The remaining revenue was spent after the needy.

The remaining revenue was spent after the needy. According to Abu Said Khudri, the Prophet gave Fadak to Hazrat Fatima (S.A) when the following verse of the Quran was revealed to the Prophet: "And give to the near of kin his due and to the needy and the wayfarer..."(7:26). That the Prophet (S.A.W.W) himself gave Fadak to Hazrat Fatima (S.A) has been confirmed by such scholars as Ibne Hajhar Makki, Ahmed Ibne Hambal and Ibne Abil Hadid. Hazrat Fatima hired people to take care of Fadak.

This arrangement continued for four years until the death of the Prophet (S.A.W.W). Then the government took Fadak away from Hazrat Fatima (S.A). Hazrat Fatima (S.A) went to complain against this injustice in the court of Abu Bakr. As a matter of fact, Fadak had been taken away from her on Abu Baqr's orders. Hazrat Fatima (S.A) first complained that Fadak was her property which the Prophet (S.A.W. W) had given to her as a ^ ft during his lifetime.

Abu Baqr asked her to produce witnesses to support her claim. When she produce her witnesses, he rejected them. Her witnesses were Imam Ali (A.S)Jmam Hasan (A.S), Imam Husain (A.S) and Um Ayman. Abu Bakr rejected Imam AH (A.S) because he was her husband. He refused to accept Imam Hasan (A.S) and Imam Husain (A.S) because they were too young! He refused Um Ayman as a witness because she was a woman!

When all her witnesses were not accepted, Hazrat Fatima (S.A) brought another reason why she should get back Fadak. She asked it to be given to her as her Father's inheritance. Abu Bakr refused to do so saying that he had heard the Prophet say that "We, the group of Prophets do not inherit nor are we inherited; what we leave is for Alms." No one else had ever heard this "Hadith" before. Hazrat Fatima argued that the Prophet could never have said such a thing as it is totally against Quran.

She quoted the following verses of the Quran which prove her point: "... and Sulaiman inherited Dawood ..." (27:16) . Nabi Zakaria prays to Allah saying, "Therefore give me a heir, who shall inherit me and inherit The House of Yakub". (19:5, 6). "And those of you (who are ) related by blood have rights over one another in the book of Allah." (8:75) . "Allah orders you about your children; the male shall have the equal of two (parts of the females). (4:12) .

Bequest is prescribed for you when one of you nears death, if he leaves wealth, it is to be inherited by his parents and near relations." (1:80) .