مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الفضائل
Book of Virtues
ما ذكر في موسى ﵇ من الفضل
Reports on the virtue of Musa (peace be upon him)
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٣٣٩٩٩ - حدثنا أبو خالد عن أشعث عن عكرمة عن ابن عباس قال: خرج موسى ﵇ ينادي لبيك، (قال) (١): وجبال الروحاء تجيبه (٢).
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: Musa (peace be upon him) was calling out "Labbayk," and the mountains of al-Rawha were answering him.
٣٤٠٠٠ - حدثنا أحمد بن إسحاق قال: ثنا وهيب عن عمرو بن يحيى عن أبيه عن أبي سعيد أن رجلًا من الأنصار سمع رجلًا من اليهود وهو في السوق وهو يقول: والذي اصطفى موسى ﵇ (١) على البشر، فضرب وجهه، (٢) أي خبيث أعلى أبي القاسم، فانطلق اليهودي إلى رسول اللَّه ﷺ فقال: يا أبا القاسم ⦗٤٩٨⦘ ضرب وجهي فلان، فأرسل إليه فدعاه فقال: لم ضربت وجهه؟ فقال: إني مررت به في السوق فسمعته يقول: والذي اصطفى موسى على البشر، فأخذتني غضبة فضربت وجهه، فقال رسول اللَّه ﷺ: "لا تخيروا بين الأنبياء، فإن الناس يصعقون يوم القيامة فأرفع رأسي فإذا أنا بموسى آخذ بقائمة من قوائم العرش، فلا أدري أصعق (فيمن) (٣) صعق فأفاق قبلي أو حوسب بصعقته الأولى -أو قال- كلفته صعقته الأولى" (٤).
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man of the Ansar heard a Jew in the market saying: "By the One who gave Musa preference over mankind." He slapped him on the face and said: O wicked one! Even over Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him)? The Jew went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Abu al-Qasim! So-and-so has struck me on the face. He sent a man to summon him and said: Why did you strike him on the face? He said: I was passing by him in the market and I heard him saying: "By the One who gave Musa preference over mankind." I became angry and struck him on the face. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not prefer the prophets over one another, for the people will be struck with a swoon on the Day of Resurrection. I will raise my head, and there will be Musa (peace be upon him), holding on to a leg of the Throne. I do not know whether he will have swooned with the people and then recovered before me, or whether the first swoon will have sufficed him."
٣٤٠٠١ - حدثنا يعلى بن عبيد قال ثنا إسماعيل بن أبي خالد عن عامر عن عبد اللَّه بن الحارث عن كعب قال: إن اللَّه قسم كلامه ورؤيته بين موسى ومحمد ﷺ (١) فكلمه موسى مرتين ورآه محمد مرتين.
Abdullah bin al-Harith reports that Ka'b said: Allah Almighty has divided His speech and the sight of Him between Musa (peace be upon him) and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). So Musa (peace be upon him) spoke with Allah twice, and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Allah Almighty twice.
٣٤٠٠٢ - حدثنا ابن علية عن الجريري (١) عن أبي (السليل) (٢) عن قيس بن عباد وكان من أكثر الناس أو من أحدث الناس عن بني إسرائيل قال: فحدثنا أن الشرذمة الذين سماهم فرعون (من بني إسرائيل كانوا ستمائة ألف، وكان مقدمة فرعون) (٣) سبعمائة ألف كل رجل منهم على حصان، على رأسه بيضة وبيده حربة (وهو) (٤) خلفهم في الدهم، فلما انتهى موسى ﵇ (٥) ببني إسرائيل إلى ⦗٤٩٩⦘ البحر، قالت (بنو) (٦) إسرائيل: (أين) (٧) ما وعدتنا؟ هذا البحر بين أيدينا، وهذا فرعون وجنوده قد دهمنا (أو) (٨) من خلفنا، فقال موسى ﵇ (٩) للبحر: انفلق (أبا) (١٠) خالد، فقال: لا أنفلق لك يا موسى، أنا أقدم منك خلقا أو أشد، قال: فنودي أن أضرب بعصاك البحر، (فضرب) (١١) فانفلق، قال الجريري: وكانوا (اثني) (١٢) عشر (١٣) سبطًا، وكان لكل سبط منهم طريق، فلما انتهى أول جنود فرعون إلى البحر هابت الخيل (١٤)، ومثل (لحصان) (١٥) منها فرس (وديق) (١٦)، فوجد ويحها (فانسل) (١٧) فتبعه (الخيل) (١٨)، فلما (تتام) (١٩) آخر جنود فرعون في البحر خرج آخر بني إسرائيل من البحر (فانصفق) (٢٠) عليهم، فقالت بنو إسرائيل: ما مات فرعون ⦗٥٠٠⦘ وما كان ليموت أبدًا، قال: فلم يَعْدُ أن سمع اللَّه تكذيبهم (نبيه) (٢١)، فرمى به على الساحل كأنه (ثور) (٢٢) أحمر يراه بنو إسرائيل.
