Volume 6, Book 60, Number 404:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
I asked Ibn Abbas about Surat Al-Tauba, and he said, “Surat Al-Tauba? It is exposure (of all the
evils of the infidels and the hypocrites). And it continued revealing (that the oft-repeated
expression): ‘…and of them …and of them.’ till they started thinking that none would be left unmen –
tioned therein.” I said, “What about) Surat Al-Anfal?” He replied, “Surat Al-Anfal was revealed in
connection with the Badr Battle.” I said, “(What about) Surat Al-Hashr?” He replied, “It was revealed
in connection with Bani an-Nadir.”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 286:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
The people of Kufa differed as regards the killing of a believer so I entered upon Ibn ‘Abbas (and
asked him) about that. Ibn ‘Abbas said, “The Verse (in Surat-An-Nisa’, 4:93) was the last thing re –
vealed in this respect and nothing cancelled its validity.”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 287:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
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I asked Ibn ‘Abbas about Allah’s saying:–
‘.. this reward is Hell Fire.’ (4.93) He said, “No repentance is accepted from him (i.e. the murderer
of a believer).” I asked him regarding the saying of Allah:
‘Those who invoke not with Allah any other god.’ …(25.68)
He said, “This Verse was revealed concerning the pagans of the pre-lslamic period.”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 288:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
Ibn Abza said to me, “Ask Ibn ‘Abbas regarding the Statement of Allah:
‘And whoever murders a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell.’ (4.69)
And also His Statement: ‘…nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause …..except
those who repent, believe, and do good deeds.’ ” (25.68-70) So I asked Ibn ‘Abbas and he said, “When
this (25.68-69) was revealed, the people of Mecca said, “We have invoked other gods with Allah, and
we have murdered such lives which Allah has made sacred, and we have committed illegal sexual
intercourse. So Allah revealed:
‘Except those who repent, believe, and do good deeds and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’
(25.70)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 289:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
Abdur-Rahman bin Abza ordered me to ask Ibn ‘Abbas regarding the two Verses (the first of
which was ):
“And whosoever murders a believer intentionally.” (4.93) So I asked him, and he said, “Nothing has
abrogated this Verse.” About (the other Verse): ‘And those who invoke not with Allah any other god.’
he said, “It was revealed concerning the pagans,’
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 251:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
I said to Ibn ‘Abbas, “Nauf-al-Bakali ” claims that Moses of Bani Israel was not Moses, the compan –
ion of Al-Khadir.” Ibn ‘Abbas said, “Allah’s enemy tells a lie! Ubai bin Ka’b narrated to us that Allah’s
Apostle said, ‘Moses got up to deliver a sermon before Bani Israel and he was asked, ‘Who is the most
learned person among the people?’ Moses replied, ‘I (am the most learned).’ Allah then admonished
Moses for he did not ascribe all knowledge to Allah only (Then) came the Divine Inspiration:– ‘Yes,
one of Our slaves at the junction of the two seas is more learned than you.’
Moses said, ‘O my Lord ! How can meet him?’ Allah said, ‘Take a fish in a basket and wherever the
fish is lost, follow it (you will find him at that place). So Moses set out along with his attendant
Yusha’ bin Nun, and they carried with them a fish till they reached a rock and rested there. Moses
put his head down and slept. (Sufyan, a sub-narrator said that somebody other than ‘Amr said) ‘At
the rock there was a water spring called ‘Al-Hayat’ and none came in touch with its water but be –
came alive. So some of the water of that spring fell over that fish, so it moved and slipped out of the
basket and entered the sea. When Moses woke up, he asked his attendant, ‘Bring our early meal’
(18.62).
The narrator added: Moses did not suffer from fatigue except after he had passed the place he had
been ordered to observe. His attendant Yusha bin Nun said to him, ‘Do you remember (what
happened) when we betook ourselves to the rock? I did indeed forget (about) the fish …’ (18.63) The
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narrator added: So they came back, retracing their steps and then they found in the sea, the way of
the fish looking like a tunnel. So there was an astonishing event for his attendant, and there was tun –
nel for the fish. When they reached the rock, they found a man covered with a garment. Moses
greeted him. The man said astonishingly, ‘Is there any such greeting in your land?’ Moses said, ‘I am
Moses.’ The man said, ‘Moses of Bani Israel?’ Moses said, ‘Yes,’ and added, ‘may I follow you so that
you teach me something of the Knowledge which you have been taught?’ (18.66). Al-Khadir said to
him, ‘O Moses! You have something of Allah’s knowledge which Allah has taught you and which I do
not know; and I have something of Allah’s knowledge which Allah has taught me and which you do
not know.’ Moses said, ‘But I will follow you.’ Al-Khadir said, ‘Then if you follow me, ask me no ques –
tion about anything until I myself speak to you concerning it.’ (18.70). After that both of them pro –
ceeded along the seashore. There passed by them a boat whose crew recognized Al-Khadir and re –
ceived them on board free of charge. So they both got on board. A sparrow came and sat on the edge
of the boat and dipped its beak unto the sea. Al-Khadir said to Moses. ‘My knowledge and your
knowledge and all the creation’s knowledge compared to Allah’s knowledge is not more than the
water taken by this sparrow’s beak.’
