In other sources this tradition is reported as such...
In other sources this tradition is reported as such: ** ( volume 1 page 34)** English Interpretation: “The prophets have not left dirhams and dinars as a memorial, but rather the inheritance of the Prophets was knowledge and learning, whoever obtains a greater portion of their knowledge and learning has received a greater inheritance from them.” (Interpretation from the Persian by the translator) This is an observance of the prophet’s spiritual intellectual inheritance and has nothing to do with the inheritance of their property.
This is exactly what is meant in another narration that has come to us. English Interpretation: “Scholars are the Prophet’s heirs.’ In particular, the sentence was certainly not included at the bottom of this tradition. Is it possible for a tradition to be issued from the prophet, which goes against categorical Quranic verses?
This because there are several verses in the Holy Quran which testify to the fact that the Prophets left inheritance, and in these verses there exist clear indications that this not only means spiritual inheritance but also consists of material inheritance. Therefore, in her famous sermon, which she delivered in the Prophet’s mosque, before the “Muhajereen” and “Ansar” the lady of Islam (p.b.u.h.) resorted to these verses, and none of them could disagree with her.
This is all proof of the falseness of this tradition. If this tradition was valid, then why hadn’t ant of the Prophet’s wives heard of it; since they came to the caliph requesting their portion of the Prophet’s inheritance. ( Ibn Abi al-hadid; volume 16, pg. 228 This tradition has also been narrated by in ) If this tradition was valid, then why eventually did the first caliph give orders in a letter to return Fadak to Fatimah (p.b.u.h.); a letter which the second caliph took and tore up.
( volume 3 pg. 391) Furthermore, if this tradition had any reality and Fadak should have been divided among the poor as alms; then why did the second caliph in his own time (after everything was over), send for Ali (p.b.u.h.) and Abbas and told of willingness to give Fadak to them. This being a very well - known event in Islamic History. ( chapter on the merit of Ibn Hajar; pg.