Volume 4, Book 55, Number 626:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Once while a Jew was selling something, he was offered a price that he was not pleased with. So,
he said, “No, by Him Who gave Moses superiority over all human beings!” Hearing him, an Ansari
man got up and slapped him on the face and said, “You say: By Him Who Gave Moses superiority
over all human beings although the Prophet (Muhammad) is present amongst us!” The Jew went to
the Prophet and said, “O Abu-l-Qasim! I am under the assurance and contract of security, so what
right does so-and-so have to slap me?” The Prophet asked the other, “Why have you slapped”. He told
him the whole story. The Prophet became angry, till anger appeared on his face, and said, “Don’t give
superiority to any prophet amongst Allah’s Prophets, for when the trumpet will be blown, everyone
on the earth and in the heavens will become unconscious except those whom Allah will exempt. The
trumpet will be blown for the second time and I will be the first to be resurrected to see Moses hold –
ing Allah’s Throne. I will not know whether the unconsciousness which Moses received on the Day
of Tur has been sufficient for him, or has he got up before me. And I do not say that there is anybody
who is better than Yunus bin Matta.”
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 642:
Narrated ‘Ali:
I heard the Prophet saying, “Mary, the daughter of ‘Imran, was the best among the women (of the
world of her time) and Khadija is the best amongst the women. (of this nation).”
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 611:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Were it not for Bani Israel, meat would not decay; and were it not for Eve, no
woman would ever betray her husband.”
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 612:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
That he differed with Al-Hur bin Qais Al-Fazari regarding the companion of Moses. Ibn ‘Abbas
said that he was Al-Khadir. Meanwhile Ubai bin Ka’b passed by them and Ibn ‘Abbas called him say –
ing, “My friend and I have differed regarding Moses’ companion whom Moses asked the way to meet.
Have you heard Allah’s Apostle mentioning something about him?” He said, “Yes, I heard Allah’s
Apostle saying, ‘While Moses was sitting in the company of some Israelites, a man came and asked
(him), ‘Do you know anyone who is more learned than you?’ Moses replied, ‘No.’ So, Allah sent the
Divine Inspiration to Moses: ‘Yes, Our slave, Khadir (is more learned than you).’ Moses asked how to
meet him (i.e. Khadir). So, the fish, was made, as a sign for him, and he was told that when the fish
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was lost, he should return and there he would meet him. So, Moses went on looking for the sign of
the fish in the sea. The servant boy of Moses said to him, ‘Do you know that when we were sitting by
the side of the rock, I forgot the fish, and t was only Satan who made me forget to tell (you) about it.’
Moses said, That was what we were seeking after,’ and both of them returned, following their foot –
marks and found Khadir; and what happened further to them, is mentioned in Allah’s Book.”
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 613:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
I said to Ibn Abbas, “Nauf Al-Bukah claims that Moses, the companion of Al-Khadir was not Moses
(the prophet) of the children of Israel, but some other Moses.” Ibn ‘Abbas said, “Allah’s enemy (i.e.
Nauf) has told a lie. Ubai bin Ka’b told us that the Prophet said, ‘Once Moses stood up and addressed
Bani Israel. He was asked who was the most learned man amongst the people. He said, ‘I.’ Allah ad –
monished him as he did not attribute absolute knowledge to Him (Allah). So, Allah said to him, ‘Yes,
at the junction of the two seas there is a Slave of Mine who is more learned than you.’ Moses said, ‘O
my Lord! How can I meet him?’ Allah said, ‘Take a fish and put it in a large basket and you will find
him at the place where you will lose the fish.’ Moses took a fish and put it in a basket and proceeded
along with his (servant) boy, Yusha ‘bin Nun, till they reached the rock where they laid their heads
(i.e. lay down). Moses slept, and the fish, moving out of the basket, fell into the sea. It took its way
into the sea (straight) as in a tunnel. Allah stopped the flow of water over the fish and it became like
an arch (the Prophet pointed out this arch with his hands). They travelled the rest of the night, and
the next day Moses said to his boy (servant), ‘Give us our food, for indeed, we have suffered much fa –
tigue in this journey of ours.’ Moses did not feel tired till he crossed that place which Allah had
ordered him to seek after. His boy (servant) said to him, ‘Do you know that when we were sitting
near that rock, I forgot the fish, and none but Satan caused me to forget to tell (you) about it, and it
took its course into the sea in an amazing way?.’ So there was a path for the fish and that astonished
them. Moses said, ‘That was what we were seeking after.’ So, both of them retraced their footsteps till
they reached the rock. There they saw a man Lying covered with a garment. Moses greeted him and
he replied saying, ‘How do people greet each other in your land?’ Moses said, ‘I am Moses.’ The man
