حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ ثَوْرٍ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ فِي قَوْلِهِ فَمَا أَوْجَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَيْلٍ وَلَا رِکَابٍ قَالَ صَالَحَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَهْلَ فَدَکَ وَقُرًی قَدْ سَمَّاهَا لَا أَحْفَظُهَا وَهُوَ مُحَاصِرٌ قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَيْهِ بِالصُّلْحِ قَالَ فَمَا أَوْجَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَيْلٍ وَلَا رِکَابٍ يَقُولُ بِغَيْرِ قِتَالٍ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَکَانَتْ بَنُو النَّضِيرِ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَالِصًا لَمْ يَفْتَحُوهَا عَنْوَةً افْتَتَحُوهَا عَلَی صُلْحٍ فَقَسَمَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ لَمْ يُعْطِ الْأَنْصَارَ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا إِلَّا رَجُلَيْنِ کَانَتْ بِهِمَا حَاجَةٌ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2971
Al-Zuhri, explaining the verse "For this you made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry" said: The Prophet ﷺ concluded the treaty of peace with the people of Fadak and townships which he named which I could not remember ; he blockaded some other people who sent a message to him for capitulation. He said: "For this you made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry" means without fighting. Al-Zuhri said: The Banu al-Nadir property was exclusively kept for the Prophet ﷺ ; they did not conquer it by fighting, but conquered it by capitulation. To Prophet ﷺ divided it among the Emigrants. He did not give anything to the Helpers except two men were needy.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020