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Ubaida reports: A’ina b. Hasan and Aqra b. Habis approached Abu Bakr and said, ‘O Caliph of the Prophet!’. There is some fallow land in our area. If you deem it considerable, give us the land so that we can cultivate it to earn our livelihood. He donated it to them and wrote a decree in support thereof. He also put down the name of Umar on it as a witness. On seeing the document Umar spat over it and erased its contents. Both of them grew angry and admonished Umar. He replied, ‘The Prophet (s) infused love for Islam in both of you. It was the time when Islam was unstable, but now it has gained an honourable status. You therefore go and do as you like. May Allah allow you concession if you seek any.
Both of them went grumbling to Abu Bakr and said, ‘Tell us who is the Caliph, yourself or Umar?’. ‘In a way he (Umar) is the Caliph, because he could become Caliph if he wanted to be so’, said Abu Bakr. In the meantime Umar said, ‘Does the land you have donated to these two persons belong to you or to the Muslims as a whole?’. Abu Bakr replied, ‘It is the property of the Muslims as a whole’. Umar said, ‘What made you reserve this piece of land for these two people ignoring the Muslims as a whole?’. Abu Bakr said, ‘The people around me had advised me to do so’. At this, Umar said, ‘Had you consulted only the people around you or had you sought the opinion of all the Muslims who are the real owners of the property?’. Abu Bakr replied, ‘I had told you that you are stronger than me in matters of Caliphate, but you did ignore my pleas and put me as Caliph .
Author: It has been mentioned in above sources with a correct Isnad.