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2970. It was reported from Ibn Shihāb, that 'Urwah informed him, that 'Aishah informed him of this Hadīth, she added: "Then Abū Bakr refused to grant her, and said: 'I am not going to leave anything which the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to do, but I shall do it. I fear that if I leave any matter which he used to do then I will deviate (from the Right Path).' As regards to the Sadaqah (charity) in Al-Madīnah; 'Umar gave it to 'Alī and 'Abbās, which was dominated by 'Alī. As for Khaibar and Fadak; 'Umar held it and said: 'They are Sadaqah (charity) of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. It was exclusively reserved for his expenditures and urgent needs. Their management was entrusted to the one in authority (after The Prophet ﷺ). He (Az-Zuhri) said: "And it remain like that until today." (Ṣaḥīh)
