The Apostle of God agreed and Ibn Abil-Haqiq descended and...

The Apostle of God agreed and Ibn Abil-Haqiq descended and made a treaty with the Apostle of God on condition that none in the fortress would be harmed and that the fighters would leave Khaybar, with their woman and children and they would leave the land, animals, wealth and weapons to the Apostle of God.

The Jews Enter Islam When the people of Khaybar descended from their forts under the peace treaty and prepared to leave the land, they came to the Apostle of God with a proposal and said: 'O Muhammad, let us remain in this land and you will have one half of the crop for we know the land best and have lived here longest.' The Apostle of God agreed on the condition that if he wished to expel them he could and if he wished that they remain they would remain.

When the crops matured, he sent Abdullah ibn Rawahah to collect the half share from them. When he came he gave them an evaluation for the crop and said: 'Either you take the crop and give us half the price or we take the crop and give you half the price.' The Jews said: 'This is justice; by this the heavens and the earth were established.' After this they entered Islam because of what they had seen of the justice of Islam and the ethics of the Apostle of God.

It is said that when the wealth of Khaybar was divided up the Muslims were satiated and they found a comfort hitherto unknown. One of them said: 'We never ate our fill until we conquered Khaybar.

Another said: 'When Khaybar was conquered we said: 'Now we will eat our fill of dates.' Forgiveness Not Revenge When a state of calm reigned and the Apostle of God had finished with Khaybar, the Jewess Zainab daughter of al- Harith ibn Salam ibn Mushkam, the niece of Marhab gifted the Apostle of God a roast sheep. She had asked: 'Which part of the sheep is most liked by the Apostle of God.

They said to her: 'The shoulder.' So she put a great deal of poison there and poisoned the rest of the sheep. Then she brought the sheep to him and placed it before him. He took the shoulder and took a bite from it and then spat it out. Bishr ibn Barra' ibn Ma'mur was with him and he also took a bite and swallowed it. The Apostle of God said: 'Lift your hands, for the shoulder of this sheep is telling me that it has been poisoned.' Then the Jewess was summoned and she confessed.

The Apostle of God said to her: 'What made you do this?' She said seeking an excuse for what she had done: 'You did something to my people that I could not forgive.