Conversation between Fatemah (s.a.) and Abu Bakr

 
Ibn Abil Hadeed relates from the book Al Saqifah of Jawhari that Sayyedah Fatemah (s.a.) told Abu Bakr, "Umm Ayman bears witness  that the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.) bestowed Fadak upon me". Abu Bakr replied, "O daughter of the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.) !By Allah ! Allah (s.w.t.) has not created anything that isdearer to me than your father the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.), and I wish that the heavens had fallen down upon the earth on the day of his death. By Allah ! It is better in my eyes to see A’eshah turning indigent instead of you, then do you presume that I give away the rights of everyone and oppress you in giving you your rights ? While you are the daughter of the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.) and this property (Fadak) is not from among the personal properties of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.), rather it was among the properties of the Muslims. The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) spent from it to send people to the war or in the way of Allah (s.w.t.), and general charitable matters. After the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) the reins of affairs have come into my hands and I am the care-taker of this property". Fatemah (s.a.) replied, "By Allah ! I shall not speak to you after this". Abu Bakr replied, "By Allah ! I shall never stay away from you". Fatemah (s.a.) said, "By Allah ! I shall imprecate upon you". And when Fatemah (s.a.) lay on her deathbed, she willed that Abu Bakr should not recite the Prayers upon her dead body, thus she was buried at night and Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib recited Prayers upon her dead body, the distance between her death and that of her father (s.a.w.s.) was seventy-two nights.