Sahih Muslim Hadith 4580 – The Words Of The J,,; – (r’

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[4580] 52 – (1759) It was narrated from 'Aishah that Fâtimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah , sent word to Abü Bakr A-Siddlq, asking for her inheritance from the Messenger of Allah , from the booty that Allah had granted him in Al-Madinah and Fadak, and what was left of the booty of Khaibar. Abü Bakr said: The Messenger of Allah 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 from how it was at the time of the Messenger of Allah , and I will do the same with it as the Messenger of Allah did. Abü Bakr refused to give Fâtimah anything, and Fâtimah felt angry with Abü 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 . When she died, her husband 'Ali bin Abl Tâlib buried her at night, and did not tell Abü Bakr about that, and 'All offered the funeral prayer for her. 'Ali was held in special esteem among the people during Fâtimah's lifetime, but when she died, 'Ali noticed a change in the people's attitude towards him. He sought to reconcile with Abü Bakr and swear allegiance to him, as he had not sworn allegiance to him all those months. He sent word to Abü Bakr saying: Come to us and do not bring anyone else with you – objecting to the presence of 'Umar bin Al- Khattâb. 'Umar said to Abü Bakr: By Allah, you should not enter upon them alone. Abü Bakr said: What will they do to me? By Allah, I will go to them. So Abü Bakr entered upon them, and 'Ali bin AbI Tâlib recited the Tashah-hud, then he said: 0 Abü 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 . He kept speaking to Abü Bakr until Abü Bakr's eyes filled with tears. When Abü Bakr spoke, he said: By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, kinship with the Messenger of Allah 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 do with them, rather I have done it too. 'All said to Abü Bakr: Your appointment for my oath of allegiance is this afternoon. When Abü 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 'All bin Abl Tâlib recited the Tashah-hud and spoke highly of Abü Bakr, and said that what he had done was not due to jealousy of Abü 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 'All, when he did the right thing.