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Why did Imam Ali not continue the same Adhan that was practiced during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (s), and why was Bagh-e-Fidak not given to Imam Hasan (a) and Imam Hussain (a) during Imam Ali's caliphate?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Imam Ali (AS) did not use his authority as head of the state to retain any of his or his family rights.  He said that Fatima (AS) and her opponents who took away her Fadak have gone to the hereafter and Allah Will Judge between them.

Imam Ali (AS) was focusing on reserving the rights of Muslims in general and on his or his family rights which were taken away.

Wassalam.
Are there any traditions regarding Fadak from authentic Shia narrators? Or is it only mentioned in Sunni books?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Fadak was mentioned in many authentic narration in Shia and Sunni books. The narrations about Fadak in Shia books are so many that many scholars complied whole books on this matter.

Wassalam.
Was Hazrat Mohsin (as) martyred first or did the event of Fadak take place before that?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Hazrat Mohsin (AS) was martyred when they attacked the house of Fatima (AS) . This tragedy on Ahlul Bayt (AS) happened immediately after the Saqeefah conspiracy as Saqeefah people wanted to forcibly take allegiance from Ali (AS).

Confiscation of Fadak from its real owner Fatimah (AS) took place when they started their government. 

'Wassalam.
How did Imam Ali deal with the Fadak issue during his caliphate? Did he give it to the deserving ones?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Imam Ali (AS) did not use his authority as the head of the state for his own benefit or the benefit of his family, that is why he did not take back Fadak during his government. It is narrated that he was asked: Why don't you take back Fadak? He replied: The oppressor and the victim have left this life and Allah has given the victim her reward and the oppressor his punishment, so, I do not want to take it back.

Imam Ali (AS) spent the income of Fadak on the poor and needy despite of the fact that Fadak was the property of the inheritors of Fatimah (AS). Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (AS) was asked same question about Imam Ali (AS) not taking back Fadak for him and his children from Fatimah? He replied: We are Ahlul Bayt, take the right of people and give it to them, and do not take our own right and leave it to the Justice of Allah (SWT).

Keep in mind that one of the main objections of Muslims on Uthman ibn Affan that he used to give state properties to his relatives. If Imam Ali (AS) took Fadak , which was under the state properties since 25 years, and gave it to his children from Fatimah, the Munafiqeen will say that he is doing like Uthman. After all, he will give the income of it to the poor and needy, whether it is under his children ownership or state's ownership. He did not take it back during his government and left his right and his children's rights to Allah (SWT).

Wassalam.