The Fate of the Jews of Khaybar
Upon their surrender, the Jews of Khaybar asked the Holy Prophet to permit them to stay on their lands for cultivation. He agreed on condition that they should yield half of their yearly produce to the Islamic government[1] and that they should leave when the Holy Prophet wished so.[2] This treaty was in effect until the reign of `Umar when they took part in some conspiracies against Muslims. For this reason, `Umar banished them to Damascus.[3]
Fadak
After the fall of Khaybar, the Jews of Fadak surrendered with no resistance and entered into a treaty with the Holy Prophet like the one with Khaybar. Since Fadak was captured with no fight, half of its revenue went to the Holy Prophet.[4]
[1] al-W¡qid¢, al-Magh¡z¢ 2:690; Y¡q£t al-°amaw¢, Mu`jam al-Buld¡n 2:410.
[2] Ibn Hush¡m, al-S¢rah al-Nabawiyyah 3:352.
[3] Y¡q£t al-°amaw¢, op cit, pp. 410; al-Bul¡dhar¢, Fut£¦ al-Buld¡n, pp. 36-37.
[4] al-Bul¡dhar¢, op cit, pp. 42; Ibn Hush¡m 2:352; Ibn al-Ath¢r, al-K¡mil f¢’l-T¡r¢kh 2:224; al-W¡qid¢, op cit, 2:707; Y¡q£t al-°amaw¢, op cit, 4:236; Q¡sim ibn Sall¡m, al-Amw¡l, pp. 16.
