Chapter on Endowments, Charity, and Gifts

Asim ibn Humaid narrated from Abu Basir, who said: Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام, said: "Shall I tell you about the will of Sayyidah Fatimah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, peace be upon her?" I said: "Yes." Imam عليه السلام then brought out a box or a container, from which he took out a document and read it: "In the name of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. This is what Fatimah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, daughter of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, bequeathed. She willed that her seven gardens - Al-Awaf, Ad-Dalal, Al-Burqah, Al-Mithab, Al-Hasna, As-Safiyah, and the property of Umm Ibrahim - be given to Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام, peace be upon him. If Ali عليه السلام passes away, then to Al-Hasan عليه السلام; if Al-Hasan عليه السلام passes away, then to Al-Hussain عليه السلام; and if Al-Hussain عليه السلام passes away, then to the eldest of my children. Allah سبحانه وتعالى bears witness to this, along with Miqdad ibn Al-Aswad Al-Kindi and Az-Zubayr ibn Al-Awwam." It was written by Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام, peace be upon him."