Abu al-Salil reports from Qays bin Abbad, who was among those who narrated the most about the Children of Israel. He said: He narrated to us that the small band of the Children of Israel whom Pharaoh had mentioned were 600,000 people, and Pharaoh's vanguard consisted of 700,000 men. Each man was mounted on a horse, with a helmet on his head and a spear in his hand, while Pharaoh was behind them in the great mass of the army. When Musa (peace be upon him) brought the Children of Israel to the sea, the Children of Israel said: Where is what you promised us? The sea is in front of us, and Pharaoh and his army are bearing down on us; or he said: are behind us. Musa (peace be upon him) said: O sea! O Abu Khalid! Split apart. It said: O Musa, I will not split apart for you. I was created before you; or he said: I am stronger. Then a call came: Strike the sea with your staff. He struck it with the staff and it split apart. Al-Jurayri said: They were twelve tribes, and each tribe had its own separate path. When the first part of Pharaoh's army reached the sea, the horses took fright, and the form of a mare in heat appeared before one stallion among them. He caught her scent and rushed off, and the other horses followed him. When the last part of the army had entered the sea, the Children of Israel came out of the sea, and the sea closed over them. The Children of Israel said: Pharaoh has not died, and he will never die. No sooner had Allah heard their denial of His Prophet than He cast him upon the shore, as though he were a red ox, and the Children of Israel looked at him.
٣٤٠٠٣ - حدثنا شبابة عن يونس بن أبي إسحاق عن أبي إسحاق عن عمرو ابن ميمون عن عبد اللَّه بن مسعود أن موسى ﵇ (١) حين أسرى ببني إسرائيل بلغ فرعون، فأمر بشاة فذبحت، ثم قال: لا واللَّه (لا يُفرغ) (٢) من سلخها حتى يجتمع إليَّ ستمائة ألف من القبط، قال: فانطلق موسى ﵇ (٣) حتى انتهى إلى البحر فقال له: (افرق) (٤)، فقال البحر: لقد (استكثرت) (٥) يا موسى، وهل (فرقت) (٦) لأحد من ولد آدم (فافرق) (٧) لك؟ قال: ومع موسى ﵇ (٨) رجل على حصان (له) (٩)، قال له ذاك الرجل (١٠): أين أمرت يا نبي اللَّه؟ قال: ما أمرت إلا بهذا الوجه، قال: فأقحم فرسه فسبح به، فخرج فقال: أين أمرت (١١) يا نبي اللَّه؟ قال ما أمرت إلا بهذا الوجه، قال: واللَّه ما كذبتَ ولا كذبتُ، ⦗٥٠١⦘ (قال) (١٢): ثم اقتحم الثانية فسبح به ثم خرج، فقال: أين ما أمرت (به) (١٣) يا نبي اللَّه؟ قال: ما أمرت إلا بهذا الوجه، قال: واللَّه ما كَذبتَ ولا كذِبتَ، قال: فأوحى اللَّه إلى (موسى ﵇ (١٤) أن اضرب بعصاك، فضرب موسى بعصاه فانفلق، فكان كل فرق كالطود العظيم كالجبل العظيم، فكان فيه (اثنا عشر) (١٥) طريقا لاثني عشر سبطًا، لكل سبط طريق يتراؤن، فلما خرج أصحاب موسى ﵇ (١٦) وتتام أصحاب فرعون التقى البحر عليهم فأغرقهم (١٧).
