Murder and deceit - trademarks of Muhammad’s character Sahih Al-Bukhari: Volume 5, Book 59, Number 369: Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: Allahs Apostle said, Who is willing to kill Kab bin Al-Ashraf who has hurt Allah and His Apostle? Thereupon Muhammad bin Maslama got up saying, O Allahs Apostle! Would you like that I kill him? The Prophet said, Yes, Muhammad bin Maslama said, Then allow me to say a (false) thing (i.e. to deceive Kab). The Prophet said, You may say it. Then Muhammad bin Maslama went to Kab and said, That man (i.e. Muhammad demands Sadaqa (i.e. Zakat) from us, and he has troubled us, and I have come to borrow something from you. On that, Kab said, By Allah, you will get tired of him! Muhammad bin Maslama said, Now as we have followed him, we do not want to leave him unless and until we see how his end is going to be. Now we want you to lend us a camel load or two of food. (Some difference between narrators about a camel load or two.) Kab said, Yes, (I will lend you), but you should mortgage something to me. Muhammad bin Mas-lama and his companion said, What do you want? Kab replied, Mortgage your women to me. They said, How can we mortgage our women to you and you are the most handsome of the Arabs? Kab said, Then mortgage your sons to me. They said, How can we mortgage our sons to you? Later they would be abused by the peoples saying that so-and-so has been mortgaged for a camel load of food. That would cause us great disgrace, but we will mortgage our arms to you. Muhammad bin Maslama and his companion promised Kab that Muhammad would return to him. He came to Kab at night along with Kabs foster brother, Abu Naila. Kab invited them to come into his fort, and then he went down to them. His wife asked him, Where are you going at this time? Kab replied, None but Muhammad bin Maslama and my (foster) brother Abu Naila have come. His wife said, I hear a voice as if dropping blood is from him, Kab said. They are none but my brother Muhammad bin Maslama and my foster brother Abu Naila. A generous man should respond to a call at night even if invited to be killed. Muhammad bin Maslama went with two men. (Some narrators mention the men as Abu bin Jabr. Al Harith bin Aus and Abbad bin Bishr). So Muhammad bin Maslama went in together with two men, and sail to them, When Kab comes, I will touch his hair and smell it, and when you see that I have got hold of his head, strip him. I will let you smell his head. Kab bin Al-Ashraf came down to them wrapped in his clothes, and diffusing perfume. Muhammad bin Maslama said. have never smelt a better scent than this. Kab replied. I have got the best Arab women who know how to use the high class of perfume. Muhammad bin Maslama requested Kab Will you allow me to smell your head? Kab said, Yes. Muhammad smelt it and made his companions smell it as well. Then he requested Kab again, Will you let me (smell your head)? Kab said, Yes. When Muhammad got a strong hold of him, he said (to his companions), Get at him! So they killed him and went to the Prophet and informed him. (Abu Rafi) was killed after Kab bin Al-Ashraf.
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