Battle of Khaybar: Difference between revisions

In the Battle of Khaybar, 15 or 18 Muslims were martyred. Of the Jews, 93 men were killed.

The victory of the Prophet (s) and Muslims in Khaybar undermined the military power of the [[Quraysh]] and their allied tribes, and strengthened the military and economic power of Muslims.

The [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] commissioned Farwa b. 'Amr al-Bayadi to protect the booties of the Battle of Khaybar, and told everyone to return every tiny thing they took from the booties of war. The booties were divided into 5 parts: one part, that was the [[Khums]], was taken by the Prophet (s), from which he gave shares to his wives, [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] ([['Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]] and [[Fatima al-Zahra (a)]]), the sons of [['Abd al-Muttalib]] b. Hashim b. 'Abd Manaf and sons of Muttalib b. 'Abd Manaf, and some [[Sahaba]] and orphans and people in need. The other four parts were sold. Other parts of Khaybar (such as Watih and Sulalim) that were conquered without a war belonged to the Prophet (s) as [[fay']].

After the conquest, a group of people from the Daws tribe, together with [[Abu Hurayra]], [[Tufayl b. 'Amr]] and a number of people from the Ashja' tribe went to the Prophet (a) and received a share from him. The Prophet (s) also donated part of the booties to the Jews, slaves and women who accompanied the Muslim army in the battle.

After the conquest of Khaybar, the Prophet (s) permitted the Jews, per their request, to continue to farm dates in the lands of Khaybar (which was their main occupation), taking half of the date crops of Khaybar for themselves. He made an agreement with them and gave them a safety conduct regarding their life, property and lands.

According to their peace treaty Jews were supposed to give half of their gardens and fields of Fadak to [[Prophet (s)]] in exchange for permission to continue their life in Fadak. It also guaranteed safety and security for the rest of their properties and lands.

In Khaybar or on his way back to [[Medina]] in an area called Sahba', the Prophet (s) invited [[Safiyya bt. Huyayy]] b. Akhtab—who was imprisoned by Muslims—to convert to Islam, and she accepted it. The Prophet (s) emancipated and married her.

It is said that the verse of the [[Quran]], 48:18, in which God gave the good news of an "imminent conquest" (Arabic: {{ia|فَتْحًا قَرِیبًا}}) or victory to Muslims, refers to the conquest of Khaybar, and the term, "many booties" (Arabic: {{ia|مغانم کثيرة}}) (Quran 48:19) refers to the booties of the Battle of Khaybar. Some exegetes of the [[Quran]] interpreted verses 1 and 15 of [[Sura al-Fath]] (Quran: 18:1-15) to refer to the Battle of Khaybar, too. Also the Quran, 33:27 ("and a land you have never trodden" (Arabic: {{ia|وَأَرْضًا لَّمْ تَطَئُوهَا}})) is taken by exegetes to refer to the land of Khaybar.