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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Hazrat Zahra (s.a) and the Heart - Rending Episode of Fadak Part One: The story of Fadak The story of Fadak is one of the most heart-rending and tumultuous stories in the life of Fatimah the Lady of Islam (p.b.u.h.) in particular, and the family of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) in general, and in the history of Islam in a widespread and disseminating way.

it is mingled with political conspiracies and many ups and downs and is a hatchway for the unraveling of a part of the important mysteries surrounding the early scene of Islam’s history. However, first, before beginning this discussion, it is necessary to know what Fadak was and where it was located?

“Fadak”, as many of the historians and writers have written, was a flourishing, fertile village in the land of “Hejaz” near Khaibar, being two or three days’ journey from Medina, Some have reported this distance as 140 Kilometers, and in which there was a bubbling spring and many date palms[^5] and after Khaibar it was known as the stronghold of the Jews in Hejar.

As to how Fadak, this pleasant, prosperous village, was transferred to the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.), it is well known that after the messenger of God (p.b.u.h.) returned from the conquest of Khaibar God placed fear and panic in the hearts of the inhabitants of Fadak who were of the headstrong Jews. They sent a representative to the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) and made to him a proposition of peace.

In return for their transferal of half of Fadak to the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.), he accepted and signed the peace treaty. As such, Fadak became the public domain of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) because according to an explicit Quranic verse, something that is obtained by the Muslims without war is the exclusive right of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) and unlike spoils of war is not divided.[^6] In this way the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) took Fadak and spent its earnings on the fatigued wayfarers and the like.

This has been mentioned by in and in and others in their own books.