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Sunan Abi Dawud 2968 (Book 20, Hadith 41) #23258
Inheritance of the Messenger of Allah

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad's daughter, Fatimah, asked Abu Bakr for inheritance from the Prophet's possessions but Abu Bakr refused and said that whatever the Prophet left behind should be given away as charity.

Narrated 'Aishah, wife of Prophet : Fatimah daughter of Messenger of Allah sent a messenger to Abu Bakr demanding from him in inheritance of the Messenger of Allah from what Allah bestowed on him at Medina and Fadak, and what remained of the fifth of Khaibar. Abu Bakr said: The Messenger of Allah has said: We are not inherited. Whatever we leave is sadaqah. The family of Muhammad will eat from this property. I swear by Allah I shall not change it from the former condition of its being sadaqah as it was in the time of the Messenger of Allah . I shall deal with it as the Messenger of Allah dealt with it. Abu Bakr, therefore, refused to give anything to Fatimah from it.
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عُقَيْلِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ رضى الله عنه تَسْأَلُهُ مِيرَاثَهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَفَدَكَ وَمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ خُمُسِ خَيْبَرَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لاَ أُغَيِّرُ شَيئًا مِنْ صَدَقَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ عَنْ حَالِهَا الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَلأَعْمَلَنَّ فِيهَا بِمَا عَمِلَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَأَبَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ رضى الله عنه أَنْ يَدْفَعَ إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ عَلَيْهَا السَّلاَمُ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا

TOPICS
inheritance  *  charity  *  possessions  *  refusal  *  faraidh  *  sadaqah

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow in our prophet’s footsteps , Do good deeds such as giving charity instead of expecting something in return or asking for something we are not entitled to .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a conversation between Aishah, wife of the Prophet Muhammad and Abu Bakr. Fatimah, daughter of the Messenger of Allah asked Abu Bakr for inheritance from what Allah bestowed on him at Medina and Fadak as well as what remained from Khaibar. However, Abu Bakr refused to give her anything because he was following what the Messenger had said before his death; that whatever he left behind should be given away in charity. This teaches us that it is important to follow in our prophet’s footsteps and do good deeds such as giving charity instead of expecting something in return or asking for something we are not entitled to.

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