Overview
Muhammad's inheritance did not occur as is prescribed in the Qur'an, since Abu Bakr, one of Muhammad's most prominent companions (Arabic: Sahaba) said that he heard Muhammad said so. This happened during the Succession to Muhammad, the day after the meeting at Saqifah.
Controversially, several of Muhammad's relatives were not convinced of his testimony, and this resulted in a dispute that continued all the way to the era of Umar II, around one hundred years later.
People involved in the event include:
- Ali - Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, future fourth Sunni Caliph and first Shi'a Imam
- Fatimah - Muhammd's daughter, married to Ali
- `Abbas ibn `Abd al-Muttalib, also known as Al-Abbas - a paternal uncle of Muhammad.
- `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas, also known as Ibn Abbas - Muhammd's cousin
- Abu Bakr - one of Muhammad's companions and the first Sunni Caliph
- Umar - one of Muhammad's companions and the second Sunni Caliph
- Uthman - one of Muhammad's companions and the third Sunni Caliph
- A'isha - Abu Bakr's daughter and Muhammad's wife
- Muhammad's wives, the rest of them
The present interpretation of the sources describing the event is also controversial. Shi'a and Sunni do not agree on whether a piece of property named Fadak that was included in conflict between Fatimah and Abu Bakr only constituted inheritance, or if it actually was confiscated by Abu Bakr, and Fatimah demanded it back together with her inheritance.
Read more about this topic: Hadith Of Muhammad's Inheritance