(Second chain) Abdullah bin Shaqiq says: Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: Where have you come from? I said: From Syria. He said: Have you seen the stone of Musa (peace be upon him)? I said: What is meant by the stone of Musa (peace be upon him)? He said: The Children of Israel said something about Musa (peace be upon him) being defective in his private parts. One day, he placed his clothes on a rock and began to bathe, but it happened that the rock ran off with his clothes. He chased after it and said: O stone! Give me my clothes! But the stone reached the Children of Israel, and they saw that he was perfectly sound and beautifully created. Then Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) struck that stone three times with his staff. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Him in whose hand is the life of Abu Hurairah! If I were to find that stone, I would see the marks of Musa’s (peace be upon him) strikes on it.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / بيان قصص أنبياء الله عليهم السلام / 10376
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«انظر الحديث بالطريق الأول ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 8284»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … In this, two miracles of Musa (alayhis salam) are mentioned: the stone running away with his clothes, and the marks of his blows appearing on the stone.
Musa (alayhis salam), due to his extreme modesty, would not allow his body to be uncovered in front of people. However, people fabricated the claim that he had such-and-such disease in his private parts, and that is why he always remained covered. The circumstances required that Musa (alayhis salam) be cleared of this accusation and suspicion, thus this incident occurred.