As Ibn Maslama was of the Aus tribe who were resident in Medina, he succeeded in convincing him that he meant him no harm. И поскольку ибн Маслама принадлежал к племени ауситов, жившему в Медине, Кааб ему безоговорочно поверил.
By pretending to have turned against Muhammad, Muhammad ibn Maslama and the others enticed Ka'b out of his fortress on a moonlit night, and killed him in spite of his vigorous resistance. Притворившись противником Мухаммеда, Мухаммед ибн Маслама и его товарищи ночью выманили Kaаба из крепости и убили, несмотря на его отчаянное сопротивление.