الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
تفسير من سورة إبراهيم إلى سورة الشعراءInterpretation from Surah Ibrahim to Surah Ash-Shu'ara
بَابُ: «وَاذَ قَالَ مُوسَى لِفَتَاهُ » وَقِصَّةُ الْخَضِرِ مَعَ مُوسَى
Chapter: "And [mention] when Moses said to his boy" and the story of Khidr with Moses
Hadith 8667
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عُثْمَانَ عَمْرُو بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ النَّاقِدُ ثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَمْرٍو يَعْنِي ابْنَ دِينَارٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا إِنَّ نَوْفًا الشَّامِيَّ يَزْعُمُ أَوْ يَقُولُ لَيْسَ مُوسَى صَاحِبُ خَضِرٍ مُوسَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالَ كَذَبَ نَوْفٌ عَدُوُّ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَامَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ خَطِيبًا فَقَالُوا لَهُ مَنْ أَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ قَالَ أَنَا فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى إِلَيْهِ إِنَّ لِي عَبْدًا أَعْلَمَ مِنْكَ قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَرِنِيهِ قَالَ قِيلَ تَأْخُذُ حُوتًا فَتَجْعَلُهُ فِي مِكْتَلٍ فَحَيْثُمَا فَقَدْتَهُ فَهُوَ ثَمَّ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ حُوتًا فَجَعَلَهُ فِي مِكْتَلٍ وَجَعَلَ هُوَ وَصَاحِبُهُ يَمْشِيَانِ عَلَى السَّاحِلِ حَتَّى أَتَيَا الصَّخْرَةَ رَقَدَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَاضْطَرَبَ الْحُوتُ فِي الْمِكْتَلِ فَوَقَعَ فِي الْبَحْرِ فَحَبَسَ اللَّهُ جِرْيَةَ الْمَاءِ فَاضْطَرَبَ الْمَاءُ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ مُوسَى فَقَالَ {لِفَتَاهُ آتِنَا غَدَاءَنَا لَقَدْ لَقِينَا مِنْ سَفَرِنَا هَذَا نَصَبًا} [الكهف: 62] وَلَمْ يُصِبِ النَّصَبَ حَتَّى جَاوَزَ الَّذِي أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَقَالَ {أَرَأَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ وَمَا أَنْسَانِيهِ إِلَّا الشَّيْطَانُ} [الكهف: 63] {فَارْتَدَّا عَلَى آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا} [الكهف: 64] فَجَعَلَا يَقُصَّانِ آثَارَهُمَا {وَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا} [الكهف: 61] قَالَ أَمْسَكَ عَنْهُ جِرْيَةَ الْمَاءِ فَصَارَ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلُ الطَّاقِ فَكَانَ لِلْحُوتِ سَرَبًا وَكَانَ لِمُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَجَبًا حَتَّى انْتَهَيَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُسَجًّى عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبٌ فَسَلَّمَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ وَأَنَّى بِأَرْضِكَ السَّلَامُ قَالَ أَنَا مُوسَى قَالَ مُوسَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالَ نَعَمْ {أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَى أَنْ تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا} [الكهف: 66] قَالَ يَا مُوسَى إِنِّي عَلَى عِلْمٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى لَا تَعْلَمُهُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَى عِلْمٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى عَلَّمَكَهُ اللَّهُ فَانْطَلَقَا يَمْشِيَانِ عَلَى السَّاحِلِ فَمَرَّتْ سَفِينَةٌ فَعَرَفُوا الْخَضِرَ فَحُمِلَ بِغَيْرِ نَوْلٍ فَلَمْ يُعْجِبْهُ وَنَظَرَ فِي السَّفِينَةِ فَأَخَذَ الْقَدُّومَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَكْسِرَ مِنْهَا لَوْحًا فَقَالَ حُمِلْنَا بِغَيْرِ نَوْلٍ وَتُرِيدُ أَنْ تَخْرِقَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا {قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا} [الكهف: 71] قَالَ إِنِّي نَسِيتُ وَجَاءَ عُصْفُورٌ فَنَقَرَ فِي الْبَحْرِ قَالَ الْخَضِرُ مَا يُنْقِصُ عِلْمِي وَلَا عِلْمَكَ مِنْ عِلْمِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى إِلَّا كَمَا يُنْقِصُ هَذَا الْعُصْفُورُ مِنْ هَذَا الْبَحْرِ {فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَيَا أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ اسْتَطْعَمَا أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا} [الكهف: 77] فَرَأَى غُلَامًا فَأَخَذَ رَأْسَهُ فَانْتَزَعَهُ فَقَالَ {أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةً بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا نُكْرًا} [الكهف: 74] {قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَكَ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا} [الكهف: 75] قَالَ سُفْيَانُ قَالَ عَمْرٌو وَهَذِهِ أَشَدُّ مِنْ الْأُولَى قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَا فَإِذَا جِدَارٌ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُ أَرَانَا سُفْيَانُ بِيَدِهِ فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ هَكَذَا رَفْعًا فَوَضَعَ رَاحَتَيْهِ فَرَفَعَهُمَا لِبَطْنِ كَفَّيْهِ رَفْعًا فَقَالَ {لَوْ شِئْتَ لَاتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا} [الكهف: 77] {قَالَ هَذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنِكَ} [الكهف: 78] قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ كَانَتِ الْأَوْلَى نِسْيَانًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ مُوسَى لَوْ كَانَ صَبَرَ حَتَّى يَقُصَّ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ أَمْرِهِ
