Lives of Sahaba 5 - Abu Bakr As-Siddiq 5 - Issue of Fadak and Battles of Ridda - Dr. Yasir Qadhi

Dr. Yasir Qadhi discusses two main stories: the dispute over the lands of Fadak, where the wives of the Prophet and his daughter Fatima sought inheritance but Abu Bakr refused, and the Ridda wars, a series of expeditions sent by Abu Bakr to those who abandoned Islam. He explains how the wives and Fatima raised the issue, how Abu Bakr framed the land as charity, and how the conflict was resolved without personal animosity, noting that later caliphs also did not grant Fadak to the Prophet’s family. He then outlines the Ridda wars, describing the three types of people who turned away from Islam—those who returned to paganism, false prophets, and those who stopped paying zakat—highlighting key figures such as Musaylima, Sajjah bint Al‑Haarith, Khalid bin Walid, and Wahshi, and the battles that restored unity.