It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: We, the group of Prophets, have no heirs; whatever I leave after the expenses of my workers and wives, will be charity.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a coat of mail belonging to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was mortgaged with someone, and until his passing, he did not have enough means to take it back.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: My heirs will not distribute dinars and dirhams. Whatever I leave after providing for my wives’ maintenance and the expenses of the worker appointed over my agricultural land, will be charity.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) came to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and requested her inheritance from the land of Fadak and her share from Khaybar, which belonged to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to her: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say, "We do not leave heirs; whatever we leave behind is charity." However, the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) will continue to eat from this wealth. By Allah! I will act in the same manner as I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) act.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the daughter of the Messenger, Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her), sent a message to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) requesting her share from the property of Fay’ of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in Madinah Munawwarah, from Fadak, and from the remaining share of the Khaybar fifth. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said that, in worldly terms, no one is our heir; whatever we leave behind is charity. However, the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) may eat from it. By Allah! I will not make any change in the state and condition of this charity of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) as it was in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I will act in it just as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to act. And Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) refused to give anything to Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her), due to which some displeasure and anger arose in the heart of Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) regarding Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). So Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah, in Whose hand is my soul! The maintaining of ties with the relatives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is more beloved to me than with my own relatives, but regarding this wealth, whatever grievance has arisen between you and me, the truth is that I have not deviated in the least from the right path in this matter, and I have not abandoned what I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do in this regard; rather, I have done exactly the same.

(Second chain of narration) The same hadith is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) similar to the previous narration, but with the following details: Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) stated that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) became upset and severed relations with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and this continued until her death. Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) lived for six months after the passing of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to demand her share from the properties of Khaybar, Fadak, and the portion present in Madinah. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) refused to give her a share and said: I will do as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do, and I will not abandon any of his practices. I fear that if I leave anything from the way of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I will go astray. The charity (i.e., property) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that was in Madinah Munawwarah, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) entrusted it to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) prevailed over it. However, the portions of Khaybar and Fadak were kept under the control of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said that these are charities from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); they were for the needs and rights that would arise for him. Their management and control will remain with the ruler of the time, and this has continued in this manner until now.

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.