Hazrat Muhammad ibn Maslama

The Affair of Ka’b ibn al-Ashraf

Muhammad ibn Maslama was an Ansari of the Aws. When the Jewish chief Ka’b ibn al-Ashraf went beyond all bounds in inciting war against the Muslims and slandering their women, Muhammad ibn Maslama sought and received the Prophet’s ﷺ sanction, and dealt with him. 1 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 169 — Najeebabadi — Muhammad ibn Maslama, with the Prophet's permission, deals with the treacherous Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf. He led expeditions, and when the Prophet ﷺ set out for Tabuk he left Muhammad ibn Maslama in charge of Madinah. 2 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 232 — Najeebabadi — the Prophet leaves Muhammad ibn Maslama in charge of Madinah for the Tabuk expedition.

The Broken Sword

The Prophet ﷺ had given him a sword and told him to fight in Allah’s cause until he saw Muslims fighting Muslims — then to strike his sword on a rock until it broke and keep to his house. So when the civil strife came after Uthman رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Uthman ibn Affanرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُThird Caliph; Dhun-Nurayn; compiled the Qur'an into one codexKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun’s death, Muhammad ibn Maslama broke his sword and withdrew from the fighting, taking no side in the fitna. 3 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 2 · pp. 421–422 — Kandhlawi — the Prophet gives Muhammad ibn Maslama a sword and bids him break it and withhold when Muslims fight Muslims; he does so in the fitna. He died in Madinah.