ʿUmar bin al-Khattab ؓ sent for me, and whilst I was like that, his freed slave Yarfaʿ came and said: ‘Uthman, ʿAbdur-Rahman, Sa’d and az-Zubair bin al-ʿAwwam are here - (the narrator) said: I do not know whether he mentioned Talhah or not - and they are asking for permission to enter upon you. He said: Let them in. Then after a while, (Yarfaʿ) came and said: al-ʿAbbas and ‘Ali are asking permission to enter upon you. He said: Let them in. When alʿAbbas came in, he said: O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, judge between me and this one. They had a dispute at that time concerning the fai’ (booty) that Allah had granted to His Messenger of the wealth of Banun-Nadeer, The people said: Judge between them, O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, and relieve each one of his opponent, for their dispute has gone on too long. ‘Umar ؓ said: I adjure you by Allah, by Whose Leave heaven and earth exist, do you know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “We are not to be inherited from; what we leave behind is charityʿ? They said: He did say that. He said: I shall tell you about that faiʿ; Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, gave something exclusively to His Prophet ﷺ that He did not give to anyone else. And he quoted the verse: ʿAnd what Allah gave as booty (Fai’) to His Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ) from them - for this you made no expedition with either cavalry or camelryʿ [al Hashr 59:6]. He said: ʿThis was exclusively for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and by Allah, he did not keep it to himself in exclusion of you and he did not prefer himself over you with regard to it. Rather he gave it to you and divided it among you until there was nothing left of it except this property. He spent on his familyʿs needs from this property for one year, then he took what was left and regarded it as the property of Allah. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away, Abu Bakr said: ʿI am the successor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I shall deal with it as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dealt with it. (Using translation from Aḥmad 425)   

فَبَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَهُ إِذْ جَاءَ حَاجِبُهُ يَرْفَأُ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عُثْمَانَ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَالزُّبَيْرِ وَسَعْدٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَدْخَلَهُمْ فَلَبِثَ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ جَاءَه فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ يَسْتَأْذِنَانِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَذِنَ لَهُمَا فَلَمَّا دَخَلا قَالَ عَبَّاسٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْضِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ هَذَا لَعَلِيٍّ وَهُمَا يَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي الصَّوَافِي الَّتِي أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَمْوَالِ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ فَقَالَ الرَّهْطُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا وَأَرِحِ احَدَهُمَا مِنَ الآخَرِ قَالَ عُمَرُ اتَّئِدُوا أُنَاشِدُكُمْ بِاللهِ الَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ ؟ يُرِيدُ نَفْسَهُ قَالُوا قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ فَأَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ وَعَلَى الْعَبَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمَا بِاللهِ أَتَعْلَمَانِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ أَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ كَانَ خَصَّ رَسُولَهُفِي هَذَا الْفَيْءِ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ أَحَدًا غَيْرَهُ فَقَالَ {وَمَا أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْهُمْ فَمَا أَوْجَفْتُمْ} [الحشر 6] إِلَى {قَدِيرٌ} [الحشر 6] فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ خَاصَّةً لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ وَاللهِ مَا احْتَازَهَا دُونَكُمْ وَلا اسْتَأْثَرَ بِهَا عَلَيْكُمْ لَقَدِ أعْطَاكُمُوهَا وَبَثَّهَا فِيكُمْ حَتَّى بَقِيَ مِنْهَا هَذَا الْمَالُ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ نَفَقَةَ سَنَتِهِمْ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ مَا بَقِيَ فَيَجْعَلُهُ مَجْعَلَ مَالِ اللهِ فَعَمِلَ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَيَاتَهُ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَبَضَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَعَمِلَ فِيهِ بِمَا عَمِلَ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] While I was sitting with him, his eyebrow twitched, so he asked Umar, "Do you have permission from Uthman, Abdur Rahman, Saad, and Zubair to see me?" Umar replied, "Yes, I have given them permission." So they entered, greeted him, and sat down. Then his eyebrow twitched again, and he asked Umar, "Do you have permission from Ali and Abbas?" Umar replied, "Yes, I have given them permission." So when they entered upon him, they sat down, and Abbas said, "O Amir al-Mu'minin, settle the matter between Ali and me." The group of companions and their friends said, "Settle the matter between them, and let one of them have respite from the other." Umar said, "Wait, I swear to you by Allah, by whose permission the heavens and the earth stand, do you not know that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, 'We do not inherit what we leave behind, it is all charity.'" The group said, "Indeed, he said that." Umar then went to Ali and Abbas and said, "I swear to you by Allah, do you not know that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said that?" They replied, "Indeed, he said that." Umar said, "I will inform you about this matter. Allah has granted His Messenger something He did not grant to anyone else. Allah says, 'And what Allah gave to His Messenger from them, you did not press for it.' This verse is specific to the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ . And I swear by Allah, the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , never hoarded or favored himself with this wealth over you. He gave it to you and distributed it among you, until only this amount remained. And the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , spent on his family the same amount that they used to spend from this wealth, and then he took what was left and dedicated it as the wealth of Allah. And the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , acted in this manner his whole life. I swear to you by Allah, do you know that?" They said, "Yes, we know that." Then the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , passed away, and Abu Bakr said, "I am the guardian of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ ." So Abu Bakr took charge of it and used it as the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , did. And you, at that time, went to Ali and Abbas accusing Abu Bakr of doing something, and Allah knows best that he was truthful, righteous, and guided by the truth.  

فَبَيْنَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ عِنْدَهُ أَتَاهُ حَاجِبُهُ يَرْفَأُ فَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عُثْمَانَ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَسَعْدٍ وَالزُّبَيْرِ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ ائْذَنْ لَهُمْ قَالَ فَدَخَلُوا فَسَلَّمُوا وَجَلَسُوا قَالَ ثُمَّ لَبِثَ يَرْفَأُ قَلِيلًا فَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَذِنَ لَهُمَا فَلَمَّا دَخَلا عَلَيْهِ جَلَسَا فَقَالَ عَبَّاسٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْضِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ الرَّهْطُعُثْمَانُ وَأَصْحَابُهُ اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا وَأَرِحِ أحَدَهُمَا مِنَ الآخَرِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ اتَّئِدُوا فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللهِ الَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ ؟ يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَفْسَهُ قَالَ الرَّهْطُ قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ فَأَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمَا بِاللهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمَانِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالا قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ فَإِنِّي أُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ كَانَ خَصَّ رَسُولَهُ فِي هَذَا الْفَيْءِ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ أَحَدًا غَيْرَهُ فَقَالَ اللهُ {وَمَا أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْهُمْ فَمَا أَوْجَفْتُمْ} [الحشر 6] الْآيَةَ فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ خَاصَّةً لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ وَاللهِ مَا احْتَازَهَا وَلا اسْتَأْثَرَ بِهَا عَلَيْكُمْ لَقَدِ أعْطَاكُمُوهَا وَبَثَّهَا فِيكُمْ حَتَّى بَقِيَ مِنْهَا هَذَا الْمَالُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ نَفَقَةَ سَنَتِهِمْ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهُ فَيَجْعَلُهُ مَجْعَلَ مَالِ اللهِ فَعَمِلَ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَيَاتَهُ أَنْشُدُكُمُ اللهَ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ فَأَنْشُدُكُمَا بِاللهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمَانِ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالا نَعَمْ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَبَضَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَعَمِلَ فِيهَا بِمَا عَمِلَ بِهِ فِيهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنْتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ وَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ تَزْعُمَانِ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فِيهَا كَذَا وَاللهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُ فِيهَا لَصَادِقٌ بَارٌّ رَاشِدٌ تَابِعٌ لِلحَقِّ  

[Machine] Umar sent for me and invited me. I entered upon him, and he was sitting on sand. He said, "O Malik, affliction has occurred to us from your people, so take this money and divide it among them." I said, "O Amir al-Mu'minin, is this not (the duty of) someone else?" He said, "Take it from yourself, O man." So I sat and Yarfa' came and said, "Do you have any claim against 'Abd al-Rahman, Talhah, Zubayr, and Sa'd?" I said, "Tell them to enter." So they entered and Yarfa' said, "Do you have any claim against 'Ali and 'Abbas?" I said, "Tell them to enter." So they entered and each one of them spoke to his companion. When they sat down, they said, "O Amir al-Mu'minin, settle between them and have mercy on both of them." He said, "I adjure you both by Allah, in whose hand is the control of the heavens and the earth, do you both know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'We do not leave any inheritance; whatever we leave behind is charity?' meaning, so they said, "Yes." He then said that to others and the people said, "Yes." He said, "And he (the Prophet) said, 'Indeed, the wealth of the Banu Nadir is from the spoils that Allah has given to His Messenger, which the Muslims have not fought against with horses or camels. So it became exclusively for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , who would spend from it for his family for a year. What remained, he designated for the needy, weaponry, and charity for the sake of Allah. Then it became exclusively for the Prophet ﷺ .'" They both narrated it to me from the Hadith of Sufyan briefly.  

أَرْسَلَ إِلِيَّ عُمَرُ ؓ فَدَعَانِي فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ عَلَى رِمَالٍ فَقَالَ يَا مَالِكُ إِنَّهُ قَدْ نَزَلَ عَلَيْنَا دَوَافٌّ مِنْ قَوْمِكَ فَخُذْ هَذَا الْمَالَ فَاقْسِمْهُ بَيْنَهُمْ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلِذَلِكَ غَيْرِي؟ فَقَالَ خُذْهَا عَنْكَ أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ فَجَلَسْتُ فَجَاءَ يَرْفَأُ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَطَلْحَةَ وَالزُّبَيْرِ وَسَعْدٍ؟ قَالَ قُلْ لَهُمْ فَلْيَدْخُلُوا فَدَخَلُوا فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قُلْ لَهُمَا فَلْيَدْخُلَا فَدَخَلَا وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا يُكَلِّمُ صَاحِبَهُ فَلَمَّا جَلَسُوا قَالُوا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا وَارْحَمْهُمَا قَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمَا اللهَ الَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ هَلْ عَلِمْتُمَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّا لَا نُوَرَّثُ مَا تَرَكْنَاهُ صَدَقَةٌ ؟ يَعْنِي فَقَالَا نَعَمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ ذَلِكَ لِلْآخَرِينَ فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَقَالَ إِنَّ أَمْوَالَ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ كَانَتْ مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِمَّا لَمْ يُوجِفِ الْمُسْلِمُونَ عَلَيْهِ بِخَيْلٍ وَلَا رِكَابٍ فَكَانَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ خَالِصَةً يُنْفِقُ مِنْهَا عَلَى أَهْلِهِ نَفَقَةَ سَنَةٍ وَمَا بَقِيَ جَعَلَهُ فِي الْكُرَاعِ وَالسِّلَاحِ عِدَّةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ثُمَّ هِيَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ خَاصَّةً أَخْرَجَاهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سُفْيَانَ مُخْتَصَرًا