When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died, Fatimah sent word to Abu Bakr saying: Are you the heir of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or are his family? He said: No, rather his family (are his heirs). She said: Where is the share of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? Abu Bakr said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ʿIf Allah grants some wealth to a Prophet, then takes his soul. He grants it to the one who took charge after him.ʿ So I have decided to give the benefit of it to the Muslims. She said: That is fine, and you know best what you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Muhaqalah  

عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَلَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْسَلَتْ فَاطِمَةُ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْتَ وَرِثْتَرَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَمْ أَهْلُهُ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَا بَلْ أَهْلُهُ قَالَتْ فَأَيْنَ سَهْمُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ إِذَا أَطْعَمَ نَبِيًّا طُعْمَةً ثُمَّ قَبَضَهُ جَعَلَهُ لِلَّذِي يَقُومُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَرَأَيْتُ أَنْ أَرُدَّهُ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَتْ فَأَنْتَ وَمَا سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] "O successor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, are you the inheritor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or his family?" He said, "No, rather his family." She said, "Then what about the fifth [portion of the spoils of war]?" He said, "Indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'When Allah feeds a prophet a meal and then he passes away, it becomes for the one who comes after him.' So when I assumed leadership, I felt that I should return it to the Muslims." She said, "You and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ know best." Then she went back.  

يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْتَ وَرِثْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَمْ أَهْلُهُ؟ قَالَ لَا بَلْ أَهْلُهُ قَالَتْ فَمَا بَالُ الْخُمُسِ؟ فقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِذَا أَطْعَمَ اللهُ نَبِيًّا طُعْمَةً ثُمَّ قَبَضَهُ كَانَتْ لِلَّذِي يَلِي بَعْدَهُ فَلَمَّا وَلِيتُ رَأَيْتُ أَنْ أَرُدَّهُ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَتْ أَنْتَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَعْلَمُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَتْ