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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Shi'ite Encyclopedia (chpater 4) Was Fadak Muhammads (pbuh) Property ? Fadak was alloted to the Prophet (pbuh&hf), because it had been acquired by treaty. The inhabitants, according to the treaty, were to remain there while giving up half of their lands and half the produce.

Sunni references: Tabari, vol IX p 196 [The Last years of the Prophet English version] Futuhal Buldan p 42 Tarekhe Khamees vol 2 p 64 Tarikhe Kamil (Ibn Atheer) vol 2 p 85 Seerah by Ibn Hisham vol 3 p 48 at Tarikh, Ibn Khuldun, vol 2 part 2 The historian and the geographical scholar Ahmad ibn Yahya al Baladhuri writes Fadak was the personal property of the Prophet (PBUH&HF) as the Muslims had not used their horses or camels for it.

Futuhul Baldan, vol 1 p33 Umar ibn al Khattab himself regarded Fadak as the unshared property of the Holy Prophet when he declared: The property of Banu an Nadir was among that which Allah has bestowed on His Messenger; against them neither horses nor camles were pricked but they belonged to the Messenger of Allah especially. Sunni references: Sahih Bukhari, vol 4 p 46, vol 7 82; vol 9 p 121-22 Sahih Muslim, vol 5 p 151 Sunan Abi Daood.

vol 3 p 139-41 Sunan Nasai, vol 7 p 132 Musnad of Ahmad Hanbal, vol p 25, 48, 60, 208 Sunan al Kubra (al Bayhaqi), vol 6 p 296-99 Did the Prophet (pbuh) present the land to Fatima (as) ? The Prophet in his life time with the instructions from Allah the almighty presented this Land to Hadhrat Fatimah (AS), as is found in the Commentary of the respected Sunni Scholar, Jalaluddin al-Suyuti.

Here is the historical background for the Land of Fadak, and after that is the text for the Tafseer for the Verse 26 Chapter XVII. Imam Ali (AS) was sent to Fadak, a Jewish town not far from Khaibar to take it. But, before the use of any force, the inhabitants tendered their submission, ceding half of their property to the prophet.

When the Angel Gabriel revealed to the Prophet the Divine Command as in the Verse 26 of Chapter XVII (17) "And give unto one who is of Kin (to thee) that which is due" [17:26] and the Prophet asked as to who was meant as "being of Kin". the Angel named Janabe Fatimah (AS) and told the Prophet to give Fadak to her (AS) as the Income from Fadak belonged wholly to him on account of its being ceded to him without the use of force.

the Prophet (PBUH) accordingly bestowed upon Janabe Fatimah (AS) his estate of Fadak for the substinence of herself and her children.