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Mortgaging the arms.

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Darussalam · Volume 3

48 - THE BOOK OF MORTGAGINGIN PLACES OCCUPIED BY SETTLEDPOPULATION (TOWNS, CITIES, ETC.)

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الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 142

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2510. Narrated Jābir bin ‘Abdullāh رضي الله عنه: Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said, “Who would kill Ka’b bin Al-Ashraf as he has harmed Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ?" Muḥammad bin Maslama (got up and) said, "I will kill him." So, Muḥammad bin Maslama went to Ka'b and said, "I want a loan of one or two Wasq of foodgrains." Ka'b said, "Mortgage your women to me." Muḥammad bin Maslama said, "How can we mortgage our women, and you are the most handsome among the Arabs?" He said, "Then mortgage your sons to me." Muḥammad said, "How can we mortgage our sons, as the people will abuse them for being mortgaged for one or two Wasq of foodgrains? It is shameful for us. But we will mortgage our arms to you." So, Muḥammad bin Maslama promised him that he would come to him next time. They (Muḥammad bin Maslama and his companions) came to him as promised and murdered him. Then they went to the Prophet ﷺ and told him about it.

Arabic text

٢٥١٠ - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ : قَالَ عَمْرٌو : سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ ﵄ يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «مَنْ لِكَعْبِ بْنِ الْأَشْرَفِ، فَإِنَّهُ آذَى اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ﷺ، فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ: أَنَا، فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ: أَرَدْنَا أَنْ تُسْلِفَنَا وَسْقًا أَوْ وَسْقَيْنِ، فَقَالَ: ارْهَنُونِي نِسَاءَكُمْ، قَالُوا: كَيْفَ نَرْهَنُكَ نِسَاءَنَا، وَأَنْتَ أَجْمَلُ الْعَرَبِ؟ قَالَ: فَارْهَنُونِي أَبْنَاءَكُمْ، قَالُوا: كَيْفَ نَرْهَنُ أَبْنَاءَنَا، فَيُسَبُّ أَحَدُهُمْ، فَيُقَالُ: رُهِنَ بِوَسْقٍ أَوْ وَسْقَيْنِ، هَذَا عَارٌ عَلَيْنَا، وَلَكِنَّا نَرْهَنُكَ اللَّأْمَةَ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: يَعْنِي السِّلَاحَ فَوَعَدَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ، فَقَتَلُوهُ، ثُمَّ أَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ.»

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