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The Words Of The Prophet ﷺ: "We (Prophets) Have No Heirs And Whatever We Leave Behind Is Charity"

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Darussalam · Volume 5

32. The Book Of Jihâd And Expeditions

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الحديث: 1759 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 1381

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[4582] 54 - (...) 'Urwah bin Az-Zubair narrated that 'Aîshah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, told him that Fâtimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, asked Abû Bakr, after the death of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, to give her, her share of inheritance from that which the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ had left behind, of the Fai that Allâh had bestowed upon him. Abû Bakr said to her: The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "We (Prophets) have no heirs and whatever we leave behind is charity." She lived for six months after the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, and Fâtimah used to ask Abû Bakr for her share of that which the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ had left behind of Khaibar and Fadak, and his endowments in Al-Madînah, but Abû Bakr refused to give her that. He said: I will not stop doing something that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ used to do, rather I will continue to do it. I am afraid that if I give up something that he did, I will go astray. As for his endowment in Al-Madînah, 'Umar gave it to 'Alî and 'Abbâs, but 'Alî took most of it. As for Khaibar and Fadak, 'Umar kept them and said: They are the endowment of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and were spent on his responsibilities and on emergencies. They were to be cared for by whoever became caliph, and this remains the case until today.

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54 - (1759) وحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ح وحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَأَلَتْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَقْسِمَ لَهَا مِيرَاثَهَا، مِمَّا تَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ»، قَالَ: وَعَاشَتْ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ، وَكَانَتْ فَاطِمَةُ تَسْأَلُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ نَصِيبَهَا مِمَّا تَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ، وَفَدَكٍ، وَصَدَقَتِهِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ، فَأَبَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَيْهَا ذَلِكَ، وَقَالَ: لَسْتُ تَارِكًا شَيْئًا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعْمَلُ بِهِ، إِلَّا عَمِلْتُ بِهِ، إِنِّي أَخْشَى إِنْ تَرَكْتُ شَيْئًا مِنْ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ أَزِيغَ، فَأَمَّا صَدَقَتُهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ، فَدَفَعَهَا عُمَرُ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ، وَعَبَّاسٍ، فَغَلَبَهُ عَلَيْهَا عَلِيٌّ، وَأَمَّا خَيْبَرُ وَفَدَكُ، فَأَمْسَكَهُمَا عُمَرُ، وَقَالَ: هُمَا صَدَقَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَتَا لِحُقُوقِهِ الَّتِي تَعْرُوهُ، وَنَوَائِبِهِ، وَأَمْرُهُمَا إِلَى مَنْ وَلِيَ الْأَمْرَ، قَالَ: فَهُمَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ

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