Your words,
"My answer is, they didn't need Fadak because it wasn't the only source to fund the Muslims, there were plenty of other ways that they funded the armies."
My reply,
If they didn't need Fadak then what was their source of income to run government??? Where and from what source did the funds come from for them to run the state affairs??? How was the Muslim army funded???
With references please, thank you!
Your words,
"I add, if Fadak was the only source of funding as you claim, why'd he give it to Fatimah thus depriving the nation of an essential resource and key to military success?"
My reply,
When you decide to run a project, mission, company, organisation or government then, it is down to you to look for or create the income/funding. But humans, even nowa days look for the most easiest and cheapest route and way, so they don't have to make an effort or much effort. Looking for ways to grab on to some ones rights, property or belongings is not the way forward.
Let me give you an example, why did the Prophet (pbuh) marry Khateeja (sa)
Was Khateeja's (sa) wealth not used by the Prophet (pbuh) to fund Islamic projects and missions??? This is the way forward and everything was done by the will of Khateeja (sa). There is a right way of doing something and a wrong way of doing it. Or did the Prophet (pbuh) have other resources and didn't rely on and need Khateeja's (sa) wealth???
Your words,
Also, if Fadak belonged to Fatimah during the life of the Prophet (saw), no one had a right to take from it to fund the army, which means the Muslims remained during his life without any funding because the Prophet (saw) handed the only means of income to his daughter.
My reply,
Now when the following verse was revealed:
"And give unto one who is of Kin (to thee) that which is due”(17:26)
What did the Prophet (pbuh) to demonstrate this??? When prayers, fasting, zaka'ath etc was made compulsory, the Prophet (pbuh) showed people by demonstrating how they should pray, fast etc. When this verse was revealed how did the Prophet (pbuh) demonstrate it??? It's obvious that the Prophet (pbuh) must have showed the Muslims! So what did he do and how did he do it??? What is the Ahle Sunnah point of view?
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