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Ibn Hajar al-Makki in his Sawaiq al-Muhriqa, pg. 93 defends Abu Bakr as follows:

ودعواها أَنه صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم نحلهَا فدك لم تأت عَلَيْهَا بِبَيِّنَة إِلَّا بعلي وَأم أَيمن فَلم يكمل نِصَاب الْبَيِّنَة على أَن فِي قبُول شَهَادَة الزَّوْج لزوجته خلافًا بَين الْعلمَاء وَعدم حكمه بِشَاهِد وَيَمِين وَإِمَّا لعِلَّة كَونه مِمَّن لَا يرَاهُ ككثيرين من الْعلمَاء أَو أَنَّهَا لم تطلب الْحلف مَعَ من شهد لَهَا وزعمهم أَن الْحسن وَالْحُسَيْن وَأم ‌كُلْثُوم شهدُوا لَهَا بَاطِل على أَن شَهَادَة الْفَرْع وَالصَّغِير غير مَقْبُولَة

In respect of the claim made by Fatima that Rasulullah (saw) had given Fadak to her, she could not present any witness in her favor apart from ‘Ali and Umm Ayman, thus the criteria for witness numbers was not met. Moreover there are differences amongst the scholars as to whether a husband can testify in favor of a claim made by his wife. It can also be said that Fatima did not ask her witnesses to make a claim on oath. As for Hassan, Husayn and Umm Kulthoom testifying in support of Fatima’s claim, is incorrect, because the testimony of offspring or underage children is unacceptable.