`Umar ibn al-Khattab (ra) who is accused by the Twelver Shia as being an evil oppressive usurper, we will show that he gave `Ali (ra) new lands such as the land of Yanbu`.This is the location of Yanbu` on the world map:
حدثنا حفص بن غياث عن جعفر عن أبيه أن عمر أقطع عليا ينبع وأضاف إليها غيرها.
[Hafs bin Ghiyah told us, from Ja`far bin Muhammad al-Sadiq, from his father that `Umar gave away (the land of) Yanbu` to `Ali and then added others(lands) to it.]Muhammad al-Baqir (rah) knows about his own grandfathers life and property, a Sahih chain to him in this sort of matter is more reliable in my opinion than a connected chain which does not include him or his Ahlul-Bayt.In Sunan al-Beihaqi al-Kubra we read:
عن جعفر بن محمد ، عن أبيه : أن علي بن أبي طالب قطع له عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنهما ينبع ، ثم اشترى علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه إلى قطيعة عمر رضي الله عنه أشياء فحفر فيها عينا ، فبينا هم يعملون فيها إذ تفجر عليهم مثل عنق الجزور من الماء ، فأتي علي وبشر بذلك
Translation:[Ja`far bin Muhammad from Muhammad al-baqir that `Umar ibn al-Khattab gave `Ali bin abi Talib may Allah be pleased with them the land of Yanbu`, then `Ali bin abi Talib may Allah be pleased with him also bought other things on top of it, and he dug a well in it, and while they were digging in it a great amount of water started gushing out from the ground, so `Ali returned and told them the good news.]Also in al-Kharaj by Yahya bin Adam we read in the authentic narration:حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الْحَسَنِ، يَقُولُ: إِنَّ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَأَلَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَأَقْطَعَهُ يَنْبُعَ[Al-Hasan bin Salih bin Salih al-Thawri told us, I heard `Abdullah bin al-Hasan bin al-Hasan bin `Ali ibn abi Talib saying: `Ali may Allah be pleased with him asked `Umar bin al-Khattab may Allah be pleased with him for it, so he gave him the land of Yanbu`.]From Musannaf `Abdul-Razzaq, in the section about the Will of `Ali (ra):
وصية علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه
حدثنا أبو محمد عبيد بن محمد الكشوري قال : أخبرنا محمد بن يوسف الحذافي قال : أخبرنا عبد الرزاق قال : أخبرنا معمر ، عن أيوب ، أنه أخذ هذا الكتاب من عمرو بن دينار ، هذا ما أقر به وقضى في ماله علي بن أبي طالب : تَصَدَّقَ بِيَنْبُعَ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاةِ اللَّهِ لِيُولِجَنِي الْجَنَّةَ , وَيَصْرِفَ النَّارَ عَنِّي , وَيَصْرِفَنِي عَنِ النَّارِ , فَهِيَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَوَجْهِهِ , يُنْفَقُ فِي كُلِّ نَفَقَةٍ مِنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَوَجْهِهِ , فِي الْحَرْبِ وَالسِّلْمِ , وَالْخَيْرِ وَذَوِي الرَّحِمِ , وَالْقَرِيبِ وَالْبَعِيدِ , لا يُبَاعُ , وَلا يُوهَبُ , وَلا يُورَّثُ , كُلُّ مَالٍ فِي يَنْبُعَ , غَيْرَ أَنَّ رَبَاحًا وَأَبَا نِيزَرٍ وَجُبَيْرًا إِنْ حَدَثَ بِي حَدَثٌ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِمْ سَبِيلٌ , وَهُمْ مُحَرَّرُونَ مَوَالٍ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْمَالِ خَمْسَ حِجَجٍ , وَفِيهِ نَفَقَاتُهُمْ وَرِزْقُهُمْ , وَرِزْقُ أَهْلِيهِمْ , فَذَلِكَ الَّذِي أَقْضِي فِيمَا كَانَ لِي فِي يَنْبُعَ جَانِبِهِ حَيًّا أَنَا أَوْ مَيِّتًا , وَمَعَهَا مَا كَانَ لِي بِوَادِي أُمِّ الْقُرَى مِنْ مَالٍ وَرَقِيقٍ حَيًّا أَنَا أَوْ مَيِّتًا , وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ الأُذَيْنَةُ وَأَهْلُهَا حَيًّا أَنَا