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The Prophet is poisoned 
Now that peace prevailed and the threats of death and exile 
had receded, the Jews launched a different kind of warfare. They 
conspired to kill the Prophet . Through the wife of Sallam bin 
Mishkam, they presented a roasted goat to the Prophet . 
Knowing that the Prophet relished the shoulder, she peppered 
that portion liberally with poison. One morsel was enough to 
warn the Prophet , who quickly spat it out saying, “This is 
poisoned.” 
Upon being summoned by the Prophet , who wished to 
ascertain the facts, the Jews and the woman confessed their crime 
and said, “We thought that if you were a pretender, we would get 
rid of you, but if you were truly a Prophet, the poison would be 
ineffective.” At that the Prophet forgave them, but when Bishr 
bin Bara bin Marur died from eating the meat, the woman was 
killed as retribution. 
Surrender of the people of Fadak 
Once the Prophet arrived at Khaybar, he sent Mahisa bin 
Mas’ood eastward to the township of Fadak. It was about a two-
day journey from Khaybar and is now known as Hayet in the Hail 
region of modern Saudi Arabia. The Jews there were also called 
on to accept Islam, but they deferred their reply, waiting to see 
which way the battle for Khaybar went. The conquest of Khaybar 
propelled them into starting negotiations, and they petitioned the 
Prophet to grant them the same terms as the people of 
Khaybar. The Prophet accepted. The land of Fadak was 
allotted to the Prophet . From its income, he would spend on 

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himself and Banu Hisham, his clansmen. He also used the money 
for charitable purposes, such as financing the marriages of needy 
young men. 
Wadi Al-Qura 
After Khaybar had been subjugated, the Prophet went to 
Wadi Al-Qura and invited the Jews there to accept Islam. Rather 
than accept or enter a pact, they took the military option. The 
first of their champions came out and was slain by Zubayr. The 
second one who came out met the same fate. Ali slew the third. 
In this way, the Jews lost eleven men. At the death of each, the 
Prophet would repeat his call to Islam, and at every prayer he 
would do the same. The day ended thus. The following morning 
he appeared again, but before the sun climbed any higher the Jews 
were routed, with a sizeable amount of land falling into Muslim 
hands.
It was time to sue for peace, and the Jews asked to be given 
the same status as the people of Khaybar. Their request was 
granted, and yet another area came under Muslim protection.