Sahih al-Bukhari 3031

Hadith text

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Who is ready to kill Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf who has really hurt Allah and His Apostle?" Muhammad bin Maslama said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Do you like me to kill him?" He replied in the affirmative. So, Muhammad bin Maslama went to him (i.e. Ka`b) and said, "This person (i.e. the Prophet) has put us to task and asked us for charity." Ka`b replied, "By Allah, you will get tired of him." Muhammad said to him, "We have followed him, so we dislike to leave him till we see the end of his affair." Muhammad bin Maslama went on talking to him in this way till he got the chance to kill him

Jabir bin Abdullah bataate hain: Nabi ne kaha, "Kaun Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf ko qatl karega jisne sach mein Allah aur uske Rasool ko dukh pahunchaaya hai?" Muhammad bin Maslama ne kaha, "Ya Allah ke Rasool! Kya aap chahte hain main use qatl karun?" Unhone haan mein jawab diya. Isliye Muhammad bin Maslama unke paas gaya aur kaha, "Is shaks (yaani Nabi) ne humein museebat mein daala hai aur humse sadqa maanga hai." Ka'b ne jawab diya, "Allah ki qasam, tum unse thak jaoge." Muhammad ne unse kaha, "Humne unki pairvi ki hai, isliye humein unhe chhodna napasand hai jab tak hum unke masle ka anjaam na dekh len." Muhammad bin Maslama unse isi tarah baat karte rahe jab tak unhe unhe qatl karne ka mauka mil gaya.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3031 · Book 56, Hadith 238