أَوْ مَيِّتًا , وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ رَعْدٌ وَأَهْلُهَا , غَيْرَ أَنَّ زُرَيْقًا مِثْلُ مَا كَتَبْتُ لأَبِي نِيزَرٍ وَرَبَاحٍ وَجُبَيْرٍ ، وَأَنَّ يَنْبُعَ وَمَا فِي وَادِي الْقُرَى وَالأُذَيْنَةِ وَرَعْدٌ يُنْفَقُ فِي كُلِّ نَفَقَةٍ ابْتِغَاءً بِذَلِكَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ فِي سَبِيلِهِ يَوْمَ تَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ وَتَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهٌ , لا يُبَعْنَ , وَلا يُوهَبْنَ , وَلا يُورَّثْنَ إِلا إِلَى اللَّهِ , هُوَ يَتَقَبَّلَهُنَّ وَهُو يَرِثُهُنَّ , فَذَلِكَ قَضِيَّةٌ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ اللَّهِ الغدَ مِنْ يَوْمِ قَدِمْتُ مَسْكَنَ حَيًّا أَنَا أَوْ مَيِّتًا , فَهَذَا مَا قَضَى عَلِيٌّ فِي مَالِهِ وَاجِبَةً بَتْلَةً , ثُمَّ يَقُومُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ بَنُو عَلِيٍّ بِأَمَانَةٍ وَإِصْلاحٍ , كَإِصْلاحِهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ , يُزْرَعُ وَيُصْلَحُ كَإِصْلاحِهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ , وَلا يُبَاعُ مِنْ أَوْلادِ عَلِيٍّ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْقُرَى الأَرْبَعِ وَدِيَّةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ , حَتَّى يَسُدَّ أَرْضَهَا غِرَاسُهَا , قَائِمَةً عِمَارَتُهَا لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَوَّلِهِمْ وَآخِرِهِمْ , فَمَنْ وَلِيَهَا مِنَ النَّاسِ فَأُذَكِّرُ اللَّهَ إِلا جَهَدَ وَنَصَحَ , وَحَفِظَ أَمَانَتَهُ , هَذَا كِتَابُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ بِيَدِهِ إِذْ قَدِمَ مَسْكَنَ , وَقَدْ أَوْصَيْتُ . . . . الْفَقِيرَيْنِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَاجِبَةً بَتْلَةً , وَمَالُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى نَاحِيَتِهِ يُنْفَقُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَوَجْهِهِ , وَذِي الرَّحِمِ , وَالْفُقَرَاءِ , وَالْمَسَاكِينِ , وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ , يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ عُمَّالُهُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ غَيْرَ الْمُنْكَرِ بِأَمَانَةٍ وَإِصْلاحٍ , كَإِصْلاحِهِ مَالَهُ , يَزْرَعُ وَيَنْصَحُ وَيَجْتَهِدُ , هَذَا مَا قَضَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فِي هَذِهِ الأَمْوَالِ الَّتِي كَتَبَ فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ , وَاللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ , أَمَّا بَعْدُ , فَإِنَّ وَلائِدِي اللاتِي أَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِنَّ التِّسْعَ عَشْرَةَ , مِنْهُنَّ أُمَّهَاتُ أَوْلادٍ , وَأَوْلادُهُنَّ أَحْيَاءٌ مَعَهُنَّ , وَمِنْهُنَّ حَبَالَى , وَمِنْهُنَّ مِنْ لا وَلَدَ لَهَا , فَقَضَيْتُ إِنْ حَدَثَ بِي حَدَثٌ فِي هَذَا الْغَزْوِ , أَنَّ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْهُنَّ لَيْسَ لَهَا وَلَدٌ ، وَلَيْسَتْ بِحُبَلَى عَتِيقَةٌ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ , لَيْسَ لأَحَدٍ عَلَيْهَا سَبِيلٌ , وَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْهُنَّ حُبْلَى أَوْ لَهَا وَلَدٌ , تُمْسَكُ عَلَى وَلَدِهَا , فَهِيَ مِنْ حَظِّهِ , فَإِنْ مَاتَ وَلَدُهَا وَهِيَ حَيَّةٌ فَلَيْسَ لأَحَدٍ عَلَيْهَا سَبِيلٌ ، هَذَا مَا قَضَيْتُ فِي وَلائِدِي التِّسْعَ عَشْرَةَ ، وَشَهِدَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي رَافِعٍ , وَهَيَّاجُ بْنُ أَبِي هَيَّاجٍ , وَكَتَبَ عَلِيٌّ بِيَدِهِ : لِعَشْرِ لَيَالٍ خَلَوْنَ مِنْ جُمَادَى الأُولَى سَنَةَ تِسْعٍ وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً .
