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Fadak

فدك

A Jewish oasis in the northern Hijaz near Khaybar; its people made peace with the Prophet 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 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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The Capitulation of Fadak· Umar's Expulsion of the Jews of Khaybar and Fadak

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Fay' (property restored without battle)· Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab· Muhammad· Muhayyisa ibn Masud al-Ansari· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Zayd ibn Thabit· Khaybar· The Capitulation of Fadak

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  • Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Fay' (property restored without battle)

Fay' in al-Baladhuri's usage is property God restored (afaa) to the Muslims from the People of the Book without combat: after Khaybar was taken by force the people of Fadak made peace with the Prophet on half their land with its soil, 'so half of Fadak was the Prophet's alone because the Muslims had not charged upon it with horse or camel'; and Umar is reported saying 'the Prophet had three safaya — the land of Banu al-Nadir as an endowment for his contingencies, Khaybar divided into three parts, and Fadak for the wayfarers' — the governing verse being [[passage/quran-59-7|al-Hashr 59:7]] concerning Banu al-Nadir's property. Fay' thus contrasts with ghanima: what was charged upon with horse and camel was divided among the fighters, while what was restored without fighting was the Prophet's to place where God placed it.