Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 3032
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ لِكَعْبِ بْنِ الأَشْرَفِ ". فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ أَتُحِبُّ أَنْ أَقْتُلَهُ قَالَ " نَعَمْ ". قَالَ فَأْذَنْ لِي فَأَقُولَ. قَالَ " قَدْ فَعَلْتُ ".
Translation
'Abdullah ibn Muhammad narrated to me; Sufyan narrated to us from 'Amr, from Jabir, from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: ‘Who will deal with Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf?’ Muhammad ibn Maslama said, ‘Would you like me to kill him?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘Then allow me to say what I wish.’ He replied, ‘I have allowed you.’