I will translate just the beginning because it is relevant.[Abu Muhammad `Ubeid bin Muhammad al-Kawshari, he said: Muhammad bin Yusuf al-Huthafi told us: `Abdul-Razzaq told us: Ma`mar told us, from Ayyub, that he took this book from `Amro bin Dinar, this is what `Ali bin abi Talib decided and wrote concerning his wealth: Offer Yanbu` as Sadaqah, to seek the pleasure of Allah so that he may grant me Jannah, and protect me from fire and keep me away from it, it is in the cause of Allah for his face]The Shia scholar al-Sayyed al-Mur`ashi said in Sharh Ihqaq ul-Haqq 8/584:
أن جدادها بلغ في زمن علي رضي الله تعالى عنه ألف وسقشرح إحقاق الحق السيد المرعشي ٨/٥٨٤
The production of the land during the life of `Ali may Allah be pleased with him reached a thousand Wasaq.The total production of Fadak was 124,000 dirham (at maximum), some also say it was 4,000 dinar، some say 70,000 dinar according to Shia websites.1 wasaq = 124 kg1000 wasaq = 124000 kg
So the production of the land of Yanbu may have very well been more than that of Fadak.
I add on top of it that `Umar (ra) placed some of the Prophets (saw) properties under the control of `Ali (ra) & al-`Abbas (ra) as long as he promised him to follow the example of the Prophet (SAWS) when he was in charge of them, the children of `Ali (ra) later controlled this property as the narration in Sahih al-Bukhari states and the Caliphs of their time approved this to honor their household:
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكُ بْنُ أَوْسِ بْنِ الْحَدَثَانِ النَّصْرِيُّ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ دَعَاهُ إِذْ جَاءَهُ حَاجِبُهُ يَرْفَا فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عُثْمَانَ، وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَالزُّبَيْرِ وَسَعْدٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ، فَأَدْخِلْهُمْ. فَلَبِثَ قَلِيلاً، ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عَبَّاسٍ وَعَلِيٍّ يَسْتَأْذِنَانِ قَالَ نَعَمْ. فَلَمَّا دَخَلاَ قَالَ عَبَّاسٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، اقْضِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ هَذَا، وَهُمَا يَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي الَّذِي أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ، فَاسْتَبَّ عَلِيٌّ وَعَبَّاسٌ، فَقَالَ الرَّهْطُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا وَأَرِحْ أَحَدَهُمَا مِنَ الآخَرِ. فَقَالَ عُمَرُ اتَّئِدُوا، أَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاءُ وَالأَرْضُ، هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لاَ نُورَثُ، مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ . يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ نَفْسَهُ. قَالُوا قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ. فَأَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ عَلَى عَبَّاسٍ وَعَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمَا بِاللَّهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمَانِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ قَالاَ نَعَمْ. قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ هَذَا الأَمْرِ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ كَانَ خَصَّ رَسُولَهُ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي هَذَا الْفَىْءِ بِشَىْءٍ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ أَحَدًا غَيْرَهُ فَقَالَ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ **وَمَا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْهُمْ فَمَا أَوْجَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَيْلٍ وَلاَ رِكَابٍ** إِلَى قَوْلِهِ **قَدِيرٌ** فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ خَالِصَةً لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، ثُمَّ وَاللَّهِ مَا احْتَازَهَا دُونَكُمْ، وَلاَ اسْتَأْثَرَهَا