General facts on Fadak

What is Fadak?    

For evidence as to how much area constituted fadak, we are relying on the following esteemed Sunni works:

1. Maujam ul Buldan by Yaqoot Hamawi, v14, p238
   
2. Tareekh Khamees, v2, p88
   
3. Wafa-ul-Wafa by Noor-ud-Deen Al-Samhoodi, v4, page 1480
   

"Fadak was a city, which was situated 2 or 3 days of travel from Madina. There were wells of water and trees of dates in it. It was the same Fadak, about which Fatima Zahra (r) said to Abu Bakr, "My father gave me this Fadak as a present". Abu Bakr asked her in reply to produce witnesses."

Note: Upon this demand of Abu Bakr, Fatima (as) recited this verse of the Qur'an:

"Nay, but ye have yourselves contrived a story (good enough) for you. So patience is most fitting (for me).
Al-Qur'an, Surah 12, Ayah 83, translation by Yusufali

Narration about oppressions from Sayyid Muhammed al-Mehdi al-Husaini al-Qazwini (d. 1300 A.H.)

The renown scholar and great sign, Sayyid Muhammed ibn al-Mehdi ibn al-Hasan al-Husaini al-Qazwini, one of the greatest scholars and major authorities of taqlid of his time, has said:

They were not satisfied with all of this, so they harassed Ali (A.S.) and Bani Hashim with regard to their oath of allegiance, setting the houses of the family of Muhammed (A.S.) ablaze. Fatima (A.S.) tried to act as a barrier between both parties but, when she could not stop them, and when she opened the door, they squeezed her with it, breaking her rib and causing her to miscarry al-Muhassan. They broke the sword of al-Zubayr in the house’s courtyard and handcuffed Ali (A.S.) with the suspenders of his own sword, leading him as they would a stray camel as indicated by al-Tabari, al-Waqidi, Ibn Jirayah (in his book titled Al-Noor), Ibn `Abd Rabbih, the compiler of the book titled Nafa’is al-Jawahir by Ibn Sahlawayh (who was inspector at public schools in Baghdad), `Omer ibn Shaybah and others. They did all of this after Ali (A.S.) refused for six months to swear the oath of allegiance (to Abu Bakr). Add to this how they deprived Fatima (A.S.) of the inheritance of her father, how they confiscated Fadak and all its orchards, how they rejected her argument and the testimony of Ali (A.S.) and both al-Hasan (A.S.) and al-Husain (A.S.) as well as Umm Ayman, how they tore to pieces her property title from the Trusted Prophet (A.S.) who was sent as mercy to the whole world, in addition to other behavior whereby they hurt Fatima (A.S.). They harassed her because she was mourning the death of her father (A.S.) till she had to resort to bayt al-ahzan, how she fell sick because of their treatment of her, how she was buried secretly, even her death while still being depressed as al-Bukhari and others clearly indicated. So, if all of this is so well proven...etc.^[1]

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^[1]Al-Sawarim al-Madiya (manuscript), p. 56. A photocopy of it is available at the library of the Center for Islamic Studies in Beirut.

Abubakr Accepts That He Committed Oppresion Upon Hazrat Fatima On His Death Bed

It has been narrated by authentic sources that Abubakr said on his deathbed : "Alas.. there are 3 actions which i wish i would have not committed in my life .... Alas i wish i would  have not ordered to break the door of the house of Hazrat Sayyada Fatima........

The references for the above statment are as follows :

 

Destruction of Jannatul Baqi - The oppression on Janabe fatima (sa) continues till today

ON THE SAD OCCASION OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE GRAVES OF JANNATUL BAQI BY THE WAHABIS

( 8TH SHAWWAL -1345 AH / April 21, 1925)

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 HISTORY OF THE CEMETERY OF JANNAT AL-BAQI

WHERE IMAM HASAN B. ALI (2ND IMAM), IMAM ALI B. AL-HUSAYN (4TH IMAM), IMAM MUHAMMAD B. ALI (5TH IMAM), & IMAM JA'FAR B. MUHAMMAD (6TH IMAM), PEACE BE UPON THEM, ARE BURIED

WHO KILLED HAZRAT FATIMA ZAHRA - SHIA NARRATIONS AND VIEW OF SHIA SCHOLARS

This is a video in urdu expressing the shia narrations and view of shia scholars about the martydom of Janabe Zahra (sa) with references from their books and scannned pages of their books 

This video is an eye opener for all the shia who have any kind of doubt in their minds with regards to the oppressions committed upon the beloved daughter of the Holy Prophet (sawa).

The views of scholars like Ayatullah Sadiq Ruhani , Ayatullah Jawad Tabrezi , Muhaddis Sheikh Abbas Qummi, Allama Majlisi and Sheikh e Sadooq (RA)

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صُبَّتْ عَلَيَّ مَصَائِبُ لَوْ اَنَّهَا صُبَّتْ عَلَي الْاَيَّامِ صِرْنَ لَيَالِيَا.

‘Such great misfortune has fallen on me, that had it fallen on a bright day, it would have turned into a gloomy night’

 

What did Abu Bakr and Omer do after the death of the Holy Prophet - Shia and Sunni Must Watch

Alhamdolillah below is an excellent video with references about what happened after the death of The Holy Prophet (sawa)  

The video contains the discussion on Fidak and the attack upon the house of Janabe Fatima Zahra (sa) 

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Narration about oppressions from Sayyid Muhammed (A.S.) Qulli al-Naishapuri al-Hindi - The father of the author of `Abaqat al-Anwar

The father of the author of `Abaqat al-Anwar, says the following in his book titled Tashyeed al-Mata`in wherein he recorded scores of pages containing many texts the translation of which is as follows:

`Omer threatened to burn Fatima (A.S.), gathering firewood around her house as is narrated by trustworthy Sunni narrators and the most prominent of their reliable authorities and the greatest of their traditionists from the early generations and from the latter Ones (A.S.) such as al-Tabari, al-Waqidi, `Othman ibn Aba Shaybah, Ibn `Abd Rabbih, Ibn Jirayah, the compiler of Al-Mahasin and Anfas al-Jawahir, Ibn `Abd al-Birr ibn Aba Shaybah, al-Balathiri, Ibn `Abd al-Birr (author of Al-Ista`ab), Abu Bakr al-Jawahiri, author of the book titled Al-Saqifa, the judge Jamal ad-Din Wasil, Abul-Fida’ Isma`al ibn Ali (A.S.) ibn Mahmad (author of the book titled Al-Mukhtasar), Ibn Qutaybah, Ibrahim ibn `Abdullah al-Yamani al-Shafi`i (author of the book titled Al-Iktifa’), al-Sayyati (author of the book titled Jam` al-Jawami`, Mulla Ali al-Muttaqi (author of Kanz al-`Ummal) and Shah Wali-Allah al-Dahlawi..., etc.^[1] Then he cited what these scholars have written. He also said that the burning of the house of al-Zahra’ (A.S.) has been narrated by many and is supported by authentic proofs recorded in Sunni books.

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^[1]Tashyeed al-Mata`in, Vol. 1, pp. 433-34 and scores before and after these pages all full of proofs and quotations. This book was written as a rebuttal to the book titled Al-Tuhfa al-Ithna `Ashariyya by al-Dahlawi.