It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Tufail (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) sent a message to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked: "Are you the heir of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), or are his family members his heirs?" Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "The heirs of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) are indeed his family members." Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: "Where is the share of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from the wealth of Fay'?" Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that when Allah Almighty grants something to any of His Prophets and then the Prophet passes away, after that, only his successor is entitled to that thing. I have thought to return this share to the Muslims." Upon hearing this, Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "You know better whether you heard this from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or not."

It is narrated from Abdul Aziz bin Rufa’i, he says: I and Shaddad bin Ma’qil both went to the service of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has left nothing except what is between these two covers. (i.e., the Noble Qur’an) And we went to the service of Muhammad bin Ali, and he also said the same. Abdul Aziz said that Mukhtar bin Thaqafi used to claim that revelation was sent down to him.