Rasool Allah (PBUH) sent some Ansari companions to kill Abu Rafe' the Jew, and appointed Abdullah bin Ateek (RA) as their leader. This Abu Rafe' used to trouble the Prophet (PBUH) and help his enemies. He had a fort in Hijaz and lived there. When they reached near his fort, the sun had set, and people were returning (to their homes) with their livestock. Abdullah bin Ateek (RA) said to his companions, "You stay here, I am going (to the fort) and will devise a plan for the gatekeeper so that I can succeed in entering." So, he came (near the fort) and reached the gate, he hid himself in his clothes as if he was relieving himself. All the people of the fort had entered. The gatekeeper called out (to his people), "O servant of Allah! If you want to come in, come quickly, I will close the gate now." (Abdullah bin Ateek (RA) said) So I also went inside and hid to watch his actions. When everyone had entered, he closed the gate and hung the bunch of keys on a peg. He narrated that now I moved towards the keys and took them, then I opened the gate of the fort. Abu Rafe' was being told stories at night and he was in his special upper room. When the storytellers got up and left, I started climbing towards his room. As many doors as I opened to reach him, I would close them from the inside. My intention was that even if the people of the fort came to know about me, they would not be able to reach me until I had killed him. Finally, I reached near him. At that time, he was (sleeping) with his children in a dark room, I could not figure out where he was. So I called out, "Ya Aba Rafe'?" He said, "Who is it?" Now I moved towards the voice and struck with the sword. At that time, my heart was pounding. That is why I could not finish him off. He screamed, so I came out of the room and stayed outside for a while. Then I went inside again and changed my voice and asked, "Abu Rafe'! What was that sound?" He said, "May your mother be ruined. Someone just attacked me with a sword." He narrated that then (moving towards the voice) I struck another blow with the sword. He narrated that although I had wounded him a lot, he was still not dead. So I put the tip of the sword on his stomach and pressed it until it reached his back. Now I was sure that I had killed him. So I started opening the doors one by one. Finally, I reached a staircase. I thought that I had reached the ground (but I had not reached yet), so I put my foot on it and fell down. It was a moonlit night. By falling like this, my shin broke. I tied it with my turban and sat at the gate. I had decided that I would not leave from here until I found out whether I had killed him or not? When the rooster crowed, at the same time a caller stood on the wall of the fort and announced that I announce the death of Abu Rafe', the merchant of the people of Hijaz. I came to my companions and said to them, "Hurry up to leave. Allah Almighty has had Abu Rafe' killed." So I presented myself in the service of the Prophet (PBUH) and informed him about it. The Prophet (PBUH) said, "Stretch out your foot." I stretched out my foot, then he passed his blessed hand over it and the foot became so good as if I had never had any pain in it.
(Sahih Bukhari: 4039, 4040
Today, those who insult the Prophet roam around everywhere, may Allah enable the Ummah of Muhammad (PBUH) to also act upon this strategy of the Prophet (PBUH) because insulting the Prophet is in fact insulting God.