Fatimah and al-'Abbas came to Abu Bakr seeking their inheritance from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. At that time they were asking for his land at Fadak and his share of Khaibar. Abu Bakr said to them: I heard the Messenger Allah ﷺ say: ʿOur (Prophets property is not to be inherited and whatever we leave behind is charity. Rather the family of Muhammad may take their provision from these properties.” By Allah, I will not change any of the charity of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from how it was at the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I will do the same with it as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did.
أنَّ فاطِمَةَ والعَبّاسَ أتَيا أبا بَكْرٍ، يَلْتَمِسانِ مِيراثَهُما مِن رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، وهُما حِينَئِذٍ يَطْلُبانِ أرْضَهُ مِن فَدَكَ، وسَهْمَهُ مِن خَيْبَرَ، فَقالَ لَهُمْ أبُو بَكْرٍ: إنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «لا نُورَثُ، ما تَرَكْنا صَدَقَةٌ، إنَّما يَأْكُلُ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ فِي هَذا المالِ» وإنِّي واللهِ لا أدَعُ أمْرًا رَأيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَصْنَعُهُ فِيهِ إلّا صَنَعْتُهُ