It was narrated that Hammam bin Munabbih said: “This is what Abu Hurairah narrated to us from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w).” He narrated a number of Ahadith, including the following: “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: ‘The Children of Israel used to bathe naked, looking at one another’s ‘Awrah, but Musa , used to bathe alone. They said: “By Allah nothing is keeping Musa from bathing with us but a scrotal hernia.” On one occasion he went to bathe and he put his garment on a rock, and the rock fled with his garment. Musa raced after it saying: “My garment, O rock! My garment, O rock!” until the Children of Israel had seen Musa’s ‘Awrah and said: “By Allah, there is nothing wrong with him.” “Then the rock stood still, until everyone could see it, then he took his garments and started striking the rock hard.”’ Abu Hurairah said: “By Allah, there were six or seven marks on the rock, where Musa, struck the rock.”

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ ، قَالَ : هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَذَكَرَ أَحَادِيثَ مِنْهَا ، وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : كَانَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ يَغْتَسِلُونَ عُرَاةً ، يَنْظُرُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى سَوْأَةِ بَعْضٍ ، وَكَانَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ يَغْتَسِلُ وَحْدَهُ ، فَقَالُوا : وَاللَّهِ مَا يَمْنَعُ مُوسَى أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ مَعَنَا إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ آدَرُ ، قَالَ : فَذَهَبَ مَرَّةً يَغْتَسِلُ ، فَوَضَعَ ثَوْبَهُ عَلَى حَجَرٍ ، فَفَرَّ الْحَجَرُ بِثَوْبِهِ ، قَالَ فَجَمَحَ مُوسَى بِأَثَرِهِ يَقُولُ : ثَوْبِي ، حَجَرُ ثَوْبِي ، حَجَرُ حَتَّى نَظَرَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى سَوْأَةِ مُوسَى فَقَالُوا : وَاللَّهِ مَا بِمُوسَى مِنْ بَأْسٍ ، فَقَامَ الْحَجَرُ بَعْدُ ، حَتَّى نُظِرَ إِلَيْهِ ، قَالَ فَأَخَذَ ثَوْبَهُ فَطَفِقَ بِالْحَجَرِ ضَرْبًا.قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ : وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ بِالْحَجَرِ نَدَبٌ سِتَّةٌ ، أَوْ سَبْعَةٌ ، ضَرْبُ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ بِالْحَجَرِ.

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Shaqiq said: Abu Hurairah told us: “Musa, was a shy man, and he was never seen naked. The Children of Israel said: ‘He has a scrotal hernia.’ He bathed in a pound and put his garment on rock. The rock sped off, and he chased it with his stick, striking it and saying: ‘My garment, O rock! My garment, O rock!’ until it stopped near a group of the Children of Israel. Then the Verse: ‘O you who believe! Be not like those who annoyed Musa, but Allah cleared of him that which they alleged, and he was honorable before Allah was revealed.”

وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْحَارِثِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ ، قَالَ : أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : كَانَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ رَجُلاً حَيِيًّا ، قَالَ فَكَانَ لاَ يُرَى مُتَجَرِّدًا ، قَالَ فَقَالَ : بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ: إِنَّهُ آدَرُ ، قَالَ : فَاغْتَسَلَ عِنْدَ مُوَيْهٍ ، فَوَضَعَ ثَوْبهُ عَلَى حَجَرٍ ، فَانْطَلَقَ الْحَجَرُ يَسْعَى ، وَاتَّبَعَهُ بِعَصَاهُ يَضْرِبُهُ : ثَوْبِي ، حَجَرُ ثَوْبِي ، حَجَرُ حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَى مَلَأٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَنَزَلَتْ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ آذَوْا مُوسَى فَبَرَّأَهُ اللَّهُ مِمَّا قَالُوا وَكَانَ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَجِيهًا}.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Angel of Death was sent to Musa, and when he came to him he slapped hum and put out his eye. He went back to his Lord and said: ‘You sent me to a slave of Yours who does not want to die.’ Allah restored his eye and said: ‘Go back to him and tell him to put his hand on the back of an ox, and however many hairs his hand covers, he will have one year for each hair.’ He said: ‘O Lord, than what?’ He said: ‘Death.’ He said: ‘Left it be now.’ And he asked Allah to bring him near to the holy land, a stone’s throw from it. And the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: ‘If I were there, I would show you his grave beside the road, beneath the re mound.”’

وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ ، قَالَ : عَبْدٌ أَخْبَرَنَا وقَالَ ابْنُ رَافِعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ، عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُوسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : أُرْسِلَ مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ إِلَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ، فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُ صَكَّهُ فَفَقَأَ عَيْنَهُ ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَى رَبِّهِ فَقَالَ : أَرْسَلْتَنِي إِلَى عَبْدٍ لاَ يُرِيدُ الْمَوْتَ ، قَالَ فَرَدَّ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ عَيْنَهُ وَقَالَ : ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقُلْ لَهُ : يَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى مَتْنِ ثَوْرٍ ، فَلَهُ ، بِمَا غَطَّتْ يَدُهُ بِكُلِّ شَعْرَةٍ ، سَنَةٌ ، قَالَ : أَيْ رَبِّ ثُمَّ مَهْ ؟ قَالَ : ثُمَّ الْمَوْتُ ، قَالَ : ، فَسَأَلَ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُدْنِيَهُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ رَمْيَةً بِحَجَرٍ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : فَلَوْ كُنْتُ ثَمَّ ، لأَرَيْتُكُمْ قَبْرَهُ إِلَى جَانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ ، تَحْتَ الْكَثِيبِ الأَحْمَرِ.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “While a Jew was selling some goods, he was offered something for them that he did not like, or that did not please him” – ‘Abdul-‘Aziz (a narrator) was not sure. – “He said: ‘No, by the One Who chose Musa, above mankind!’ An Ansari man heard hum and slapped him on the face, and said: ‘You say, by the One Who chose Musa above mankind, when the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) is among us?’ The Jew went to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and said: ‘O Abul-Qasim, I am under protection and have a covenant.’ And he said: ‘So-and-so slapped my face.’ The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: ‘Why did you slap his face?’ He said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, he said: “By the One Who chose Musa over mankind,” when you are among us.’ The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) became so angry that his anger could be seen in his face, and said: ‘Do not differentiate between the Prophet of Allah, for the Trumpet will be blown and those who are in heaven and on earth will swoon, except those whom Allah wills. Then it will be blown again and I will be the first one to be raised, and Musa, will be there, holding on to the Throne, and I will not know whether he was compensated for his swooning on the Day of At-Tur or whether he was raised before me. And I do not say that anyone is better than Yunus bin Matta.”’

حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حُجَيْنُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ الْهَاشِمِيِّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : بَيْنَمَا يَهُودِيٌّ يَعْرِضُ سِلْعَةً لَهُ أُعْطِيَ بِهَا شَيْئًا ، كَرِهَهُ ، أَوْ لَمْ يَرْضَهُ ، شَكَّ عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ ، قَالَ : لاَ ، وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَى الْبَشَرِ قَالَ : فَسَمِعَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَلَطَمَ وَجْهَهُ ، قَالَ : تَقُولُ : وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَى الْبَشَرِ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا ؟ قَالَ فَذَهَبَ الْيَهُودِيُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ إِنَّ لِي ذِمَّةً وَعَهْدًا ، وَقَالَ : فُلاَنٌ لَطَمَ وَجْهِي ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لِمَ لَطَمْتَ وَجْهَهُ ؟ قَالَ : قَالَ ، يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَى الْبَشَرِ وَأَنْتَ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا ، قَالَ : فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى عُرِفَ الْغَضَبُ فِي وَجْهِهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : لاَ تُفَضِّلُوا بَيْنَ أَنْبِيَاءِ اللهِ ، فَإِنَّهُ يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَيَصْعَقُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ إِلاَّ مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ يُنْفَخُ فِيهِ أُخْرَى ، فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ بُعِثَ ، أَوْ فِي أَوَّلِ مَنْ بُعِثَ ، فَإِذَا مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ آخِذٌ بِالْعَرْشِ ، فَلاَ أَدْرِي أَحُوسِبَ بِصَعْقَتِهِ يَوْمَ الطُّورِ ، أَوْ بُعِثَ قَبْلِي ، وَلاَ أَقُولُ : إِنَّ أَحَدًا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “Two men traded insults, a Jewish man and a Muslim man. The Muslim said: ‘By the One Who chose Muhammad (s.a.w) above all of creation.’ The Jew said: ‘By the One Who Chose Musa, above all of creation.’ The Muslim raised his hand at that point and slapped the Jew’s face. The Jew went to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and told what had happened between him and the Muslim. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: ‘Do not regard me as superior to Musa, for (when the Trumpet is blown) the people will swoon and I will be the first one to wake up, and I will see Musa, holding on to the side of the Throne, and I will not know whether he was one of those who swooned and he woke up before me, or if he will be one of those who are exempted (from swooning when the Trumpet is blown) by Allah.”’

حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ النَّضْرِ ، قَالاَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : اسْتَبَّ رَجُلاَنِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ : الْمُسْلِمُ وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ وَقَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ : وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ قَالَ فَرَفَعَ الْمُسْلِمُ يَدَهُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ ، فَلَطَمَ وَجْهَ الْيَهُودِيِّ ، فَذَهَبَ الْيَهُودِيُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ وَأَمْرِ الْمُسْلِمِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لاَ تُخَيِّرُونِي عَلَى مُوسَى ، فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَصْعَقُونَ فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يُفِيقُ ، فَإِذَا مُوسَى بَاطِشٌ بِجَانِبِ الْعَرْشِ ، فَلاَ أَدْرِي أَكَانَ ، فِيمَنْ صَعِقَ فَأَفَاقَ قَبْلِي أَمْ كَانَ مِمَّنِ اسْتَثْنَى اللَّهُ.

It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said: “A Jew who had been slapped on the face came to the Prophet (s.a.w)…” a Hadith like that of Az-Zuhri (no. 6154), except that he said: “I will not know whether he was one of those who swooned and he woke up before me, or if his swooning at At-Tur was sufficient for him.”

وحَدَّثَنِي عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ : جَاءَ يَهُودِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ لُطِمَ وَجْهُهُ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: فَلاَ أَدْرِي أَكَانَ مِمَّنْ صَعِقَ فَأَفَاقَ قَبْلِي ، أَوِ اكْتَفَى بِصَعْقَةِ الطُّورِ.

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: ‘I came to “ – in the report of Haddab: “I passed by – Musa on the night on which I was taken on the Night Journey, at the red mound, and he was standing and praying in his grave.”

حَدَّثَنَا هَدَّابُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، وَشَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ ، قَالاَ : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ ، وَسُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : أَتَيْتُ ، وَفِي رِوَايَةِ هَدَّابٍ : مَرَرْتُ ، عَلَى مُوسَى لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِي عِنْدَ الْكَثِيبِ الأَحْمَرِ ، وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي فِي قَبْرِهِ.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, who is the most honored of people?’ He said: ‘The one with the most Taqwa.’ They said: ‘This is not what we are asking about.’ He said: ‘Yusuf, the Prophet of Allah, the son of the Prophet of Allah, the son of the Prophet of Allah, the son of the Kahlil (Close Friend) of Allah.’ They said: ‘This is not what we are asking about.’ He said: ‘Are you asking about the lineages of the Arabs then? The best of them during the Jahiliyyah are the best of them in Islam, when they gain understanding (of the religion).”

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَعُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، قَالُوا : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، مَنْ أَكْرَمُ النَّاسِ ؟ قَالَ : أَتْقَاهُمْ قَالُوا : لَيْسَ عَنْ هَذَا نَسْأَلُكَ ، قَالَ : فَيُوسُفُ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ابْنُ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ابْنِ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ابْنِ خَلِيلِ اللهِ قَالُوا : لَيْسَ عَنْ هَذَا نَسْأَلُكَ ، قَالَ فَعَنْ مَعَادِنِ الْعَرَبِ تَسْأَلُونِي ؟ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ خِيَارُهُمْ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ ، إِذَا فَقُهُوا.

