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«أن عمر قال للعباس وعلي وهما يتساءلان في أموال النبي: «كانت لرسول الله ثلاث صفايا: فكانت أرض بني النضير حبساً لنوائبه، وجزأ خيبر على ثلاثة أجزاء، وكانت فدك لأبناء السبيل»، وحكم بينهما بأن ما تركه النبي صدقة لا يورث»
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Summary
In the Book of the Obligation of the Fifth: the account of al-Abbas and Ali asking Umar about the Prophet ﷺ's inheritance from the lands of Banu al-Nadir, Khaybar and Fadak. It contains the rule "we do not inherit; what we leave is charity", and Umar's decision on the three estates of the Prophet and how they were to be spent. It is one of the best-known texts on the dispute between al-Abbas and Ali, and then between them and Abu Bakr and Umar. 1
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Source: Sahih al-Bukhari. Mentions fay, the expedition against Banu al-Nadir, Fadak, Umar ibn al-Khattab, al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Ali ibn Abi Talib.
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People and things also explored
The Battle of Badr· Fatima's claim to the Prophet's inheritance and Fadak· Umar judges the dispute of al-Abbas and Ali over the Prophet's property· Mecca· Medina· The conversion of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb· Abu Sufyan's mission to Medina· Ali's counsel in Umar's judgments
Sources
- Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “Bukhari 4033 — We do not inherit; what we leave is charity”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/bukhari-4033/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.