There is a hadith recorded in Sahih Bukhari from Ayesha which runs as follows...

There is a hadith recorded in Sahih Bukhari from Ayesha which runs as follows: Fatima went to my father Abu Bakr to inform him about the usurpation of Fadak and said that her father, the Prophet of God (s.a.w.a.), had gifted Fadak to her. Abu Bakr held back Fadak from her. So Fatima returned disappointed and died while she was angry with my father. This hadith is found in all hadith books but I have quoted only Bukhari.

It shows that Fatima (s.a.) was unhappy with the caliph, while the Prophet of God had said, "Fatima is from me, whoever hurts her hurts me". This is an explicit statement. No claim contrary to it is possible. Just as it is impossible that denial of Fadak may not displease her, so it is impossible that the displeasure of Fatima (s.a.) will not make the holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) unhappy.

Now we may revert to the argumentation of the original claim: We quote below a narration made by Allamah Abu Abdillah Bukhari in the part "Faraaiz-e-Sahih al- Bukhari", which says that Fatima (s.a.) demanded, "O Abu Bakr!

In case your father expires who is his heir?" He replied, "I, his son, will be his heir." Fatima asked, "Who is the heir of my late father?" Abu Bakr said, "You who are his daughter." Fatima asked, "Then why do you take back Fadak forcibly?" Abu Bakr replied that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said, "We Prophets do not leave inheritance." Fatima shot back, "My father had gifted me Fadak during his lifetime and currently it is in my use." Abu Bakr argued, "You must produce witness." Fatima brought Ali (a.s.) and Umme Aiman as witness.

The caliph did not accept. Fatima returned disheartened and disappointed. Here let us examine some aspects of this claim: First: The tradition on which the caliph based his decision is a one-person narration, and a one-man narration cannot be relied upon against a clear Quranic commandment. Second: Even if a narration is true, it does not pertain to the inheritance of wealth. Rather, it indicates the inheritance of Prophethood or messenger ship.

For, at that time the holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) had, in response to a claim made by the Jews and the Christians, said that Prophethood is not based on race that I must belong to Bani Israel. Had Prophethood been a part of heritage or inheritance, then a Prophet must be from Bani Israel. That is why the holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) had defended his claim in these words. Third: In case this hadith was about inheritance of wealth, then no Prophet should have any inheritor.