Ali did not take back Fadak, because he agreed with Abu Bakr?

One of the followers of Umar claimed that according to Imamite sources, Imam Ali (a.) was asked about the return of Fadak and replied that he would be ashamed to do something that Abu Bakr forbade and in which Umar succeeded him. The sources cited were Ash-Shafi Fi l-Imamah of Al-Murtada and Sharh Nahji l-Balaghah of Ibn Abi l-Hadid. After research, it turned out that this was a lie as usual.
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