Musnad Ahmad 1781

Translation

✧ Umar summoned him... and he mentioned the hadith. He said: While I was with him, his doorkeeper Yarfa' came and said, 'Will you see Uthman, Abd al-Rahman, al-Zubayr, and Sa'd? They are asking permission.' He said, 'Yes, admit them.' He waited a little, then came to him and said, 'Will you see Ali and Abbas? They are asking permission.' He said, 'Yes,' and he gave them permission. When they entered, Abbas said, 'O Commander of the Faithful, judge between me and this one'—meaning Ali—and they were disputing about the properties (al-sawafi) that Allah granted His Messenger as booty from the wealth of Banu al-Nadir. The group said, 'O Commander of the Faithful, judge between them and relieve one of them from the other.' Umar said, 'Wait. I adjure you by Allah, by Whose permission the heaven and the earth stand: do you know that the Prophet ﷺ said, "We are not inherited from; what we leave is charity"?'—meaning himself. They said, 'He did say that.' Then Umar turned to Ali and Abbas and said, 'I adjure you both by Allah: do you know that the Prophet ﷺ said that?' They said, 'Yes.' He said, 'I will tell you about this matter. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, singled out His Messenger in this fay' with something He gave no one else. He said, "And what Allah restored to His Messenger from them—you did not spur for it any horses or camels"... up to "Allah is over all things competent." This was a special right of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Then, by Allah, he did not keep it from you or monopolize it over you; he gave it to you and distributed it among you until this wealth remained. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to spend on his family their yearly expenses from this wealth, then take what remained and make it the property of Allah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ acted on that throughout his life. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died, and Abu Bakr said, "I am the successor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ," and Abu Bakr took charge of it and acted with it as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had acted.

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