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In this video, Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi discusses 2 main stories:

1) Incidents around the lands of Fadak, where the wives of the Prophet (s) and daughter Fatima (r) wanted to inherit the property of Fadak, but Abu Bakr (r) refused.

2) The wars of the Ridda: A series of expeditions that Abu Bakr (r) sent out to those who turned their backs on Islam.

Fadak:

-Recall, the people of Fadak had told the Prophet (s) that if you don't attack us, we will give you 50% of our lands.
-Allah had allowed the Prophet (s) to benefit the Ummah with it
-The wives of the Prophet (s) raised the issue of inheritance first, and then later Fatima (r), sending Uthman Ibn Affan as a messenger to Abu Bakr (r)
-Abu Bakr told the wives and then also Fatima (r) that this is sadaqah (charity) and cannot be given to the family of the Prophet (s), fearing that he could not change what the Prophet (s) had commanded.
-One narration states: Fatima (r) never again spoke to Abu Bakr (r) until she died
-Another narration has Abu Bakr (r) resolving the tension between each other by telling Fatima at her death bed: "By Allah, I have not done all that I have and given all my money, all of it, except for the sake of Allah, the Messenger of Allah and for the sake of the family of the Messenger of Allah"
-The two of them never boycotted each other
-Note, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman nor Ali (r) gave Fadak to the wives or Fatima (r) during their khilafa, showing this to be the right decision and that it was not a personal conflict.
-All wives and household of the Prophet (s) were given stipends until their death from the wealth of the Ummah, started by Abu Bakr (r)
-Fabricated story by a small strand of Shi'a says: Abu Bakr (r) forced Umar to go bring Ali (r) to give bayyah, where they barged in, Fatima (r) was injured and lost her pregnancy, Ali (r) was chained, etc.

Ridda:

-Many new tribes had accepted Islam for the wrong reasons and eman had not settled in their hearts
-There were 3 types of people:
a) Those who went back to paganism (jaheliyah). They re-introduced idolatry.
b) New phenomenon of false prophets. Groups claimed to be Muslims, and even prayed, but believed in or claimed to follow new prophets.
c) Those who wanted to stop giving Zakat.

False prophets: From Banu Hanifa, Musaylima claimed prophethood. He once told the Prophet (s) "I will only believe in you if you make me a prophet alongside you."
Sajjah bint Al Haarith from banu Tamim also claimed to be a woman prophet. She gathered 40k strong army and initially threatened Musaylima, but he plotted to impress her and the two agreed to get married in order to unite their forces. His mahr (gift) was to cancel Fajr and Isha prayers for her.

Khalid bin Walid, became famous for his actions during the wars of Ridda.
Wahshi, who had killed the Prophet's uncle Hamza and wanted to make up for it, made intention to and eventually was able to kill Musaylima using the same javelin.
Sajjah eventually fled to Iraq and when the Muslims reached her, she had already repented openly and lived the rest of her life as an ascetic worshiper.

Presentation details: April 22, 2015 at the Memphis Islamic Center

Lives of the Sahaba - A lecture series profiling the Companions of the Prophet (S).

Join Dr. Shaykh Yasir Qadhi as he discusses the lives of the Sahaba (companions of the Prophet), some of the greatest and most blessed human beings to ever live after the death of the Prophet Muhammad (S). While not a comprehensive history of the Khulafa Ar-Rashidoon, this series will provide a summarized biography of the men and women considered to be the Sahaba (companions of the Prophet [s]), including the Mothers of the Believers (the wives of the Prophet).

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