Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for something, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Are you unable to be like the old woman of the Children of Israel?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: "O Messenger of Allah! What is the matter of the old woman of the Children of Israel?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) was commanded to set out with the Children of Israel, he lost the way. He asked the Children of Israel: 'What is the reason for this?' The scholars of the Children of Israel told him that when the time of the death of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) drew near, he took a covenant from us in the name of Allah Almighty that when we left Egypt we would take his mortal remains with us as well. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked them: 'Which of you knows where the grave of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) is?' The scholars of the Children of Israel said to him: 'No one knows where the grave of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) is, except for an old woman of the Children of Israel.' Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) sent a message summoning that woman and said to her: 'Tell me about the grave of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him)!' The woman said: 'No! By Allah! That cannot happen until you give me what I have stipulated.' Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: 'What have you stipulated?' The woman said: 'That I be with you in Paradise.' Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) found this difficult, so it was said to him: 'Give her what she is seeking.' Then that woman took those people with her to a place where water gushed forth and around which there was something like a lake. The woman said: 'Drain the water from this place.' When they did so, she said: 'Now dig this place!' When they dug that place, the bones of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) came out from there, and when they had taken them out, the road before them became bright like the day."
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and Abu Ya'la also recorded it; his wording is: "Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A Bedouin came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (perhaps the original words are:) the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to a Bedouin, and he honoured him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: 'Come to us.' Then he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Ask for what you need!' He said: 'Give us a she-camel that we can ride, and goats that my family can milk.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Are you people unable to be like the old woman of the Children of Israel?' Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told: 'When Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) set out from Egypt with the Children of Israel, they lost the way. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) said: What is the reason for this? The scholars of the Children of Israel told him that when the last moments of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) drew near, he took a firm covenant from us in the name of Allah that we would not leave Egypt until we took his bones with us. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: Who knows about his grave? Someone said: An old woman of the Children of Israel knows. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) sent a message summoning her; she came to him, and Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) said: Tell us about the grave of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him)! The woman said: This will not happen until you give me what I have stipulated. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) asked: What have you stipulated? The woman said: That I be with you in Paradise. Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) disliked giving her this (that is, making her this promise), so Allah Almighty revealed to him: Give this woman what she has stipulated. Then that lady took those people with her to a lake-like place where water gushed forth, and she said: Drain this water. They drained the water, and the woman said: Dig this place! They dug and took out the bones of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him), and when they had done so, the road had become clear like the light of day.'" The narrators of Abu Ya'la are the narrators of the 'Sahih', and this is what led me to cite its full wording.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الأدعية / 17348
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه ابو يعلى فى المسند (7254) ، أخرجه المستدرك على الصحيحين برقم: 4142، وأخرجه صحيح ابن حبان برقم: 723، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 2001، 6221/1»