Amr bin Maymun reports from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that when Musa (peace be upon him) set out with the Children of Israel by night, the news reached Pharaoh. He ordered a sheep to be slaughtered and said: By Allah, before its skin has been removed, 600,000 Copts must have gathered before me. Musa (peace be upon him) led them on until they reached the sea, and he said to it: Split apart. The sea said: O Musa! You have demanded a very great thing. Have I ever split apart for any of the children of Adam, that I should split apart for you? He said: With Musa (peace be upon him) there was a man riding a horse. He said: O Prophet of Allah! In which direction have you been commanded to come? He said: I have been commanded to come only in this direction. So he drove his horse into the sea and swam on it, then came out and said: O Prophet of Allah! Where have you been commanded to go? He said: I have been commanded to come only in this direction. He said: By Allah, you have not lied, nor have I lied. Then he drove his horse in a second time and swam on it, then came out and said: O Prophet of Allah! What have you been commanded? He said: I have been commanded to come only in this direction. He said: By Allah, you have not lied, nor have you been belied. After that Allah revealed to Musa (peace be upon him): Strike the sea with your staff. He struck it with the staff and it split apart, and each part became like a great mountain. Twelve paths were formed in it for the twelve tribes; each tribe's path was separate, and they could see one another. When the companions of Musa (peace be upon him) had come out and the companions of Pharaoh had all entered the sea, the sea closed over them and they all drowned.
٣٤٠٠٤ - حدثنا ابن فضيل عن سليمان التيمي [عن أبي نضرة عن جابر: ﴿فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ﴾ [الزمر: ٦٨]، قال: موسى ممن استثنى اللَّه (١).
Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), concerning the saying of Allah, "Then whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will swoon, except whom Allah wills" [Al-Zumar: 68], said: Musa (peace be upon him) is among those whom Allah has excepted.
٣٤٠٠٥ - حدثنا يحيى بن سعيد عن سفيان عن، (١) أبي إسحاق عن عمارة بن عبد عن علي قال: (انطلق) (٢) موسى وهارون ﵉ (٣) وانطلق (شبر وشبير) (٤) فانتهوا إلى جبل فيه سرير فنام عليه هارون فقبض روحه، فرجع موسى ⦗٥٠٢⦘ إلى قومه فقالوا: أنت قتلته حسدتنا على خلقه أو على لينه، أو كلمة نحوها -الشك من سفيان- قال: كيف أقتله ومعي (ابناه) (٥) قال: (فاختاروا (من شئتم) (٦) قال: فاختاروا) (٧) من كل سبط عشرة، قال: وذلك قوله: ﴿وَاخْتَارَ مُوسَى قَوْمَهُ سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا﴾ فانتهوا إليه، فقالوا: من قتلك يا هارون؟ قال: ما قتلني أحد، ولكن توفاني اللَّه، قالوا: يا موسى! ما (نعصي) (٨)؟ قال: فأخذتهم الرجفة، فجعل يتردد يمينا وشمالا ويقول: ﴿لَوْ شِئْتَ (أَهْلَكْتَهُمْ) (٩) مِنْ قَبْلُ وَإِيَّايَ أَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ السُّفَهَاءُ مِنَّا إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا فِتْنَتُكَ﴾ [الأعراف: ١٥٥]، قال: فدعا اللَّهَ فأحياهم وجعلهم أنبياء كلهم (١٠).
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Musa and Harun (peace be upon them both) set out, along with Shabbar and Shabbir, and they reached a mountain on which there was a couch. Harun (peace be upon him) slept on it, and his soul was taken. Musa (peace be upon him) returned to his people, and his people said: You killed him; you envied us because of his character; or he said: because of his gentleness; or he used some similar word. The doubt is from Sufyan, the narrator. He said: How could I have killed him when his sons were with me? Then he said: Choose whomever you wish. So they chose ten men from each tribe, and this is the meaning of the saying of Allah: "And Musa chose from his people seventy men." When they reached him, they asked him: O Harun! Who killed you? He said: No one killed me; rather, Allah took my soul. They said: O Musa! After today we will not disobey you. Then an earthquake struck them and they perished, and Musa (peace be upon him) began going back and forth to the right and left in distress, and he supplicated: "Had You willed, You could have destroyed them before, and me as well. Will You destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? It is only Your trial" [Al-A'raf: 155]. After that he supplicated, and Allah brought them back to life and made all of them prophets.