Ubayy bin Ka'b narrated: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'While Musa was among his people, reminding them of the days of Allah - and the days of Allah are His blessings and trials - he said: "I do not know of any man on earth who is better and more knowledgeable than me." "Allah revealed to him: I know best about goodness or with whom it is. In the land there is a man who is more knowledgeable than you." He said: "O Lord, guide me to him." It was said to him: "Take a salted fish with you as provision, and he will be where you lose the fish." He and his servant set out until they came to the rock, but he did not find any clue. Musa set out and left his servant behind, and the fish began to stir in the water, which became like a tunnel. His servant said: "Should I not catch up with the Prophet of Allah and tell him?" But he was caused to forget. When they went beyond (that point) he said to his servant: "Bring us our morning meal; truly, we have suffered much fatigue in this, our journey." And they did not become tired until they passed that point."' "Then he remembered and said: "Do you remember when we betook ourselves to the rock? I indeed forgot the fish; none but Shaitan made me forget to remember it. It took its course into the sea in a strange (way)!" Musa said: "That is what we have been seeking." So they went back retracing their footsteps. He showed him where the fish had jumped out, and he said: "This is the place that was described to me." Then he went looking for him, and he found Al-Khadr covered with a garment, lying on his back. Musa said: ''As-salamu 'alaikum." He uncovered his face and said: “Wa 'alaikum as-salam.” Who are you?" He said: "I am Musa." He said: "Who is Musa?" He said: “The Musa of the Children of Israel." He said: "What brings you here?" He said: "I have come that you teach me something of that knowledge (guidance and true path) which you have been taught (by Allah)." He said: "Verily, you will not be able to have patience with me! And how can you have patience about a thing which you know not? - something I have been enjoined to do but if you see it you will not be able to bear it." Musa said: "If Allah wills, you will find me patient, and I will not disobey you at all." Al-Khadr said: "Then, if you follow me, ask me not about anything till I myself mention of it to you." So they both proceeded, till, when they embarked the ship, he scuttled it. Musa said: "Have you scuttled it in order to drown its people? Verily, you have committed a dreadful thing." He said: "Did I not tell you, that you would not be able to have patience with me?" He said: "Call me not to account for what I forgot, and be not hard upon me for my affair (with you)." Then they proceeded until they came to some boys who were playing, and Al-Khadr went straight to one of them, and killed him. Musa', was greatly distressed by that and said: "Have you killed an innocent person who had killed none? Verily, you have committed an evil thing!" At this point the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, May Allah's Mercy be upon us and on Musa 'Were it not that he was too hasty he would have seen wondrous things, but he was seized with fear of blame for his companion. Musa said: "If I ask you anything after this, keep me not in your company, you have received an excuse from me." If he had been patient he would have seen wondrous things."' He (Ubayy bin Ka'b) said: "When he ((s.a.w)) mentioned any of the Prophets he would start with himself saying: 'May Allah have mercy upon us and upon my brother so-and-so, may the mercy of Allah be upon us.' "Then they proceeded until they came to the people of a town who were very stingy. They went around to various gatherings asking the people for food, but they refused to entertain them. They found there a wall that was about to collapse, but Al-Khadr made it straight. Musa said: "If you had wished, surely, you could have taken wages for it!"' Al-Khadr said: "This is the parting between me and you." He took hold of his garment and said: "I will tell you the interpretation of (those) things over which you were unable to hold patience. As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working in the sea. So I wished to make a defect in it, as there was a king behind them who seized every ship by force. When they came to the one who wanted to seize it, he found it was damaged so he let it go, and they repaired it with wood. As for the boy, he was created a disbeliever by nature, but his parents loved him; had he lived, we feared lest he should oppress them by rebellion and disbelief. So we intended that their Lord should exchange him for them with one better in righteousness and nearer to mercy. As for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the town. Under the wall there was a treasure belonging to them; and their father was a righteous man, and your Lord intended that they should attain their age of full strength and take out their treasure as a mercy from your Lord."'

