The aim of this brief presentation is to

prove that Fadak was the property of

Fatimah [a] and that Abu Bakr usurped it
unjustly.

FADAK

What was Fadak?

It was a rich and fertile piece of land near

Madinah.

It was given to Prophet Muhammed(s) by

the Jews of Khaibar as a part of a peace
treaty.

Quoting Sunni scholar Imam Nawawi:

“Half of the Land of Fadak, which was

given by the Jews following the peace
treaty, was purely the property of Rasool
Allah (s).”
Nawawi in Sharh Sahih Muslim, Volume 2, p92
 Sunni scholars agree that Fadak was not
public property.

It was the private property of the Prophet

(s).

When Allah revealed the verse:

{Quran 17:26} And give to the near of kin

their due …

Prophet Muahmmad (s) gifted Fadak to his

daughter Fatimah (a).

Imam Suyuti reports:

"Abu Saeed al Khudri and Abdullah

Ibn Abbas narrate that when the verse
relating to giving rights to kindred was
revealed, the Prophet called Fatima
Zahra (a) and gifted the land of Fadak
to her."
Tafseer Dur al-Manthur v4, p177
 When verse 17:26 was revealed the
Prophet declared: “O Fatimah, Fadak is
yours”
Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Kanz ummal Vol 2 p 108

So during the lifetime of the Prophet (s)

Fadak was already the Property of Fatimah
(a).

When the Prophet died,

Abu Bakr usurped it from her.

"When the Prophet died, Abu Bakr

took Fadak from Fatima, she went to
him and said "Restore the land of
Fadak to me, as my father the Prophet
(s) gave it to me".
Sunni reference: Riyadh al Nadira Volume, 4 page 231

Abu Bakr responded by saying:

“I don't know if you are telling the truth”

 Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, Tafseer Kabeer, Volume 8 page 125

He demanded witnesses.

Fatimah (a) brought Imam Ali (a) and

others to testify for her.

Abu Bakr rejected their testimony.

Prophet Muhammad (s) said:

“Ali is with the truth and the truth is with

Ali, and they shall never separate from one
another till they reach me at the Pool (al-
Kawthar) on the Day of Judgement”
Al-Haithami Majma vol 7, p 235. Kanz al-Ummal, vol 6, p 157. al-Razi's Tafsir Vol 1, p 111. Al-
Muttaqi al-Hindi, Kanz al-Ummal, Vol. 5, p. 30. Ibn Asakir, Tarikh, Vol. 3, p. 119, Vol. 3.

Abu Bakr had no right to disbelieve

Fatimah (a). He had no right to demand
witnesses.
 The onus of proof does not lie on the
person with possession. The onus of proof
lies with the person filing a counter claim,
because possession itself constitutes proof.

Fatimah (a) possessed Fadak. Abu Bakr

had no right to ask for witnesses. He
himself should have produced witnesses to
prove that Fadak was not the property of
Fatimah (a).

During his life, Abu Bakr displayed double

standards.

He accepted a similar claim by Jabir ibn

Abdullah al-Ansari (r).

Quoting Sahih al-Bukhari:

Jabir bin Abdullah said, "When the

Prophet died, Abu Bakr received some
property from Al-Ala bin Al-Hadrami. Abu
Bakr said to the people, "Whoever has a
money claim on the Prophet, or was
promised something by him, should come
to us (so that we may pay him his right)."

Jabir added, "I said (to Abu Bakr), Allah's

Apostle promised me that he would give
me this much, and this much, and this
much." Jabir added, "Abu Bakr counted
for me and handed me five-hundred (gold
pieces), and then five-hundred, and then
five-hundred."
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 48, Number 848

Why did Abu Bakr accept the claim of

Jabir without asking for a single witness?

Why did he reject the testimony of

Ahlulbayt regarding Fadak?

Why did Abu Bakr have double standards?

Why did he usurp Fadak from Fatimah

(a)?
 Two Reasons:

One: Because Fadak produced a lot of

wealth.

Two: The rulers wanted to break the

morale of AhlulBayt. To stop them from
reclaiming their position.

What happened next?

………

Abu bakr had refused Fatimah’s (a) claim

that fadak was a GIFT from her
Father.

She (a) went back to abu bakr and asked

him to give Fadak to her as
INHERITENCE, since Muslim children
inherit from their parents.
 He responded by saying:

“Prophets do not leave inheritance”

These words are untrue!!

Why should we reject the words of Abu

Bakr?

Several reasons
………

Reason one:

None of the Ahlulbayt knew that the

Prophet (s) would leave no inheritance.
Why would the greatest man on earth hide
this fact from his Family and other
Sahabah? Did he want his daughter to
dispute with others?

Reason two:

There is no evidence in all recorded

history to show that Prophets (a) left no
inheritance. There is only the word of Abu
Bakr.

Reason three:

The words of Abu Bakr are irrational. How

would the wives and children of all
Prophets (a) survive after their death?
Should they become beggars?

Reason four:

Sunni scholars admit that previous

prophets left inheritance.

The famous Imam Qurtubi says:

“Sulayman inherited one thousand horses
from his father”
Tafseer Qurtubi, Volume 15 page 192

“Hadhrat Jibrael (a) had brought a silk

shirt for him from the heaven, the shirt
remained with Hadhrat Ibrahim [as],
after his death the shirt was inherited by
Hadhrat Isaac [as] and it went to
Hadhrat Yaqub [as] afterwards.”

Tafseer Mazhari, Volume 6, page 135-136

Reason Five:

Abu bakr was untrustworthy.

He allowed Khalid ibn Walid to murder

the famous companion of the prophet,
Malik ibn Nuwayarah.

Khalid was then allowed to forcibly marry

Maalik’s widow against her will just hours
after her husband was brutally killed.

Reason six:

Abu Bakr contradicts the Quran.

Prophet Zakariyah (a) prayed to Allah for a

son that will inherit him:
 {Quran 19:5 – 6} … I fear my cousins
after me, and my wife is barren, therefore
grant me from Thyself an heir, Who
should inherit me …

Allah accepted this prayer and blessed him

with Nabi Yahya(a).

Reason Seven:

The anger of the infallible Fatimah (a).

The History of Tabari:

"Ali buried her at night and did

not permit Abu Bakr to attend."

Tabari, vol 9 p 196.

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