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Narrated Malik b. Aws b. Al-Hadathan: 'Umar sent for me when the day rose high. I found him sitting on a couch without cover. When I entered upon him, he said: Malik, some people of you tribe gradually came here, and I have ordered to give them something, so distribute it among them. I said: If you assigned this (work) to some other person, (it would be better). He said: Take it. Then Yarfa' came to him and said: Commander of the Faithful, will you permit 'Uthman b. 'Affan, 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Awf, al-Zubair b. al-'Awwam, and Sa'd b, Abi Waqqas (to enter) ? He said: Yes. So he permitted them and they entered. Yarfa' again came to him and said: Commander of the Faithful, would you permit al-'Abbas and 'Ali ? He said: Yes. He then permitted them and they entered. Al-'Abbas said: Commander of Faithful, decide between me and this, referring to 'Ali. Some of them said: Yes, Commander of the Faithful, decide between them and give them comfort. Malik b. Aws said: It occurred to me that both of them brought the other people for this. 'Umar said: Show patience (do not make haste). He then turned towards those people and said: I adjure you by Allah by Whose order the heaven and earth stand. Do you know that Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: We are not inherited whatever we leave is sadaqah (alms). They said: Yes. He then turned towards 'Ali and al-'Abbas and said: I adjure you by Allah by Whose order the heaven and earth stand. Do you know that Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: We are not inherited whatever we leave is sadaqah (alms). They said: Yes. He then said: Allah has appointed for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) a special portion (in the booty) which he did not do for anyone. Allah, Most High, said: What Allah has bestowed on His Apostle (and taken away) from them - for this ye made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry. But Allah gives power to His apostles over any He pleases ; and Allah has power over all things". Allah bestowed (the property of) Banu al-Nadir on His Apostle. I swear by Allah, he did not reserve it for himself, nor did he take it over and above you. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to his share for his maintenance annually, or used to take his contribution and give his family their annual contribution (from this property), then take what remained and deal with it as he did with Allah's property. He then turned towards those people and said: I adjure you by Allah by Whose order the heaven and earth stand. Do you know that ? They said: Yes. He then turned towards 'Ali and al-'Abbas and said: I adjure you by Allah by Whose order the heaven and earth stand. Do you know that ? They said: Yes. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died, Abu Bakr said: I am the protector of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Then you and this ('Ali) came to Abu Bakr, demanding a share from the inheritance of your cousin, and this ('Ali) demanding the share of his wife from (the property of her) father. Abu Bakr then said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: We are not inherited. Whatever we leave is sadaqah. Allah knows that he (Abu Bakr) was true, faithful, rightly-guided, and the follower of Triuth. Abu Bakr then administered it (property of the Prophet). When Abu Bakr died, I said: I am the protector of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr. So I administered whatever Allah wished. Then you and this ('Ali) came. Both of you are at one, and your matter is the same. So they asked me for it (property), and I said: If you wish I give it to you on condition that you are bound by the covenant of Allah, meaning that you will administer it as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to administer. So you took it from me on that condition. Then again you have come to me so that I decide between you other than that. I swear by Allah, I shall not decide between you other than that till the Last Hour comes. If you helpless, return it to me. Abu Dawud said: They asked him for making it half between them, and not that they were ignorant of the fact the Prophet (ﷺ) said: We are not inherited. Whatever we leave is sadaqah (alms). They were also seeking the truth. 'Umar then said: I do not apply the name of division to it ; It leave it on its former condition

حدثنا الحسن بن علي، ومحمد بن يحيى بن فارس المعنى، قالا حدثنا بشر بن عمر الزهراني، حدثني مالك بن انس، عن ابن شهاب، عن مالك بن اوس بن الحدثان، قال ارسل الى عمر حين تعالى النهار فجيته فوجدته جالسا على سرير مفضيا الى رماله فقال حين دخلت عليه يا مال انه قد دف اهل ابيات من قومك واني قد امرت فيهم بشىء فاقسم فيهم . قلت لو امرت غيري بذلك . فقال خذه . فجاءه يرفا فقال يا امير المومنين هل لك في عثمان بن عفان وعبد الرحمن بن عوف والزبير بن العوام وسعد بن ابي وقاص قال نعم . فاذن لهم فدخلوا ثم جاءه يرفا فقال يا امير المومنين هل لك في العباس وعلي قال نعم . فاذن لهم فدخلوا فقال العباس يا امير المومنين اقض بيني وبين هذا - يعني عليا - فقال بعضهم اجل يا امير المومنين اقض بينهما وارحمهما . قال مالك بن اوس خيل الى انهما قدما اوليك النفر لذلك . فقال عمر رحمه الله اتيدا . ثم اقبل على اوليك الرهط فقال انشدكم بالله الذي باذنه تقوم السماء والارض هل تعلمون ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " لا نورث ما تركنا صدقة " . قالوا نعم . ثم اقبل على علي والعباس رضى الله عنهما فقال انشدكما بالله الذي باذنه تقوم السماء والارض هل تعلمان ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " لا نورث ما تركنا صدقة " . فقالا نعم . قال فان الله خص رسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم بخاصة لم يخص بها احدا من الناس فقال الله تعالى { وما افاء الله على رسوله منهم فما اوجفتم عليه من خيل ولا ركاب ولكن الله يسلط رسله على من يشاء والله على كل شىء قدير } وكان الله افاء على رسوله بني النضير فوالله ما استاثر بها عليكم ولا اخذها دونكم فكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ياخذ منها نفقة سنة او نفقته ونفقة اهله سنة ويجعل ما بقي اسوة المال . ثم اقبل على اوليك الرهط فقال انشدكم بالله الذي باذنه تقوم السماء والارض هل تعلمون ذلك قالوا نعم . ثم اقبل على العباس وعلي رضى الله عنهما فقال انشدكما بالله الذي باذنه تقوم السماء والارض هل تعلمان ذلك قالا نعم . فلما توفي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ابو بكر انا ولي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فجيت انت وهذا الى ابي بكر تطلب انت ميراثك من ابن اخيك ويطلب هذا ميراث امراته من ابيها فقال ابو بكر رحمه الله قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " لا نورث ما تركنا صدقة " . والله يعلم انه لصادق بار راشد تابع للحق فوليها ابو بكر فلما توفي ابو بكر قلت انا ولي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وولي ابي بكر فوليتها ما شاء الله ان اليها فجيت انت وهذا وانتما جميع وامركما واحد فسالتمانيها فقلت ان شيتما ان ادفعها اليكما على ان عليكما عهد الله ان تلياها بالذي كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يليها فاخذتماها مني على ذلك ثم جيتماني لاقضي بينكما بغير ذلك والله لا اقضي بينكما بغير ذلك حتى تقوم الساعة فان عجزتما عنها فرداها الى . قال ابو داود انما سالاه ان يكون يصيره بينهما نصفين لا انهما جهلا ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " لا نورث ما تركنا صدقة " . فانهما كانا لا يطلبان الا الصواب . فقال عمر لا اوقع عليه اسم القسم ادعه على ما هو عليه