Ibn-Seereen writes:
"When Fladhrat Abu Bakr
(Radhiyallaho anho) was about to die, he said to his daughter, Fladhrat Aishah
(Radhiyallaho anha), 'I did not like to take anything from the Bait-ul-Ivlaal,
but Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) insisted on it, to relieve me of my
occupation, and to enable me to devote my full time to the duties of the
'Khilafat; and I was left no choice. Now make over that garden of mine to my
successcr, in lieu of what I have received from the Bait-ul-maal'.
When Hadhrat Abu Bakr
(Radhiyallaho anho) died, Aishah (Radhiyallaho anha) asked Hadhrat Umar
(Radhiyallaho [mho) to take over that garden, as desired by her late father.
Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) remarked:
"May Allah bless your
father! He has left no chance for anybody to open his lips against him."
Hadhrat Abu Bakr (Radhiyallaho
anho) received his subsistence allowance from the Bait-ul-maal in the interest
of all the Muslims, and that too at the request of the most prominent Sahabah.
Again the amount taken was almost the minimum possible, and hardly sufficient
for him, as we have already seen in the story (in the last chapter) about his
wife's inability to cook one sweet dish during the whole month. In spite of all
this he was so scrupulous that he made over his garden to the Bait-ul-maal in
lieu of what he had received from the public funds.
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