Saeed bin Jubair says: I said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them): Nauf Shami thinks that the Musa who met Khidr was not the Musa of Bani Israel. He said: Allah’s enemy Nauf has lied. Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka’b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, Musa (peace be upon him) stood among Bani Israel to address them. The people asked him: Who is the most knowledgeable among the people? He said: I am. Thereupon, Allah revealed to him that one of My servants has more knowledge than you. He said: O my Lord! Then show him to me. He was told: Take a fish and put it in a basket; where you lose it, he will be there. So he took a fish and put it in a basket, and he and his companion started walking towards the shore, until they reached a rock. Musa (peace be upon him) slept there. The fish moved in the basket and jumped into the sea. Allah stopped the water at the place where the fish entered (and thus it appeared like a cave). When the water became agitated, Musa (peace be upon him) woke up (and after going further, said to his young companion): Bring our food, we have suffered much hardship from this journey. Musa (peace be upon him) felt tired after passing the place which Allah had commanded. The young man replied: Did you see? When we were resting by the rock, I forgot the fish there. In fact, Satan made me forget. So they returned, following their footsteps. They began to search for their footprints, and the fish had made its way into the river in a unique manner. And that was because Allah had stopped the flow of water, and the place looked like an arch. This was a unique thing for the fish and a strange thing for Musa (peace be upon him). Anyway, both of them finally reached that rock. Upon reaching the desired place, they saw a man who was covered with a cloth. Musa (peace be upon him) greeted him with salam. He replied: How has salam come to your land? He said: I am Musa (peace be upon him). Khidr (peace be upon him) said: Musa of Bani Israel? He said: Yes, I have come to follow you so that you may teach me some of the good knowledge you have been given. Khidr (peace be upon him) said: O Musa! Indeed, I have been given knowledge from Allah which you do not know, and you have been given knowledge from Him which I do not know. Then both of them walked along the shore (and Khidr, peace be upon him, made it a condition for Musa, peace be upon him, not to ask about what he did). A boat passed by; they recognized Khidr (peace be upon him), so they took him on board without any fare, but this did not please him. Then Khidr (peace be upon him) saw the boat and took an axe and wanted to break one of its planks. Musa (peace be upon him) said: These people took us on board without fare, and now you want to break the boat and drown all the passengers? He said: Did I not tell you that you would not be able to have patience with me? Musa (peace be upon him) said: Indeed, I forgot. Then a bird came and filled its beak from the sea. Khidr (peace be upon him) saw it and said: O Musa! My knowledge and your knowledge, compared to Allah’s knowledge, is only as much as this bird has taken from the sea. Then both of them went on until they came to a village and asked its people for food, but they flatly refused to host them. Khidr (peace be upon him) saw a boy there, caught him, and killed him. Musa (peace be upon him) said: Have you killed a pure soul for no soul in return? Indeed, you have done a terrible thing. He said: Did I not tell you that you would not be able to have patience with me? Amr, in his narration, said: This was a more severe act than the first. Then both of them went on. When Khidr (peace be upon him) saw a wall about to collapse, he set it straight. Sufyan, the narrator, described this by raising his hand, then placing his palms together, and then raising them from the inside of his palms. Musa (peace be upon him) said: If you wished, you could have taken a wage for it. He said: This is the separation between me and you. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said: The first time, Musa (peace be upon him) forgot. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: May Allah have mercy on Musa (peace be upon him). If only he had been patient, so that he could have narrated more of his affairs to us.
