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Does Umar's—may God be pleased with him—return of the land of Fadak to Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn—may God be pleased with them—indicate that Abu Bakr and Umar—may God be pleased with them both—erred by not returning it to Fatimah—may God be pleased with her—during her lifetime?

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We have not come across this narration which speaks of the regret of Abu Bakr and Umar - may Allah be pleased with them - and Umar's confirmation of the hadith: "We do not inherit; what we leave is charity." It has been authentically established in the two Sahih collections that Umar gave Ali and Al-Abbas what Allah bestowed upon His Messenger from the wealth of Banu An-Nadir, on condition that they manage it as the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and Abu Bakr had managed it.

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