\nNarrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:\n \n\nAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Who is willing to kill Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf who has hurt Allah and His Apostle?" \nThereupon Muhammad bin Maslama got up saying, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Would you like that I kill \nhim?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Yes," Muhammad bin Maslama said, "Then allow me to say a (false) thing \n(i.e. to deceive Ka`b). "The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You may say it." Then Muhammad bin Maslama went to \nKa`b and said, "That man (i.e. Muhammad demands Sadaqa (i.e. Zakat) from us, and he has troubled \nus, and I have come to borrow something from you." On that, Ka`b said, "By Allah, you will get tired \nof him!" Muhammad bin Maslama said, "Now as we have followed him, we do not want to leave him \nunless and until we see how his end is going to be. Now we want you to lend us a camel load or two \nof food." (Some difference between narrators about a camel load or two.) Ka`b said, "Yes, (I will lend \nyou), but you should mortgage something to me." \nMuhammad bin Mas-lama and his companion said, "What do you want?" Ka`b replied, "Mortgage \nyour women to me." They said, "How can we mortgage our women to you and you are the most \nhandsome of the 'Arabs?" Ka`b said, "Then mortgage your sons to me." They said, "How can we \nmortgage our sons to you? Later they would be abused by the people's saying that so-and-so has been \nmortgaged for a camel load of food. That would cause us great disgrace, but we will mortgage our \narms to you." Muhammad bin Maslama and his companion promised Ka`b that Muhammad would \nreturn to him. He came to Ka`b at night along with Ka`b's foster brother, Abu Na'ila. Ka`b invited \nthem to come into his fort, and then he went down to them. His wife asked him, "Where are you going \nat this time?" Ka`b replied, "None but Muhammad bin Maslama and my (foster) brother Abu Na'ila \nhave come." \nHis wife said, "I hear a voice as if dropping blood is from him, Ka`b said. "They are none but my \nbrother Muhammad bin Maslama and my foster brother Abu Naila. A generous man should respond to \na call at night even if invited to be killed." Muhammad bin Maslama went with two men. (Some \nnarrators mention the men as 'Abu bin Jabr. Al Harith bin Aus and `Abbad bin Bishr). So \nMuhammad bin Maslama went in together with two men, and sail to them, "When Ka`b comes, I will \ntouch his hair and smell it, and when you see that I have got hold of his head, strip him. I will let you \nsmell his head." Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf came down to them wrapped in his clothes, and diffusing \nperfume. Muhammad bin Maslama said. " have never smelt a better scent than this. Ka`b replied. "I \nhave got the best 'Arab women who know how to use the high class of perfume." Muhammad bin \nMaslama requested Ka`b "Will you allow me to smell your head?" Ka`b said, "Yes." Muhammad \nsmelt it and made his companions smell it as well. Then he requested Ka`b again, "Will you let me \n(smell your head)?" Ka`b said, "Yes." When Muhammad got a strong hold of him, he said (to his \ncompanions), "Get at him!" So they killed him and went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and informed him. (Abu Rafi`) \nwas killed after Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf."\n

\nNarrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:\n \n\nAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Who is willing to kill Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf who has hurt Allah and His Apostle?" \nThereupon Muhammad bin Maslama got up saying, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Would you like that I kill \nhim?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Yes," Muhammad bin Maslama said, "Then allow me to say a (false) thing \n(i.e. to deceive Ka`b). "The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You may say it." Then Muhammad bin Maslama went to \nKa`b and said, "That man (i.e. Muhammad demands Sadaqa (i.e. Zakat) from us, and he has troubled \nus, and I have come to borrow something from you." On that, Ka`b said, "By Allah, you will get tired \nof him!" Muhammad bin Maslama said, "Now as we have followed him, we do not want to leave him \nunless and until we see how his end is going to be. Now we want you to lend us a camel load or two \nof food." (Some difference between narrators about a camel load or two.) Ka`b said, "Yes, (I will lend \nyou), but you should mortgage something to me." \nMuhammad bin Mas-lama and his companion said, "What do you want?" Ka`b replied, "Mortgage \nyour women to me." They said, "How can we mortgage our women to you and you are the most \nhandsome of the 'Arabs?" Ka`b said, "Then mortgage your sons to me." They said, "How can we \nmortgage our sons to you? Later they would be abused by the people's saying that so-and-so has been \nmortgaged for a camel load of food. That would cause us great disgrace, but we will mortgage our \narms to you." Muhammad bin Maslama and his companion promised Ka`b that Muhammad would \nreturn to him. He came to Ka`b at night along with Ka`b's foster brother, Abu Na'ila. Ka`b invited \nthem to come into his fort, and then he went down to them. His wife asked him, "Where are you going \nat this time?" Ka`b replied, "None but Muhammad bin Maslama and my (foster) brother Abu Na'ila \nhave come." \nHis wife said, "I hear a voice as if dropping blood is from him, Ka`b said. "They are none but my \nbrother Muhammad bin Maslama and my foster brother Abu Naila. A generous man should respond to \na call at night even if invited to be killed." Muhammad bin Maslama went with two men. (Some \nnarrators mention the men as 'Abu bin Jabr. Al Harith bin Aus and `Abbad bin Bishr). So \nMuhammad bin Maslama went in together with two men, and sail to them, "When Ka`b comes, I will \ntouch his hair and smell it, and when you see that I have got hold of his head, strip him. I will let you \nsmell his head." Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf came down to them wrapped in his clothes, and diffusing \nperfume. Muhammad bin Maslama said. " have never smelt a better scent than this. Ka`b replied. "I \nhave got the best 'Arab women who know how to use the high class of perfume." Muhammad bin \nMaslama requested Ka`b "Will you allow me to smell your head?" Ka`b said, "Yes." Muhammad \nsmelt it and made his companions smell it as well. Then he requested Ka`b again, "Will you let me \n(smell your head)?" Ka`b said, "Yes." When Muhammad got a strong hold of him, he said (to his \ncompanions), "Get at him!" So they killed him and went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and informed him. (Abu Rafi`) \nwas killed after Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf."\n

\nحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ عَمْرٌو سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ مَنْ لِكَعْبِ بْنِ الأَشْرَفِ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ آذَى اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَامَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتُحِبُّ أَنْ أَقْتُلَهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَأْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَ شَيْئًا‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ قُلْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأَتَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ قَدْ سَأَلَنَا صَدَقَةً، وَإِنَّهُ قَدْ عَنَّانَا، وَإِنِّي قَدْ أَتَيْتُكَ أَسْتَسْلِفُكَ‏.‏ قَالَ وَأَيْضًا وَاللَّهِ لَتَمَلُّنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّا قَدِ اتَّبَعْنَاهُ فَلاَ نُحِبُّ أَنْ نَدَعَهُ حَتَّى نَنْظُرَ إِلَى أَىِّ شَىْءٍ يَصِيرُ شَأْنُهُ، وَقَدْ أَرَدْنَا أَنْ تُسْلِفَنَا وَسْقًا، أَوْ وَسْقَيْنِ ـ وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ، فَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ وَسْقًا أَوْ وَسْقَيْنِ أَوْ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فِيهِ وَسْقًا أَوْ وَسْقَيْنِ فَقَالَ أُرَى فِيهِ وَسْقًا أَوْ وَسْقَيْنِ ـ فَقَالَ نَعَمِ ارْهَنُونِي‏.‏ قَالُوا أَىَّ شَىْءٍ تُرِيدُ قَالَ فَارْهَنُونِي نِسَاءَكُمْ‏.‏ قَالُوا كَيْفَ نَرْهَنُكَ نِسَاءَنَا وَأَنْتَ أَجْمَلُ الْعَرَبِ قَالَ فَارْهَنُونِي أَبْنَاءَكُمْ‏.‏ قَالُوا كَيْفَ نَرْهَنُكَ أَبْنَاءَنَا فَيُسَبُّ أَحَدُهُمْ، فَيُقَالُ رُهِنَ بِوَسْقٍ أَوْ وَسْقَيْنِ‏.‏ هَذَا عَارٌ عَلَيْنَا، وَلَكِنَّا نَرْهَنُكَ اللأْمَةَ ـ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ يَعْنِي السِّلاَحَ ـ فَوَاعَدَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ، فَجَاءَهُ لَيْلاً وَمَعَهُ أَبُو نَائِلَةَ وَهْوَ أَخُو كَعْبٍ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ، فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى الْحِصْنِ، فَنَزَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ أَيْنَ تَخْرُجُ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، وَأَخِي أَبُو نَائِلَةَ ـ وَقَالَ غَيْرُ عَمْرٍو قَالَتْ أَسْمَعُ صَوْتًا كَأَنَّهُ يَقْطُرُ مِنْهُ الدَّمُ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ أَخِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ وَرَضِيعِي أَبُو نَائِلَةَ ـ إِنَّ الْكَرِيمَ لَوْ دُعِيَ إِلَى طَعْنَةٍ بِلَيْلٍ لأَجَابَ قَالَ وَيُدْخِلُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ مَعَهُ رَجُلَيْنِ ـ قِيلَ لِسُفْيَانَ سَمَّاهُمْ عَمْرٌو قَالَ سَمَّى بَعْضَهُمْ قَالَ عَمْرٌو جَاءَ مَعَهُ بِرَجُلَيْنِ وَقَالَ غَيْرُ عَمْرٍو أَبُو عَبْسِ بْنُ جَبْرٍ، وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ أَوْسٍ وَعَبَّادُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ قَالَ عَمْرٌو وَجَاءَ مَعَهُ بِرَجُلَيْنِ ـ فَقَالَ إِذَا مَا جَاءَ فَإِنِّي قَائِلٌ بِشَعَرِهِ فَأَشَمُّهُ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي اسْتَمْكَنْتُ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ فَدُونَكُمْ فَاضْرِبُوهُ‏.‏ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ أُشِمُّكُمْ‏.‏ فَنَزَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ مُتَوَشِّحًا وَهْوَ يَنْفَحُ مِنْهُ رِيحُ الطِّيبِ، فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُ كَالْيَوْمِ رِيحًا ـ أَىْ أَطْيَبَ ـ وَقَالَ غَيْرُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ عِنْدِي أَعْطَرُ نِسَاءِ الْعَرَبِ وَأَكْمَلُ الْعَرَبِ قَالَ عَمْرٌو فَقَالَ أَتَأْذَنُ لِي أَنْ أَشَمَّ رَأْسَكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ، فَشَمَّهُ، ثُمَّ أَشَمَّ أَصْحَابَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَتَأْذَنُ لِي قَالَ نَعَمْ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا اسْتَمْكَنَ مِنْهُ قَالَ دُونَكُمْ‏.‏ فَقَتَلُوهُ ثُمَّ أَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرُوهُ‏.‏