٣٤٠٠٦ - حدثنا عبيد اللَّه قال: ثنا إسرائيل عن أبي إسحاق عن عمرو بن ميمون الأودي عن عمر بن الخطاب أن موسى ﵇ (١) لما ورد ماء مدين وجد عليه أمة من الناس يسقون، فلما فرغوا أعادوا الصخرة على البئر ولا يطيق رفعها إلا عشرة رجال، فإذا هو بامرأتين تذودان، قال: ما خطبكما؟ (فحدثتاه) (٢)، فأتى الحجر فرفعه، ثم لم يستق إلا ذنوبًا واحدًا حتى رويت الغنم، ⦗٥٠٣⦘ ورجعت المرأتان إلى أبيهما فحدثتاه، وتولى موسى ﵇ (٣) إلى الظل فقال: ﴿رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ﴾، قال: ﴿فَجَاءَتْهُ إِحْدَاهُمَا تَمْشِي عَلَى اسْتِحْيَاءٍ﴾ واضعة ثوبها على وجهها، ﴿قَالَتْ إِنَّ أَبِي يَدْعُوكَ لِيَجْزِيَكَ أَجْرَ مَا سَقَيْتَ لَنَا﴾ قال لها: امشي خلفي وصفي لي الطريق، فإني أكره أن تصيب الريح ثوبك (٤) فيصف لي جسدك، فلما انتهى إلى أبيها قص عليه، قالت إحداهما: ﴿يَاأَبَتِ اسْتَأْجِرْهُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ اسْتَأْجَرْتَ الْقَوِيُّ الْأَمِينُ﴾ [القصص: ٢٤، ٢٥، ٢٦]، قال: يا بنية ما علمك بأمانته وقوته؟ قالت: أما قوته فرفعه الحجر ولا يطيقه إلا عشرة، وأما أمانته فقال لي: امشي خلفي وصفي لي الطريق فإني أخاف أن تصيب الريح ثوبك (فيصف) (٥) جسدك، فقال عمر: فأقبلت إليه ليست بسلفع من النساء لا خراجة ولا ولاجة، (واضعة) (٦) ثوبها على وجهها (٧).
Amr bin Maymun al-Awdi reports that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When Musa (peace be upon him) arrived at the water of Madyan, he saw some people drawing water there. When they had finished, they put the rock back over the well, and fewer than ten men could not lift it. There he saw two women holding back their sheep. He asked them: What is your situation? They told him. So he came to the stone and lifted it, then he drew just one bucket and the sheep had their fill. The two women went to their father and told him the story, and Musa (peace be upon him) went to the shade and said: "My Lord, I am in need of whatever good You send down to me." He said: One of the two women came to him modestly, with her garment placed over her face, and said: My father is calling you so that he may pay you the wage for watering our sheep. He said: Walk behind me and keep telling me the way, for I dislike that the wind should strike your garments and that your body should become visible to me. When he reached her father, he related the story to him. One of the two said: Dear father, hire him; indeed the best worker is the one who is strong and trustworthy [Al-Qasas: 24, 25, 26]. He said: O my daughter! How did you come to know of his trustworthiness and his strength? She said: I came to know of his strength in that he lifted the stone alone, whereas ten men lift it. And I came to know of his trustworthiness in that he said to me: Walk behind me and tell me the way, for I fear that the wind may strike your garments and that your body may become visible to me. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: She came to him not like bold women, nor one who was much given to going out and coming in, and she had her garment placed over her face.