عَلَيْكُمْ، لَقَدْ أَعْطَاكُمُوهَا وَقَسَمَهَا فِيكُمْ، حَتَّى بَقِيَ هَذَا الْمَالُ مِنْهَا، فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُنْفِقُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ نَفَقَةَ سَنَتِهِمْ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ، ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ مَا بَقِيَ فَيَجْعَلُهُ مَجْعَلَ مَالِ اللَّهِ، فَعَمِلَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَيَاتَهُ، ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم. فَقَبَضَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَعَمِلَ فِيهِ بِمَا عَمِلَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنْتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ. فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ وَقَالَ تَذْكُرَانِ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ عَمِلَ فِيهِ كَمَا تَقُولاَنِ، وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُ فِيهِ لَصَادِقٌ بَارٌّ رَاشِدٌ تَابِعٌ لِلْحَقِّ ثُمَّ تَوَفَّى اللَّهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ. فَقَبَضْتُهُ سَنَتَيْنِ مِنْ إِمَارَتِي أَعْمَلُ فِيهِ بِمَا عَمِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ، وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي فِيهِ صَادِقٌ بَارٌّ رَاشِدٌ تَابِعٌ لِلْحَقِّ، ثُمَّ جِئْتُمَانِي كِلاَكُمَا وَكَلِمَتُكُمَا وَاحِدَةٌ وَأَمْرُكُمَا جَمِيعٌ، فَجِئْتَنِي ـ يَعْنِي عَبَّاسًا ـ فَقُلْتُ لَكُمَا إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لاَ نُورَثُ، مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ . فَلَمَّا بَدَا لِي أَنْ أَدْفَعَهُ إِلَيْكُمَا قُلْتُ إِنْ شِئْتُمَا دَفَعْتُهُ إِلَيْكُمَا عَلَى أَنَّ عَلَيْكُمَا عَهْدَ اللَّهِ وَمِيثَاقَهُ لَتَعْمَلاَنِ فِيهِ بِمَا عَمِلَ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ، وَمَا عَمِلْتُ فِيهِ مُذْ وَلِيتُ، وَإِلاَّ فَلاَ تُكَلِّمَانِي، فَقُلْتُمَا ادْفَعْهُ إِلَيْنَا بِذَلِكَ. فَدَفَعْتُهُ إِلَيْكُمَا، أَفَتَلْتَمِسَانِ مِنِّي قَضَاءً غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَوَاللَّهِ الَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاءُ وَالأَرْضُ لاَ أَقْضِي فِيهِ بِقَضَاءٍ غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ، فَإِنْ عَجَزْتُمَا عَنْهُ، فَادْفَعَا إِلَىَّ فَأَنَا أَكْفِيكُمَاهُ. قَالَ فَحَدَّثْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ، عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ فَقَالَ صَدَقَ مَالِكُ بْنُ أَوْسٍ، أَنَا سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَقُولُ أَرْسَلَ أَزْوَاجُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عُثْمَانَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ يَسْأَلْنَهُ ثُمُنَهُنَّ مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَكُنْتُ أَنَا أَرُدُّهُنَّ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُنَّ أَلاَ تَتَّقِينَ اللَّهَ، أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْنَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقُولُ لاَ نُورَثُ، مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ ـ يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ نَفْسَهُ ـ إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي هَذَا الْمَالِ . فَانْتَهَى أَزْوَاجُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى مَا أَخْبَرَتْهُنَّ. قَالَ فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَةُ بِيَدِ عَلِيٍّ، مَنَعَهَا عَلِيٌّ عَبَّاسًا فَغَلَبَهُ عَلَيْهَا، ثُمَّ كَانَ بِيَدِ حَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، ثُمَّ بِيَدِ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، ثُمَّ بِيَدِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ وَحَسَنِ بْنِ حَسَنٍ، كِلاَهُمَا كَانَا يَتَدَاوَلاَنِهَا، ثُمَّ بِيَدِ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَسَنٍ، وَهْىَ صَدَقَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَقًّا.