Hadith 8668
عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ إِنَّ نَوْفًا الشَّامِيَّ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ الَّذِي ذَهَبَ يَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ لَيْسَ مُوسَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَكَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ مُتَّكِئًا فَاسْتَوَى جَالِسًا فَقَالَ كَذَلِكَ يَا سَعِيدُ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ أَنَا سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ ذَاكَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ كَذَبَ نَوْفٌ حَدَّثَنِي أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى صَالِحٍ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى أَخِي عَادٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَخْطُبُ قَوْمَهُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ أَحَدٌ أَعْلَمُ مِنِّي وَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَنْ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكَ وَآيَةُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ تُزَوَّدَ حُوتًا مَالِحًا فَإِذَا فَقَدْتَهُ فَهُوَ حَيْثُ تَفْقِدُهُ فَتَزَوَّدَ حُوتًا مَالِحًا فَانْطَلَقَ هُوَ وَفَتَاهُ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَا الْمَكَانَ الَّذِي أُمِرَا بِهِ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ انْطَلَقَ مُوسَى يَطْلُبُ وَوَضَعَ فَتَاهُ الْحُوتَ عَلَى الصَّخْرَةِ وَاضْطَرَبَ فَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا قَالَ فَتَاهُ إِذَا جَاءَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَدَّثْتُهُ فَأَنْسَاهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَانْطَلَقَا فَأَصَابَهُمْ مَا يُصِيبُ الْمُسَافِرَ مِنْ النَّصَبِ وَالْكَلَالِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُصِيبُهُ مَا يُصِيبُ الْمُسَافِرَ مِنْ النَّصَبِ وَالْكَلَالِ حَتَّى جَاوَزَ مَا أُمِرَ بِهِ فَقَالَ مُوسَى لِفَتَاهُ {آتِنَا غَدَاءَنَا لَقَدْ لَقِينَا مِنْ سَفَرِنَا هَذَا نَصَبًا} [الكهف: 62] قَالَ لَهُ فَتَاهُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ {أَرَأَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ} [الكهف: 63] أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكَ {وَمَا أَنْسَانِيهِ إِلَّا الشَّيْطَانُ} [الكهف: 63] قَالَ أُخْبِرْتُ أَنَّ عِنْدَكَ عِلْمًا فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَصْحَبَكَ {قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا} [الكهف: 67] {قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ صَابِرًا وَلَا أَعْصِي لَكَ أَمْرًا} [الكهف: 69] قَالَ {فَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَى مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ خُبْرًا} [الكهف: 68] قَالَ قَدْ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَفْعَلَهُ {قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ صَابِرًا} [الكهف: 69] {قَالَ فَإِنْ اتَّبَعْتَنِي فَلَا تَسْأَلْنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا} [الكهف: 70] {فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا رَكِبَا فِي السَّفِينَةِ} [الكهف: 71] خَرَجَ مَنْ كَانَ فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّفَ لِيَخْرِقَهَا قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى تَخْرِقُهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا {لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا إِمْرًا} [الكهف: 71] {قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا} [الكهف: 72] {قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرْهِقْنِي مِنْ أَمْرِي عُسْرًا} [الكهف: 73] فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَيَا عَلَى غِلْمَانٍ يَلْعَبُونَ عَلَى سَاحِلِ الْبَحْرِ وَفِيهِمْ غُلَامٌ لَيْسَ فِي الْغِلْمَانِ غُلَامٌ أَنْظَفَ يَعْنِي مِنْهُ فَأَخَذَهُ فَقَتَلَهُ فَنَفَرَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ {أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةً بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا نُكْرًا} [الكهف: 74] {قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَكَ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا} [الكهف: 75] قَالَ فَأَخَذَتْهُ ذَمَامَةٌ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ وَاسْتَحْيَا فَقَالَ {إِنْ سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصَاحِبْنِي قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَدُنِّي عُذْرًا} [الكهف: 76] {فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَيَا أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ} [الكهف: 