Fadak

فدك

A Jewish oasis in the northern Hijaz near Khaybar; its people made peace with the Prophet ﷺ on his return from Khaybar for half the land with its soil, the surrendered half becoming the Prophet's own fay' which he spent on wayfarers, and they remained there until Umar ibn al-Khattab (may God be pleased with him) exiled them in his caliphate together with the Jews of Khaybar to Syria, after their share of palms and land was valued at a fair price paid to them.

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Fadak is a Jewish oasis in the north of the Hijaz, near Khaybar. On the Prophet's return from Khaybar, its people made a settlement with him to give up half the land and its produce, so the pure half became a share of the Prophet's, which he spent on wayfarers. 1

Its people remained there until Umar ibn al-Khattab, in his caliphate, expelled them to Syria, along with the Jews of Khaybar, after valuing their share of the palms and land at a fair price. 1

In Sahih al-Bukhari, within Umar's account of the Prophet's properties, he says that Fadak was for wayfarers. 2

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Fatima's claim to the Prophet's inheritance and Fadak· The Capitulation of Fadak· Umar's Expulsion of the Jews of Khaybar and Fadak
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Bukhari 4033 — We do not inherit; what we leave is charity· Muwatta 2608

People and things also explored

Umar ibn al-Khattab· Fay' (property restored without battle)· al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib· Ali ibn Abi Talib· Khaybar· The Siege and Expulsion of Banu al-Nadir· Muwatta, Book of Miscellaneous (al-jami')· Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition) , p.41-42
  2. Sahih al-Bukhari , 4033
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Umar ibn al-Khattab

Second caliph (634–644); under his rule the early community conquered Syria, Egypt and much of the Sasanian Empire. Remembered in Sunni tradition as al-Faruq, the model of just rule. ومن مناقبه في الصحيح القصر الذي رآه له النبي في الجنة فأخلى النظر إليه حياءً لغيرته ، ولبن الرؤيا الذي أوله النبي بالعلم فناوله إياه. ويروي هو صعوده إلى مشربة النبي حين اعتزل أزواجه فرأى أثر الحصير في جنبه فبكى فقال له «أما ترضى أن تكون لهم الدنيا ولنا الآخرة». ورأى حلة سيراء عند باب المسجد فعرضها على النبي ليلبسها يوم الجمعة وللوفد فقال «إنما يلبسها من لا خلاق له في الآخرة» ثم أهداها إليه بعد فكساها أخاً له مشركاً بمكة.