asked, ‘Moses of Bani Israel?’ Moses said, ‘Yes, I have come to you so that you may teach me from
those things which Allah has taught you.’ He said, ‘O Moses! I have some of the Knowledge of Allah
which Allah has taught me, and which you do not know, while you have some of the Knowledge of
Allah which Allah has taught you and which I do not know.’ Moses asked, ‘May I follow you?’ He
said, ‘But you will not be able to remain patient with me for how can you be patient about things
which you will not be able to understand?’ (Moses said, ‘You will find me, if Allah so will, truly pa –
tient, and I will not disobey you in aught.’) So, both of them set out walking along the sea-shore, a
boat passed by them and they asked the crew of the boat to take them on board. The crew recognized
Al-Khadir and so they took them on board without fare. When they were on board the boat, a spar –
row came and stood on the edge of the boat and dipped its beak once or twice into the sea. Al-Khadir
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said to Moses, ‘O Moses! My knowledge and your knowledge have not decreased Allah’s Knowledge
except as much as this sparrow has decreased the water of the sea with its beak.’ Then suddenly Al-
Khadir took an adze and plucked a plank, and Moses did not notice it till he had plucked a plank
with the adze. Moses said to him, ‘What have you done? They took us on board charging us nothing;
yet you I have intentionally made a hole in their boat so as to drown its passengers. Verily, you have
done a dreadful thing.’ Al-Khadir replied, ‘Did I not tell you that you would not be able to remain pa –
tient with me?’ Moses replied, ‘Do not blame me for what I have forgotten, and do not be hard upon
me for my fault.’ So the first excuse of Moses was that he had forgotten. When they had left the sea,
they passed by a boy playing with other boys.
Al-Khadir took hold of the boys head and plucked it with his hand like this. (Sufyan, the sub nar –
rator pointed with his fingertips as if he was plucking some fruit.) Moses said to him, “Have you
killed an innocent person who has not killed any person? You have really done a horrible thing.” Al-
Khadir said, “Did I not tell you that you could not remain patient with me?’ Moses said “If I ask you
about anything after this, don’t accompany me. You have received an excuse from me.’ Then both of
them went on till they came to some people of a village, and they asked its inhabitant for wood but
they refused to entertain them as guests. Then they saw therein a wall which was just going to col –
lapse (and Al Khadir repaired it just by touching it with his hands). (Sufyan, the sub-narrator, poin –
ted with his hands, illustrating how Al-Khadir passed his hands over the wall upwards.) Moses said,
“These are the people whom we have called on, but they neither gave us food, nor entertained us as
guests, yet you have repaired their wall. If you had wished, you could have taken wages for it.” Al-
Khadir said, “This is the parting between you and me, and I shall tell you the explanation of those
things on which you could not remain patient.” The Prophet added, “We wished that Moses could
have remained patient by virtue of which Allah might have told us more about their story. (Sufyan
the sub-narrator said that the Prophet said, “May Allah bestow His Mercy on Moses! If he had re –
mained patient, we would have been told further about their case.”)
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 614:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Al-Khadir was named so because he sat over a barren white land, it turned
green with plantation after (his sitting over it.”
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 615:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “It was said to Bani Israel, Enter the gate (of the town) with humility (prostrat –
ing yourselves) and saying: “Repentance”, but they changed the word and entered the town crawling
on their buttocks and saying: “A wheat grain in the hair.”
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Volume 4, Book 55, Number 616:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “(The Prophet) Moses was a shy person and used to cover his body completely
because of his extensive shyness. One of the children of Israel hurt him by saying, ‘He covers his
body in this way only because of some defect in his skin, either leprosy or scrotal hernia, or he has
some other defect.’ Allah wished to clear Moses of what they said about him, so one day while Moses
was in seclusion, he took off his clothes and put them on a stone and started taking a bath. When he
had finished the bath, he moved towards his clothes so as to take them, but the stone took his clothes
and fled; Moses picked up his stick and ran after the stone saying, ‘O stone! Give me my garment!’
Till he reached a group of Bani Israel who saw him naked then, and found him the best of what Al –
lah had created, and Allah cleared him of what they had accused him of. The stone stopped there
and Moses took and put his garment on and started hitting the stone with his stick. By Allah, the
stone still has some traces of the hitting, three, four or five marks. This was what Allah refers to in
His Saying:– “O you who believe! Be you not like those Who annoyed Moses, But Allah proved his
innocence of that which they alleged, And he was honorable In Allah’s Sight.” (33.69)