (Fighting for Allâh's Cause)

The Prophet's statement:- "Our property is not to be inherited, and whatever we leave is Sadaqa (i.e. to be spent in charity)."

Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 1150

حديث عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ ﵍، ابْنَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، سَأَلَتْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ، بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، أَنْ يَقْسِمَ لَهَا مِيرَاثَهَا مَا تَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ، مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ، قَالَ: لَا نُورَثُ، مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ فَغَضِبَتْ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، فَهَجَرَتْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، فَلَمْ تَزَلْ مُهَاجِرَتَهُ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَتْ وَعَاشَتْ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ ⦗٢١٢⦘ قَالَتْ: وَكَانَتْ فَاطِمَةُ تَسْأَلُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ نَصِيبَهَا مِمَّا تَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ وَفَدَكٍ، وَصَدَقَتِهِ ُ بَالْمَدِينَةِ فَأَبى أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَيْهَا ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ: لَسْتُ تَارِكًا شَيْئًا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَعْمَلُ بِهِ إِلَاّ عَمِلْتُ بِهِ، فَإِنِّي أَخْشى، إِنْ تَرَكْتُ شَيْئًا مِنْ أَمْرِهِ، أَنْ أَزِيغَ فَأَمَّا صَدَقَتُهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَدَفَعَهَا عُمَرُ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ فَأَمَّا خَيْبَرُ وَفَدَكٌ فَأَمْسَكَهَا عُمَرُ، وَقَالَ: هُمَا صَدَقَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ كَانتَا لِحُقُوقِهِ الَّتِي تَعْرُوهُ وَنَوَائِبِهِ، وَأَمْرُهُمَا إِلَى مَنْ وَلِيَ الأَمْرَ فَهُمَا عَلَى ذلِكَ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ.

A'isha Narrated from:

After the death of Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, Fâtima عليها السلام, the daughter of Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم asked Abû Bakr As-Siddîq رضى الله عنه to give her, her share of inheritance from what Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم had left of the Fai’ (i.e. booty gained without fighting) which Allâh had given him.Abû Bakr said to her, “Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, ‘Our property will not be inherited, whatever we (i.e. Prophets) leave is Sadaqa (to be used for charity).’” Fâtima, the daughter of Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم got angry and stopped speaking to Abû Bakr, and continued assuming that attitude till she died. Fâtima remained alive for six months after the death of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ.She used to ask Abū Bakr for her share from the property of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ which he left at Khaibar, and Fadak, and his property at Al-Madīna (devoted for charity). Abū Bakr refused to give her that property and said, "I will not leave anything Allāh's Messenger ﷺ used to do, because I am afraid that if I left something from all that which the Prophet ﷺ used to order, then I would go astray."(Later on) 'Umar gave the Prophet's property (of Sadaqa ) at Al-Madīna to 'Alī and 'Abbās, but he withheld the properties of Khaibar and Fadak in his custody and said, "These two properties are the Sadaqa which Allāh's Messenger ﷺ used to use for his expenditures and urgent needs. Now their management is to be entrusted to the ruler." (Az-Zuhrî said, "They have been managed in this way till today.")( Sahih Al-Bukhārī, Hadîth No. 325, Vol. 4 )

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Compiler:
Muhammad Fu'ad 'Abd al-Baqi
Publisher:
Darussalam Publication
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