٣٤٠٠٧ - حدثنا أبو معاوية عن الأعمش عن المنهال عن سعيد بن جبير و (عن) (١) عبد اللَّه بن الحارث عن ابن عباس قال لما أتى موسى قومه فأمرهم بالزكاة فجمعهم قارون، فقال: هذا قد جاءكم بالصوم والصلاة وبأشياء تطيقونها، تحتملون أن تعطوه أموالكم؟ قالوا: ما نحتمل أن نعطيه أموالنا، فما ترى؟ قال: ⦗٥٠٤⦘ أرى أن نرسل إلى بغي بني إسرائيل فنأمرها أن ترميه على رؤوس (الأحبار) (٢) والناس بأنه أرادها على نفسها، ففعلوا، فرمت موسى ﵇ (٣) على رؤوس الناس فدعا اللَّه عليهم، فأوحى اللَّه (تعالى) (٤) إلى الأرض أن أطيعيه، فقال لها: موسى ﵇ (٥) خذيهم، فأخذتهم إلى (أعقابهم فجعلوا يقولون: يا موسى يا موسى، فقال: خذيهم فأخذتهم إلى ركبهم) (٦) قال: فجعلوا يقولون: يا موسى يا موسى قال: خذيهم فأخذتهم إلى حجزهم، فجعلوا يقولون: (يا موسى يا موسى) (٧) (فقال) (٨): خذيهم، فأخذتهم إلى أعناقهم فجعلوا يقولون: يا موسى يا موسى، قال: فأخذتهم فغيبتهم، فأوحى اللَّه (تعالى) (٩) إلى موسى ﵇ (١٠): يا موسى! سألك عبادي وتضرعوا إليك فأبيت أن تجيبهم، أما وعزتي لو (إياي دعوا) (١١) لأجبتهم (١٢).
Abdullah bin al-Harith reports from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when Musa (peace be upon him) came to his people and commanded them to give zakah, Qarun gathered them and said: This man has brought you commands, namely prayer, fasting and so on, that you are able to bear. But are you able to bear giving him your wealth? They said: We are not able to bear that. What is your opinion? He said: My opinion is that we send word to the prostitute of the Children of Israel and order her to accuse him, in front of the rabbis and the people, of having made an attempt on her honour. They did so, and that woman accused Musa (peace be upon him) in front of the people. He supplicated against them, and Allah Almighty revealed to the earth: Obey him. So Musa (peace be upon him) said to it: Seize them. It seized them up to their heels, and they began to say: O Musa! O Musa! He said again: Seize them. So it seized them up to the knees, and they said: O Musa! O Musa! He said again: Seize them. So it seized them up to the waist, and they again said: O Musa! O Musa! He said: Seize them. So it seized them up to the neck, and they said: O Musa! O Musa! Then the earth made them disappear. Allah Almighty then revealed to Musa (peace be upon him): O Musa! My servants asked you and pleaded with you in humility, but you refused to heed them. By My Might! Had they called upon Me, I would have answered their supplication.
٣٤٠٠٨ - حدثنا حسين بن علي عن موسى بن قيس عن سلمة بن كهيل ﴿وَأَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةً مِنِّي﴾ [طه: ٣٩]، قال: حببتك إلى عبادي.
Salamah bin Kuhayl, in explaining the saying of Allah, "And I cast upon you love from Me" [Ta Ha: 39], states that it means: I made you beloved to My servants.
٣٤٠٠٩ - حدثنا وكيع عن سفيان عن عطاء بن السائب عن سعيد بن جبير عن ابن عباس ﴿وَقَرَّبْنَاهُ نَجِيًّا﴾ [مريم: ٥٢]، حتى سمع صريف القلم (١).
It is reported from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), concerning "And We brought him near in private communion" [Maryam: 52], that he came so near that he heard the sound of the pens writing.
٣٤٠١٠ - حدثنا وكيع عن أبي معشر عن محمد بن كعب قال: سئل رسول اللَّه ﷺ أي الأجلين قضى موسى ﵇؟ قال: "أوفاهما وأتمهما" (١).
Muhammad bin Ka'b said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked which of the two terms Musa (peace be upon him) completed. He said: "The longer and more complete of the two."
٣٤٠١١ - [حدثنا وكيع عن سفيان عن عطاء بن السائب عن سعيد بن جبير عن ابن عباس قال: سئل أي الأجلين قضى موسى؟ قال: (أتمهما) (١)] (٢) وآخرهما (٣).
