of the Faithful," so he wrote to 'Umar, and 'Umar wrote back to him: "Leave it until the offspring of the offspring can be provided for from it." The Qadi said: It was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), nor from any of the Companions, that he divided any land conquered by force except for Khaybar.

Section: Ahmad said: Who manages the land of treaty (sulh) and the land of force ('anwah), and from where is it, and to where does it go? He said: The land of al-Sham is [land of] force, except for Hims and another place. He said: What is below the river is [land of] treaty, and what is beyond it is [land of] force. He said: The Muslims conquered al-Sawad by force, except for what was by treaty, which is the land of al-Hirah and the land of Baniqiya. He said: Regarding the land of al-Rayy, they were confused in its matter. As for what was conquered by force, it is from Nahawand to Tabaristan, and it is kharaj land. Abu 'Ubayd said: The land of al-Sham is [land of] force, except for its cities, for they were conquered by treaty, except for Caesarea, which was conquered by force; and the land of al-Sawad, al-Jabal, Nahawand, al-Ahwaz, Egypt, and the Maghrib. Musa ibn 'Ali ibn Rabah said on the authority of his father: The entire Maghrib is [land of] force. As for the land of treaty, it is the land of Hajar, Bahrain, Ayla, and Dumah al-Jandal,