حَدَّثَنَا أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : إِنَّهُ بَيْنَمَا مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ، فِي قَوْمِهِ يُذَكِّرُهُمْ بِأَيَّامِ اللهِ ، وَأَيَّامُ اللهِ نَعْمَاؤُهُ وَبَلاَؤُهُ ، إِذْ قَالَ : مَا أَعْلَمُ فِي الأَرْضِ رَجُلاً خَيْرًا وَأَعْلَمَ مِنِّي ، قَالَ : فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ ، إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالْخَيْرِ مِنْهُ ، أَوْ عِنْدَ مَنْ هُوَ ، إِنَّ فِي الأَرْضِ رَجُلاً هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكَ ، قَالَ : يَا رَبِّ فَدُلَّنِي عَلَيْهِ ، قَالَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ : تَزَوَّدْ حُوتًا مَالِحًا ، فَإِنَّهُ حَيْثُ تَفْقِدُ الْحُوتَ ، قَالَ : فَانْطَلَقَ هُوَ وَفَتَاهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ ، فَعُمِّيَ عَلَيْهِ ، فَانْطَلَقَ وَتَرَكَ فَتَاهُ ، فَاضْطَرَبَ الْحُوتُ فِي الْمَاءِ ، فَجَعَلَ لاَ يَلْتَئِمُ عَلَيْهِ ، صَارَ مِثْلَ الْكُوَّةِ ، قَالَ فَقَالَ فَتَاهُ : أَلاَ أَلْحَقُ نَبِيَّ اللهِ فَأُخْبِرَهُ ؟ قَالَ : فَنُسِّيَ ، فَلَمَّا تَجَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتَاهُ : آتِنَا غَدَاءَنَا لَقَدْ لَقِينَا مِنْ سَفَرِنَا هَذَا نَصَبًا ، قَالَ : وَلَمْ يُصِبْهُمْ نَصَبٌ حَتَّى تَجَاوَزَا ، قَالَ فَتَذَكَّرَ (قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ وَمَا أَنْسَانِيهُ إِلاَّ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُ وَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا . قَالَ : ذَلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِي فَارْتَدَّا عَلَى آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا) فَأَرَاهُ مَكَانَ الْحُوتِ ،قَالَ : هَا هُنَا وُصِفَ لِي ، قَالَ : فَذَهَبَ يَلْتَمِسُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِالْخَضِرِ مُسَجًّى ثَوْبًا ، مُسْتَلْقِيًا عَلَى الْقَفَا ، أَوْ قَالَ عَلَى حَلاَوَةِ الْقَفَا . قَالَ : السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ ، فَكَشَفَ الثَّوْبَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ قَالَ : وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلاَمُ ، مَنْ أَنْتَ ؟ قَالَ : أَنَا مُوسَى ؟ قَالَ : وَمَنْ مُوسَى ؟ قَالَ : مُوسَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ، قَالَ : مَجِيءٌ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ ؟ قَالَ : جِئْتُ لِتُعَلِّمَنِي مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا ، قَالَ : إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا ، وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَى مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ خُبْرًا ، شَيْءٌ أُمِرْتُ بِهِ أَنْ أَفْعَلَهُ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُ لَمْ تَصْبِرْ ، قَالَ : سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ صَابِرًا وَلاَ أَعْصِي لَكَ أَمْرًا ، قَالَ : فَإِنِ اتَّبَعْتَنِي فَلاَ تَسْأَلْنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا ، فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا رَكِبَا فِي السَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا ، قَالَ : انْتَحَى عَلَيْهَا ، قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ : أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا إِمْرًا ، قَالَ : أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِي صَبْرًا ؟ قَالَ : لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلاَ تُرْهِقْنِي مِنْ أَمْرِي عُسْرًا ، فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا لَقِيَا غِلْمَانًا يَلْعَبُونَ ، قَالَ : فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى أَحَدِهِمْ بَادِيَ الرَّأْيِ فَقَتَلَهُ ، فَذُعِرَ عِنْدَهَا مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ، ذَعْرَةً مُنْكَرَةً ، قَالَ : (أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَاكِيَةً بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا نُكْرًا) فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَ هَذَا الْمَكَانِ : رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى مُوسَى ، لَوْلاَ أَنَّهُ عَجَّلَ لَرَأَى الْعَجَبَ ، وَلَكِنَّهُ أَخَذَتْهُ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ ذَمَامَةٌ ، {قَالَ إِنْ سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدَهَا فَلاَ تُصَاحِبْنِي قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَدُنِّي} عُذْرًا وَلَوْ صَبَرَ لَرَأَى الْعَجَبَ ، قَالَ : وَكَانَ إِذَا ذَكَرَ أَحَدًا مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ بَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى أَخِي كَذَا ، رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا ، فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَيَا أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ لِئَامًا فَطَافَا فِي الْمَجَالِسِ فَاسْتَطْعَمَا أَهْلَهَا ، فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُ ، قَالَ : لَوْ شِئْتَ لاَتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا ، قَالَ : هَذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنِكَ وَأَخَذَ بِثَوْبِهِ ، قَالَ : {سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ عَلَيْهِ صَبْرًا ، أَمَّا السَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَاكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْبَحْرِ} إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ ، فَإِذَا جَاءَ الَّذِي يُسَخِّرُهَا وَجَدَهَا مُنْخَرِقَةً فَتَجَاوَزَهَا فَأَصْلَحُوهَا بِخَشَبَةٍ ، وَأَمَّا الْغُلاَمُ فَطُبِعَ يَوْمَ طُبِعَ كَافِرًا ، وَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ قَدْ عَطَفَا عَلَيْهِ ، فَلَوْ أَنَّهُ أَدْرَكَ أَرْهَقَهُمَا طُغْيَانًا وَكُفْرًا (فَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ يُبَدِّلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ زَكَاةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا . وَأَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلاَمَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُ) إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ.

