Volume 4, Book 52, Number 264:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:
Allah’s Apostle sent a group of Ansari men to kill Abu-Rafi. One of them set out and entered their
(i.e. the enemies) fort. That man said, “I hid myself in a stable for their animals. They closed the fort
gate. Later they lost a donkey of theirs, so they went out in its search. I, too, went out along with
them, pretending to look for it. They found the donkey and entered their fort. And I, too, entered
along with them. They closed the gate of the fort at night, and kept its keys in a small window where
I could see them. When those people slept, I took the keys and opened the gate of the fort and came
upon Abu Rafi and said, ‘O Abu Rafi. When he replied me, I proceeded towards the voice and hit
him. He shouted and I came out to come back, pretending to be a helper. I said, ‘O Abu Rafi, chan –
ging the tone of my voice. He asked me, ‘What do you want; woe to your mother?’ I asked him, ‘What
has happened to you?’ He said, ‘I don’t know who came to me and hit me.’ Then I drove my sword
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into his belly and pushed it forcibly till it touched the bone. Then I came out, filled with puzzlement
and went towards a ladder of theirs in order to get down but I fell down and sprained my foot. I
came to my companions and said, ‘I will not leave till I hear the wailing of the women.’ So, I did not
leave till I heard the women bewailing Abu Rafi, the merchant pf Hijaz. Then I got up, feeling no ail –
ment, (and we proceeded) till we came upon the Prophet and informed him.”