MUHAMMAD صلى الله عليه وسلم AND THE MURDER OF KAB BIN AL-ASHRAF

A hateful slander and/or libel of anti-Islaam forces against the Prophet of Islaam & nonsensical Muslim response/s.

Three refutations in one!

By: Shahid Bin Waheed شاهد بن وحيد

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الحمدلله رب العالمين والصلوة والسلام على اشرف الانبياء وسيدالمرسلين نبينا محمد صل ا لله عليه وعلى آله واصحابه وازواجه اجمعين - امابعد

All the praises and thanks be to Allaah, Sustainer of the Universe, and blessing and salutation to be the most distinguish of the Messengers and foremost among the Prophets, our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allaah be on him and on his wives, children and Companions.

In this treatise we will inSha Allaah refute the anti-Islaam forces and Muslims’ as well for their nonsensical responses to Christian missionaries attacks against Islaam and Prophet of Islaam. In this treatise we will explicitly and/or directly refute to the following websites {showing their lack of objectivity, ignorance, deception and forgeries}:

Silas of website “answering-islam.org” write:

PRESENTATION OF ISLAMIC SOURCES
From Bukhari vol 5 #369: [Note, this is a very long Hadith. Also note the actual killer in this Hadith is another man named Muhammad bin Maslama. I have referred to him as Maslama.]
QUOTE FROM BUKHARI VOLUME 5, #369
"Narrated Jabir Abdullah: "Allah's messenger said "Who is willing to kill Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf who has hurt Allah and His apostle?" Thereupon Maslama got up saying, "O Allah's messenger! Would you like that I kill him?" The prophet said, "Yes". Maslama said, "Then allow me to say a (false) thing (i.e. to deceive Ka'b). The prophet said, "You may say it."

Maslama went to Ka'b and said, "That man (i.e. Muhammad) demands Sadaqa (i.e. Zakat) [taxes] from us, and he has troubled us, and I have come to borrow something from you." On that, Ka'b said, "By Allah, you will get tired of him!" 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." Ka'b said, "Yes, but you should mortgage something to me." Maslama and his companion said, What do you want?" Ka'b 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?" Ka'b said, "Then mortgage your sons to me." They said, "How can we mortgage our sons to you? Later they would be abused by the people's 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."
Maslama and his companion promised Ka'b that Maslama would return to him. He came to Ka'b at night along with Ka'b's foster brother, Abu Naila. Ka'b 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?" Ka'b replied, None but Maslama and my (foster) brother Abu Naila have come." His wife said, "I hear a voice as if blood is dropping from him." Ka'b said, "They are none by my brother Maslama and my foster brother Abu Naila. A generous man should respond to a call at night even if invited to be killed.
Maslama went with two men. So Maslama went in together with two men, and said to them, "When Ka'b comes, I will touch his hair and smell it, and when you see that I have got hold of his head, strike him. I will let you smell his head."
Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf came down to them wrapped in his clothes, and diffusing perfume. Maslama said, "I have never smelt a better scent than this." Ka'b replied, "I have got the best Arab women who know how to use the high class of perfume." Maslama requested Ka'b "Will you allow me to smell your head?" Ka'b said "yes." Maslama smelt it and made his companions smell it as well. Then he requested Ka'b again, "Will you let me (smell your head)?" Ka'b said "Yes". When Maslama 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."
END OF BUKHARI QUOTE
Note here that:
1) Muhammad wanted this man killed because he had "Hurt Allah and His apostle!". Now then, how does a man hurt Allah?
2) Muhammad got someone else to do his dirty work. Muhammad did not partake in killing the man who was hurting Allah, and himself.
3) Muhammad allowed Maslama to lie to draw Ka'b out of his home to murder him.

Response!

Silas (of website “answering-islam.org) has authored the above article quoting the unverified English translation of a Hadeeth حديث that we cannot accept for delicate discussions and/or for in-depth study of Islaam, even if the translation is done by a Muslim. Therefore let us first read the Hadeeth حديث in the original language (i.e. Arabic).