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he was asked which of the two terms Musa (peace be upon him) completed. He said: The longer and more complete of the two.
٣٤٠١٢ - حدثنا أبو معاوية قال: ثنا الأعمش عن المنهال عن سعيد بن جبير عن ابن عباس في قوله: ﴿لَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ آذَوْا مُوسَى فَبَرَّأَهُ اللَّهُ مِمَّا قَالُوا وَكَانَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَجِيهًا﴾ قال: قال له قومه: إنه آدر، قال: فخرج ذات يوم يغتسل فوضع ثيابه على صخرة فخرجت الصخرة تشتد بثيابه وخرج يتبعها عريانا حتى انتهت به إلى مجالس ⦗٥٠٦⦘ بني إسرائيل، قال: فرأوه ليس بآدر (قال) (١): (فذاك) (٢) قوله: ﴿فَبَرَّأَهُ اللَّهُ مِمَّا قَالُوا وَكَانَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَجِيهًا﴾ (٣) [الأحزاب: ٦٩].
Sa'id bin Jubayr reports from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), in explaining the saying of Allah, "Do not be like those who hurt Musa, but Allah cleared him of what they said, and he was honourable in the sight of Allah," that his people said to him: You have the ailment of udrah (a scrotal swelling). One day he went out to bathe and placed his clothes on a stone, and the stone ran off with his clothes. He followed it naked until the stone brought him to the gathering of the Children of Israel, and they saw that he did not have the ailment of udrah. He said: This is the meaning of the saying of Allah: "But Allah cleared him of what they said, and he was honourable in the sight of Allah" [Al-Ahzab: 69].
٣٤٠١٣ - حدثنا أبو أسامة قال ثنا عوف عن الحسن وخلاس بن عمرو ومحمد عن أبي هريرة في قوله: ﴿يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ آذَوْا مُوسَى فَبَرَّأَهُ اللَّهُ مِمَّا قَالُوا وَكَانَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَجِيهًا﴾ قال: كان من أذاهم إياه أن نفرا من بني إسرائيل قالوا: ما يستتر منا مولسى هذا (الستر) (١) إلا من عيب يجلده: إما برص، وإما آفة، وإما أدرة، وإن اللَّه أراد أن يبرئه مما قالوا، قال: وإن موسى ﵇ (٢) خلا ذات يوم وحده، فوضع ثوبه على حجر ثم دخل يغتسل، فلما فرغ أقبل (على) (٣) ثوبه ليأخذه عدا الحجر بثوبه، فأخذ موسى ﵇ (٤) عصاه في أثره، فجعل يقول: ثوبي يا حجر، ثوبي يا حجر، حتى انتهى إلى ملإٍ من بني إسرائيل فرأوه عريانًا، (فإذا) (٥) كأحسن الرجال خلقًا، فبوأه اللَّه مما يقولون، قال: وقام الحجر فأخذ ثوبه فلبسه، (وطفق) (٦) موسى يضرب الحجر بعصاه، فواللَّه إن بالحجر الآن ⦗٥٠٧⦘ من أثر ضرب موسى (٧) -ذكر ثلاث أو أربع أو خمس (٨).
It is reported from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), in explaining the saying of Allah, "O you who believe! Do not be like those who hurt Musa, but Allah cleared him of what they said, and he was honourable in the sight of Allah," that he said: Their hurting him was in this way: a group of the Children of Israel said about him: Musa conceals himself from us only because there is some defect in his skin, either leprosy, or some other ailment, or the ailment of udrah (a scrotal swelling). Allah Almighty willed to clear him of what they said. One day Musa (peace be upon him) went into seclusion, placed his clothes on a stone, then went in and began to bathe. When he had finished, he came towards his clothes to take them, and the stone ran off with his clothes. Musa (peace be upon him) took his staff and ran after it, saying: O stone! My clothes! O stone! My clothes! Finally, when it reached the gathering of the Children of Israel and they saw him naked, he was of the finest physique. In this way Allah cleared him of what they used to say. The stone stopped, and he took his clothes and put them on, and Musa (peace be upon him) began to strike the stone with his staff. By Allah, the marks of the blows of Musa (peace be upon him) are on the stone even now: three, or four, or five.