Narrated Malik bin Aus Al-Hadathan An-Nasri:[That once `Umar bin Al-Khattab called him and while he was sitting with him, his gatekeeper, Yarfa came and said, Will you admit `Uthman, `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf, AzZubair and Sa`d (bin Abi Waqqas) who are waiting for your permission? `Umar said, Yes, let them come in. After a while, Yarfa- came again and said, Will you admit `Ali and `Abbas who are asking your permission? `Umar said, Yes. So, when the two entered, `Abbas said, O chief of the believers! Judge between me and this (i.e. `Ali). Both of them had a dispute regarding the property of Bani An-Nadir which Allah had given to His Apostle as Fai (i.e. booty gained without fighting), `Ali and `Abbas started reproaching each other. The (present) people (i.e. `Uthman and his companions) said, O chief of the believers! Give your verdict in their case and relieve each from the other. `Umar said, Wait I beseech you, by Allah, by Whose Permission both the heaven and the earth stand fast! Do you know that Allahs Apostle said, We (Prophets) our properties are not to be inherited, and whatever we leave, is to be spent in charity, and he said it about himself? They (i.e. `Uthman and his company) said, He did say it. `Umar then turned towards `Ali and `Abbas and said, I beseech you both, by Allah! Do you know that Allahs Apostle said this? They replied in the affirmative. He said, Now I am talking to you about this matter. Allah the Glorified favored His Apostle with something of this Fai (i.e. booty won without fighting) which He did not give to anybody else. Allah said: And what Allah gave to His Apostle (Fai Booty) from themFor which you made no expedition With either Calvary or camelry. But Allah gives power to His Apostles Over whomsoever He will And Allah is able to do all things. (59.6) So this property was especially granted to Allahs Apostle . But by Allah, the Prophet neither took it all for himself only, nor deprived you of it, but he gave it to all of you and distributed it among you till only this remained out of it. And from this Allahs Apostle used to spend the yearly maintenance for his family, and whatever used to remain, he used to spend it where Allahs Property is spent (i.e. in charity), Allahs Apostle kept on acting like that during all his life, Then he died, and Abu Bakr said, I am the successor of Allahs Apostle. So he (i.e. Abu Bakr) took charge of this property and disposed of it in the same manner as Allahs Apostle used to do, and all of you (at that time) knew all about it. Then `Umar turned towards `Ali and `Abbas and said, You both remember that Abu Bakr disposed of it in the way you have described and Allah knows that, in that matter, he was sincere, pious, rightly guided and the follower of the right. Then Allah caused Abu Bakr to die and I said, I am the successor of Allahs Apostle and Abu Bakr. So I kept this property in my possession for the first two years of my rule (i.e. Caliphate) and I used to dispose of it in the same way as Allahs Apostle and Abu Bakr used to do; and Allah knows that I have been sincere, pious, rightly guided an the follower of the right in this matter, Later on both of you (i.e. `Ali and `Abbas) came to me, and the claim of you both was one and the same, O `Abbas! You also came to me. So I told you both that Allahs Apostle said, Our property is not inherited, but whatever we leave is to be given in charity. Then when I thought that I should better hand over this property to you both on the condition that you will promise and pledge before Allah that you will dispose it off in the same way as Allahs Apostle and Abu Bakr did and as I have done since the beginning of my caliphate or else you should not speak to me (about it). So, both of you said to me, Hand it over to us on this condition. And on this condition I handed it over to you. Do you want me now to give a decision other than that (decision)? By Allah, with Whose Permission both the sky and the earth stand fast, I will never give any decision other than that (decision) till the Last Hour is established. But if you are unable to manage it (i.e. that property), then return it to me, and I will manage on your behalf. The sub-narrator said, I told `Urwa bin Az-Zubair of this Hadith and he said, Malik bin Aus has told the truth I heard `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet saying, The wives of the Prophet sent `Uthman to Abu Bakr demanding from him their 1/8 of the Fai which Allah had granted to his Apostle. But I used to oppose them and say to them: Will you not fear Allah? Dont you know that the Prophet used to say: Our property is not inherited, but whatever we leave is to be given in charity? The Prophet mentioned that regarding himself. He added: The family of Muhammad can take their sustenance from this property. So the wives of the Prophet stopped demanding it when I told them of that. So, this property (of Sadaqa) was in the hands of `Ali who withheld it from `Abbas and overpowered him. Then it came in the hands of Hasan bin `Ali, then in the hands of Husain bin `Ali, and then in the hands of `Ali bin Husain and Hasan bin Hasan, and each of the last two used to manage it in turn, then it came in the hands of Zaid bin Hasan, and it was truly the Sadaqa of Allahs Apostle .]So I ask, what kind of evil usurper would do these kind deeds? May Allah guide the Twelver Shia to what he likes and pleases.