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ عَمْرٌو سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ لِكَعْبِ بْنِ الْأَشْرَفِ 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 قَدْ اتَّبَعْنَاهُ فَلَا نُحِبُّ أَنْ نَدَعَهُ حَتَّى نَنْظُرَ إِلَى أَيِّ شَيْءٍ يَصِيرُ شَأْنُهُ وَقَدْ أَرَدْنَا أَنْ تُسْلِفَنَا وَسْقًا أَوْ وَسْقَيْنِ و حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ فَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ وَسْقًا أَوْ وَسْقَيْنِ أَوْ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فِيهِ وَسْقًا أَوْ وَسْقَيْنِ فَقَالَ أُرَى فِيهِ وَسْقًا أَوْ وَسْقَيْنِ فَقَالَ نَعَمِ ارْهَنُونِي قَالُوا أَيَّ شَيْءٍ تُرِيدُ قَالَ ارْهَنُونِي 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 اللَّأْمَةَ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ يَعْنِي السِّلَاحَ فَوَاعَدَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ فَجَاءَهُ لَيْلًا وَمَعَهُ أَبُو نَائِلَةَ وَهُوَ أَخُو كَعْبٍ مِنْ الرَّضَاعَةِ فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى الْحِصْنِ فَنَزَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ أَيْنَ تَخْرُجُ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ وَأَخِي أَبُو نَائِلَةَ وَقَالَ غَيْرُ عَمْرٍو قَالَتْ أَسْمَعُ صَوْتًا كَأَنَّهُ يَقْطُرُ مِنْهُ الدَّمُ قَالَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ أَخِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ وَرَضِيعِي أَبُو نَائِلَةَ إِنَّ الْكَرِيمَ لَوْ دُعِيَ إِلَى طَعْنَةٍ بِلَيْلٍ لَأَجَابَ قَالَ وَيُدْخِلُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ مَعَهُ رَجُلَيْنِ 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 جَاءَ مَعَهُ بِرَجُلَيْنِ فَقَالَ إِذَا مَا جَاءَ فَإِنِّي قَائِلٌ بِشَعَرِهِ فَأَشَمُّهُ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي اسْتَمْكَنْتُ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ فَدُونَكُمْ فَاضْرِبُوهُ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً ثُمَّ أُشِمُّكُمْ فَنَزَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ مُتَوَشِّحًا وَهُوَ يَنْفَحُ مِنْهُ رِيحُ الطِّيبِ فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُ كَالْيَوْمِ رِيحًا أَيْ أَطْيَبَ وَقَالَ غَيْرُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ عِنْدِي أَعْطَرُ نِسَاءِ الْعَرَبِ وَأَكْمَلُ الْعَرَبِ قَالَ عَمْرٌو فَقَالَ أَتَأْذَنُ لِي أَنْ أَشُمَّ رَأْسَكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَشَمَّهُ ثُمَّ أَشَمَّ أَصْحَابَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَتَأْذَنُ لِي قَالَ نَعَمْ فَلَمَّا اسْتَمْكَنَ مِنْهُ قَالَ دُونَكُمْ فَقَتَلُوهُ ثُمَّ أَتَوْا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ

All three authors and/or websites have made the very first blunder that they ignored to verify and/or study the actual Hadeeth حديث. Therefore, my questions to Silas, Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi and Murtadd-e-Azam Osama Abdallah would be as follows:

Where in the original Hadeeth حديث we can find the phrase i.e. "Who is willing to kill Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf”? And/or
Where in the actual Hadeeth حديث Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم has asked and/or directed the killing of Kab bin Al-Ashraf?
How do you translate the phrase مَنْ لِكَعْبِ بْنِ الْأَشْرَفِ into and/or as "Who is willing to kill Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf” and under what translation rules?
Ahadeeth احاديث are part of Sunnah and the second leg of Islaam, how can you use Seerah سيرة as a source of Islaam without due verification using Glorious Qur’aan and Sunnah?

At this point readers must notice the copy and paste of off target quotes by Murtadd-e-Azam Osama Abdallah of website “answering-christinity.com” and the gobbledegook of Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi of website “Bismikaallahuma.org.” None of the two has bothred to look into the actual Hadeeth حديث before they wrote their nonsensical responses for self-glorification.

The facts are as follows, which have been ignored by all three ignoramuses'!

The narrators have reported in the above Hadeeth حديث that Muhammad ibn Maslamah رضى الله عنه had submitted to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم… فَأْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَ شَيْئًا (We may be permitted to say something).
However, the writers of the Seerah سيرة have suggested that he meant to seek permission to lie and the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم gave him the permission because الحرب خدعة (It is proper to deceive in the war). However and again, the report in the Bukhari has only this much: فَأْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَ شَيْئًا (We may be permitted to say something). There is no hint about asking permission to lie.
The version of Bukhari records the assassination in these words: These people called him out of his house in a friendly spirit. Then pretending to smell his hair, they held him by his locks and killed him. But it is not stated in the report that the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم had given them permission to do that. Till that time, the Arabs did not regard killing in this fashion as wrong. In fact, the Islaamic history, the Seerah سيرة and especially the Sunnah are testament that Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم gradually reformed such behavior in the Arabs.

Conclusion!

Silas of website “answering-islam.org” is dead wrong for falsely accusing and/or slandering the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم for the killing of “Kab bin Al-Ashraf”, since the original Hadeeth حديث nowhere even implicitly supports Silas’ allegation as we have cited and explained above using the original text in original langauge. It is rather yet another example of anti-Islaam bigotry, not to mention [also] Muslims’ incompetence to properly refute the enemies of Islaam. We also see the absurd responses put forward by Murtadd-e-Azam Osama Abdallah and Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi. I would like to ask, all these authors and/or websites of “absurdities” to remove their non-sense from their websites and apologize to Muslims. By the way, I have purposely ignored their rest of the gaga-caca from the so-called “Seerah” by Ibn Ishaque, because all of that is not reliable and has nothing to do with Islaamic creed. Ibn Ishaque’s seerah is similar to Bible (as parts of it may be right and rest of it may be exaggeration and/or Israliat).