77] لِئَامًا {اسْتَطْعَمَا أَهْلَهَا} [الكهف: 77] وَقَدْ أَصَابَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ جَهْدٌ فَلَمْ يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا {فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُ} [الكهف: 77] قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى مِمَّا نَزَلَ بِهِمْ مِنْ الْجَهْدِ {لَوْ شِئْتَ لَاتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا} [الكهف: 77] {قَالَ هَذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنِكَ} [الكهف: 78] فَأَخَذَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِطَرَفِ ثَوْبِهِ فَقَالَ حَدِّثْنِي فَقَالَ {أَمَّا السَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَاكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْبَحْرِ} [الكهف: 79] {وَكَانَ وَرَاءَهُمْ مَلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا} [الكهف: 79] فَإِذَا مَرَّ عَلَيْهَا فَرَآهَا مُنْخَرِقَةً تَرَكَهَا وَرَقَّعَهَا أَهْلُهَا بِقِطْعَةِ خَشَبَةٍ فَانْتَفَعُوا بِهَا {وَأَمَّا الْغُلَامُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَا أَنْ يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَانًا وَكُفْرًا} [الكهف: 80] فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ طُبِعَ يَوْمَ طُبِعَ كَافِرًا وَكَانَ قَدْ أُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهِ مَحَبَّةٌ مِنْ أَبَوَيْهِ وَلَوْ أَطَاعَاهُ لَأَرْهَقَهُمَا طُغْيَانًا وَكُفْرًا {فَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ زَكَاةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا} [الكهف: 81] وَوَقَعَ أَبُوهُ عَلَى أُمِّهِ فَعَلِقَتْ فَوَلَدَتْ مِنْهُ خَيْرًا مِنْهُ زَكَاةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا {وَأَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَامَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحْتَهُ كَنْزٌ لَهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَالِحًا فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ أَنْ يَبْلُغَا أَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسْتَخْرِجَا كَنْزَهُمَا رَحْمَةً مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَمَا فَعَلْتُهُ عَنْ أَمْرِي ذَلِكَ تَأْوِيلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِعْ عَلَيْهِ صَبْرًا} [الكهف: 82]
Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) says: We were sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), when some people informed us that Nauf Shami Bukali says that the Musa who went to Sayyiduna Khidr (peace be upon him) to seek knowledge was not the Musa (peace be upon him) of Bani Israel. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) sat up straight and said: O Saeed! Does he really say this? I said: Yes, I myself have heard this from him. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: He is wrong. Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka’b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: May Allah have mercy on us and on Salih (peace be upon him), and may Allah have mercy on us and on my Prophet brother Hud (peace be upon him) of the people of ‘Ad. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Musa (peace be upon him) once addressed his people and said to them: There is no one on the face of the earth more knowledgeable than me. Allah revealed to him that there is a man in such-and-such land who has more knowledge than you, and the sign of meeting him is that you should take a salted fish; wherever it slips away from your hand, he will be there. So Musa (peace be upon him) took a salted fish and set out with his young student Yusha bin Nun. When they reached the place they were commanded to go, there was a rock. When they reached it, Musa (peace be upon him) went to look for something, and his student placed the fish on the rock. It moved and made its way into the sea. The student thought that when Sayyiduna Musa comes, he would inform him, but Satan made him forget, and they continued on. When they felt tired like travelers, and this fatigue was felt after passing the required place, Musa (peace be upon him) said to his student: Give us our food; this journey has made us tired. The student said: O Prophet of Allah! Do you know that when we stopped by the rock, the fish moved there, but I forgot to inform you; it was Satan who made me forget, so the fish made its way into the sea. Musa (peace be upon him) said: That is the place we