23. Qasim bin Salam distorted a narration in which Abu Bakr regretted attacking the house of Fatima (s).

Al-Tabarani (Died 360 AH) narrated via his own chain from Abu Bakr who who regretted about three things on his deathbed. Third thing is mentioned like this :

فأما الثلاث اللاتي وددت أني لم أفعلهن، فوددت أني لم أكن كشفت بيت فاطمة وتركته

As far as third thing is considered : I wish I never violated or abandoned the house of Fatima.

Mu’jam Al-Kabeer – Tabarani // Volume 1 // Page 62 // Number 43 // Edn. Dar Ahya’ Turath Al-Arabi Beriut Lebanon.

Ibn Jarir Al-Tabari (Died 210 AH) also mentions same wording with same chain.

Tarikh – Al-Tabari // Volume 3 // Page 429 – 430 // Edn. Rawa’y Turath Al-Arabi Beriut Lebanon.

Now same narration with exact same chain is mentioned by Qasim bin Salam (Died 224 AH) but he changed the text to this : 

فأما التي فعلتها ووددت أني لم أفعلها، فوددت أني لم أكن فعلتُ كذا وكذا -لخلّةٍ ذكرها-قال أبو عبيد: لا أريد ذكرها

And what i did to her, I wish i had not done that, I wish i hadn’t done this because of a trait. Abu ‘Ubaydah (Qasim bin Salam) says that i wish not to mention that.

Kitab ul Amwaal – Qasim bin Salam // Volume 1 // Page 234 – 235 // Number 376 // Edn. Dar ul Fadheelat Riyadh Saudi Arabia.