among the earliest Muhājirūn (Emigrants), but not the Anṣār (Helpers), except Sahl ibn Ḥunayf and Abū Dujānah, Simāk ibn Kharashah. They mentioned their poverty, so Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) gave them a share and retained the land for himself. It thus became one of his charitable endowments: he would allocate it as he wished and spend from it on his wives. Umar then handed it over to al-ʿAbbās and ʿAlī (may Allah be pleased with them both) so that they could administer its proceeds.

The third, fourth, and fifth endowments were three fortresses of Khaybar. Khaybar consisted of eight fortresses: Nāʿim, al-Qamūṣ, Shaqq, al-Naṭāh, al-Katībah, al-Waṭīḥ, al-Salālim, and the fortress of al-Ṣaʿb ibn Muʿādh. The first fortress of these that Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) conquered was Nāʿim, followed by al-Qamūṣ, and then the fortress of al-Ṣaʿb ibn Muʿādh.

It was the greatest of Khaybar’s fortresses and the richest in wealth, food, and livestock. Then came Shaqq, al-Naṭāh, and al-Katībah. These six fortresses were conquered by force. He then took al-Waṭīḥ and al-Salālim through a peace settlement, after laying siege to them; this was the last of Khaybar’s conquests. Of these eight fortresses, he took possession of three: al-Katībah, al-Waṭīḥ, and al-Salālim. As for al-Katībah, he took it as the one-fifth share of the spoils. As for al-Waṭīḥ and al-Salālim, they were among what Allah granted him as fayʾ;