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and inciting conduct he ordered that if any Muslim should come across him, they should
kill him. Ka‟b however, had not returned to Medina, he had chosen to live in a fortress
south east of Medina, beyond the houses of the tribe of Bani An-Nadir.
Muhammad, Maslama's son took up the challenge and asked the Prophet (salla Allahu
alihi was sallam) if it were permissible for him to deceive Ka‟b and was told it
was.
Muhammad, Maslama's son went to Ka‟b and said to him, "The man (referring to the
Prophet) demands charity from us, and is troubling us, so I have come to borrow
something from you." Ka‟b exclaimed, "By Allah, you will soon become tired of that
man!" Muhammad, Maslama's son said, "Well, now we have followed him, we do not
want to leave him until we see how the matter will turn out. We want you to lend us a
couple of camel loads of food." Ka‟b agreed, but had a condition to make saying, "I
agree, however in return you must collator something to me." Maslama's son asked,
"What do you require?" Ka‟b replied, "Collator your women to me." He replied, "How can
we collator our women to you when you are the most handsome of Arabs?" Ka‟b then
said, "Well, collator your sons to me." To this Maslama's son replied, "If we were to do so
they would be abased by the peoples saying 'you were collateral for the price of a couple
of camel loads of food', and that would disgrace us, but we are prepared to collator our
kill him. Ka‟b however, had not returned to Medina, he had chosen to live in a fortress
south east of Medina, beyond the houses of the tribe of Bani An-Nadir.
Muhammad, Maslama's son took up the challenge and asked the Prophet (salla Allahu
alihi was sallam) if it were permissible for him to deceive Ka‟b and was told it
was.
Muhammad, Maslama's son went to Ka‟b and said to him, "The man (referring to the
Prophet) demands charity from us, and is troubling us, so I have come to borrow
something from you." Ka‟b exclaimed, "By Allah, you will soon become tired of that
man!" Muhammad, Maslama's son said, "Well, now we have followed him, we do not
want to leave him until we see how the matter will turn out. We want you to lend us a
couple of camel loads of food." Ka‟b agreed, but had a condition to make saying, "I
agree, however in return you must collator something to me." Maslama's son asked,
"What do you require?" Ka‟b replied, "Collator your women to me." He replied, "How can
we collator our women to you when you are the most handsome of Arabs?" Ka‟b then
said, "Well, collator your sons to me." To this Maslama's son replied, "If we were to do so
they would be abased by the peoples saying 'you were collateral for the price of a couple
of camel loads of food', and that would disgrace us, but we are prepared to collator our