Malik bin Aws bin Hadthan says that once Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) sent for me with a message. While we were sitting, Sayyiduna Umar’s slave—whose name was Yarfa—came in and said,“Sayyiduna Uthman, Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman, Sayyiduna Sa’d, and Sayyiduna Zubair bin Al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with them all) are seeking permission to enter.”He said,“Let them in.”After a short while, the slave came again and said,“Sayyiduna Abbas and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) are seeking permission to enter.”He said,“Let them in as well.”As soon as Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) entered, he said,“O Leader of the Believers! Decide between me and him.”At that time, their dispute was about the wealth of Fay’ obtained from Banu Nadir. The people also said,“O Leader of the Believers! Decide between them and grant each relief from the other.”Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“I ask you by Allah, by whose command the heavens and the earth are established, do you know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Inheritance is not established in our wealth; whatever we leave behind is all charity’?”The people replied in the affirmative. Then he asked the same question to Sayyiduna Abbas and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both), and they also affirmed it. After that, he said,“I will inform you of its reality. Allah gave this wealth of Fay’ exclusively to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); no one else was given anything from it, and He said: «﴿وَمَا أَفَاءَ اللّٰهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْهُمْ فَمَا أَوْجَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَيْلٍ وَلَا رِكَابٍ﴾ [الحشر: 6] » ‘And whatever (wealth) Allah has bestowed upon His Messenger from them (without battle), you did not spur for it any horses or camels.’ Therefore, this wealth was specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but by Allah! He did not keep it for himself to the exclusion of you, nor did he prefer himself over you with this wealth. He distributed this wealth among you until only a little remained, from which he would provide for his family for a year, and if anything was left from that, he would distribute it in the way of Allah. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said that after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I am responsible and guardian of his wealth. Thus, he followed the same method as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to follow regarding it.”