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas that he and Al-Hurr bin Qais bin Hisn Al-Fazari disputed concerning the companion of Musa. Ibn 'Abbas said: "He is Al-Khadr Ubayy bin Ka'b Al-Ansari passed by them and Ibn 'Abbas called him and said: "O Abu At-Tufail, come here. This companion of mine and I are disputing about the companion of Musa whom he wanted to meet. Did you hear the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) speak about him?" Ubayy said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: "While Musa was among a group of the Children of Israel, a man came to him and said: "Do you know of anyone who is more knowledgeable than you?" Musa' said: "No." Allah revealed to Musa: "No, there is Our slave Al-Khadr." Musa asked how he could meet him, and the fish was made a sign. It was said to him: "When you lose the fish, go back and you will meet him." "Musa traveled as far as Allah willed he should travel, then he said to his servant: "Bring us our morning meal." When Musa asked him for the morning meal, the servant of Musa said: "Do you remember when we betook ourselves to the rock? I indeed forgot the fish; none but Shaitan made me forget to remember it." Musa said to his servant: "That is what we have been seeking." So they went back, retracing their footsteps. Then they found Al-Khadr, and his story is told by Allah in His Book."' But Yunus (a narrator, in his Hadith) said: "He (Musa) followed the traces of the fish in the sea."

حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، أَنَّهُ تَمَارَى ، هُوَ وَالْحُرُّ بْنُ قَيْسِ بْنِ حِصْنٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ فِي صَاحِبِ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : هُوَ الْخَضِرُ ، فَمَرَّ بِهِمَا أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ ، فَدَعَاهُ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ : يَا أَبَا الطُّفَيْلِ هَلُمَّ إِلَيْنَا ، فَإِنِّي قَدْ تَمَارَيْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبِي هَذَا فِي صَاحِبِ مُوسَى الَّذِي سَأَلَ السَّبِيلَ إِلَى لُقِيِّهِ ، فَهَلْ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَذْكُرُ شَأْنَهُ ؟ فَقَالَ أُبَيٌّ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : بَيْنَمَا مُوسَى فِي مَلَإٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ : هَلْ تَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا أَعْلَمَ مِنْكَ ؟ قَالَ مُوسَى لاَ ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَى مُوسَى بَلْ عَبْدُنَا الْخَضِرُ قَالَ : فَسَأَلَ مُوسَى السَّبِيلَ إِلَى لُقِيِّهِ ، فَجَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ الْحُوتَ آيَةً ، وَقِيلَ لَهُ : إِذَا افْتَقَدْتَ الْحُوتَ فَارْجِعْ فَإِنَّكَ سَتَلْقَاهُ ، فَسَارَ مُوسَى مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَسِيرَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِفَتَاهُ : آتِنَا غَدَاءَنَا ، فَقَالَ فَتَى مُوسَى ، حِينَ سَأَلَهُ الْغَدَاءَ : (أَرَأَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ وَمَا أَنْسَانِيهِ إِلاَّ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُ) ، فَقَالَ مُوسَى لِفَتَاهُ : (ذَلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِي فَارْتَدَّا عَلَى آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا) فَوَجَدَا خَضِرًا . فَكَانَ مِنْ شَأْنِهِمَا مَا قَصَّ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ. إِلاَّ أَنَّ يُونُسَ قَالَ : فَكَانَ يَتَّبِعُ أَثَرَ الْحُوتِ فِي الْبَحْرِ.