were seeking. So they retraced their steps, following their footprints back. When they reached the same rock, they looked around, and suddenly they saw Khidr (peace be upon him) present with a cloth. Musa (peace be upon him) greeted him with salam. He raised his head and said: Who are you? He said: I am Musa (peace be upon him). He asked: Which Musa? He said: The Musa of Bani Israel. Then Musa (peace be upon him) said: You have knowledge; I wish to stay in your company to acquire that knowledge. He said: You do not have the strength to acquire it. He said: You will find me patient, I will not disobey you. Khidr (peace be upon him) said: You will not be able to be patient over that which you have no knowledge of. Musa (peace be upon him) said: Since I have been commanded, I will be patient. Khidr (peace be upon him) said: If you accompany me, then do not speak about anything I do until I myself explain it to you. So both set out, boarded a boat, and when it stopped and the passengers disembarked, they stayed behind and he made a hole in it. Musa (peace be upon him) spoke up: You have made a hole in it; do you want to drown its passengers? This is not a good deed. Khidr (peace be upon him) said: Did I not tell you that you would not be able to be patient with me on this journey? Musa (peace be upon him) said: I forgot, do not hold me accountable for this and do not be hard on me. Then they set out and reached the seashore, where children were playing. Among them was a child who was the cleanest. Khidr (peace be upon him) caught him and killed him. This time again Musa (peace be upon him) spoke up and said: You have killed a soul who had committed no crime; this is a very evil thing. Musa (peace be upon him) began to feel a bit embarrassed due to the repetition with Khidr (peace be upon him). Musa (peace be upon him) said: If I ask you about anything after this, then do not keep me with you; you will have a valid excuse. So they both set out and came to a town and asked its people for food, while Musa (peace be upon him) was extremely tired and exhausted from hunger. They refused to host them. Then Khidr (peace be upon him) saw a wall that was about to collapse, so he repaired it. This time Musa (peace be upon him) said: We are in such hardship; if you wished, you could have taken payment for it. Khidr (peace be upon him) said: This is the time for separation between me and you. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) held onto his garment and said: Please explain the background of what you have done. Khidr (peace be upon him) said: {اَمَّا السَّفِیْنَۃُ فَکَانَتْ لِمَسٰکِیْنَ یَعْمَلُوْنَ فِی الْبَحْرِ فَاَرَدْتُّ اَنْ اَعِیْبَہَا وَکَانَ وَرَاء َہُمْ مَّلِکٌ یَّاْخُذُ کُلَّ سَفِیْنَۃٍ غَصْبًا۔} (As for the boat, it belonged to some poor people working in the sea. I intended to damage it because ahead was a king who seized every boat by force.) Now, when it passes by the king and he sees it damaged, he will leave it, and (this defect is not so great) its owner will repair it by putting a piece of wood, and then these people will continue to benefit from it. As for the matter of killing the boy, the seal of disbelief had been set upon him, while his parents loved him. If they had followed him in this matter, he would have led them into disbelief and rebellion. So, {فَأَ رَدْنَا أَ نْ یُبْدِلَہُمَا رَبُّہُمَا خَیْرًا مِنْہُ زَکَاۃً وَأَ قْرَبَ رُحْمًا} (So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy.) When the husband had intercourse with his wife, she became pregnant and gave birth to a child who was the best in purity and very merciful. {وَأَ مَّا الْجِدَارُ فَکَانَ لِغُلَامَیْنِ یَتِیمَیْنِ فِی الْمَدِینَۃِ، وَکَانَ تَحْتَہُ کَنْزٌ لَہُمَا، وَکَانَ أَ بُوہُمَا صَالِحًا، فَأَ رَادَ رَبُّکَ أَ نْ یَبْلُغَا أَ شُدَّہُمَا، وَیَسْتَخْرِجَا کَنْزَہُمَا، رَحْمَۃً مِنْ رَبِّکَ، وَمَا فَعَلْتُہُ عَنْ أَ مْرِی، ذٰلِکَ تَأْوِیلُ مَا لَمْ تَسْطِعْ عَلَیْہِ صَبْرًا} And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city. Underneath the wall was a treasure for them, and their father was a righteous man. So your Lord intended that they should reach maturity and extract their treasure. This was done by the mercy of your Lord; I did not do it of my own accord. This is the reality of those matters over which you could not be patient.
