1112 – Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ burned and cut down the date-palms of Banu al-Nadir.” Agreed upon. (1)

Vocabulary of the ḥadith
• ḥarraqa: when fire consumes something until it is destroyed.
• Banu al-Nadir: a Jewish tribe that lived in Madinah. They had a covenant with the Muslims but betrayed it and plotted to kill the Prophet ﷺ. He besieged them for six nights, after which they agreed to leave their land and departed.
• qaṭaʿa: to sever, cut, or detach one part from another.

Points derived from the ḥadith
1 – Banu al-Nadir was one of the Jewish tribes residing near Madinah. The Prophet ﷺ and the Muslims had concluded a pact with them, securing mutual safety, but they broke it out of envy and aggression and attempted to kill the Prophet ﷺ—a well-known incident in the sīrah. Their treaty was thus void, and prudence required that they no longer remain a source of danger to Islam and its followers. The Prophet ﷺ therefore besieged them for six days, during which the Companions cut down and burned some of their palm trees to hurt them and punish their treachery. The Companions then wondered whether that action was permissible, so Allah revealed: “Whatever palm-tree you cut down or left standing on its roots was by Allah’s permission, so that He might disgrace the defiantly disobedient” (Qur’an 59:5).

2 – They reached a settlement with the Muslims that they would evacuate their land and could take with them whatever their camels could carry, except weapons. They loaded their belongings, left their homes, and their territory