Then Moses was startled by Al-Khadir’s action of taking an adze and scuttling the boat with it.
Moses said to him, ‘These people gave us a free lift, but you intentionally scuttled their boat so as to
drown them. Surely you have…’ (18.71) Then they both proceeded and found a boy playing with
other boys. Al-Khadir took hold of him by the head and cut it off. Moses said to him, ‘Have you killed
an innocent soul who has killed nobody? Surely you have done an illegal thing! ‘ (18.74) He said,
“Didn’t I tell you that you will not be able to have patient with me up to ..but they refused to entertain
them as their guests. There they found a wall therein at the point of collapsing.’ (18.75-77) Al-
Khadir moved his hand thus and set it upright (repaired it). Moses said to him, ‘When we entered
this town, they neither gave us hospitality nor fed us; if you had wished, you could have taken wages
for it,’ Al-Khadir said, ‘This is the parting between you and me I will tell you the interpretation of
(those things) about which you were unable to hold patience.’…(18.78)
Allah’s Apostle said, ‘We wished that Moses could have been more patient so that He (Allah) could
have described to us more about their story.’ Ibn ‘Abbas used to recite:– ‘And in front (ahead) of
them there was a king who used to seize every (serviceable) boat by force. (18.79) …and as for the
boy he was a disbeliever. “
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 249:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
I said to Ibn ‘Abbas, “Nauf Al-Bikali claims that Moses, the companion of Al-Khadir was not the
Moses of the children of Israel” Ibn ‘Abbas said, “The enemy of Allah (Nauf) told a lie.” Narrated Ubai
bin Ka’b that he heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “Moses got up to deliver a speech before the children of
Israel and he was asked, Who is the most learned person among the people?’ Moses replied, ‘I (am
the most learned).’ Allah admonished him for he did not ascribe knowledge to Allah alone. So Allah
revealed to him: ‘At the junction of the two seas there is a slave of Ours who is more learned than
you.’ Moses asked, ‘O my Lord, how can I meet him?’ Allah said, ‘Take a fish and put it in a basket
(and set out), and where you, will lose the fish, you will find him.’ So Moses (took a fish and put it in
a basket and) set out, along with his boy-servant Yusha’ bin Nun, till they reached a rock (on which)
they both lay their heads and slept. The fish moved vigorously in the basket and got out of it and fell
into the sea and there it took its way through the sea (straight) as in a tunnel). (18.61) Allah stopped
the current of water on both sides of the way created by the fish, and so that way was like a tunnel.
When Moses got up, his companion forgot to tell him about the fish, and so they carried on their
journey during the rest of the day and the whole night.
The next morning Moses asked his boy-servant ‘Bring us our early meal; no doubt, we have
suffered much fatigue in this journey of ours.’ (18.62) Moses did not get tired till he had passed the
place which Allah had ordered him to seek after. His boy-servant then said to him,’ ‘Do you remem –
ber when we be-took ourselves to the rock I indeed forgot the fish, none but Satan made me forget to
remember it. It took its course into the sea in a marvelous way.’ (18.63)
There was a tunnel for the fish and for Moses and his boy-servant there was astonishment. Moses
said, ‘That is what we have been seeking’. So they went back retracing their footsteps. (18.64) They
both returned, retracing their steps till they reached the rock. Behold ! There they found a man
covered with a garment. Moses greeted him. Al-Khadir said astonishingly. ‘Is there such a greeting in
your land?’ Moses said, ‘I am Moses.’ He said, ‘Are you the Moses of the children of Israel?’ Moses
said, ‘I have come to you so that you may teach me of what you have been taught.
Al-Khadir said, ‘You will not be able to have patience with me. (18.66) O Moses! I have some of
Allah’s knowledge which He has bestowed upon me but you do not know it; and you too, have some
of Allah’s knowledge which He has bestowed upon you, but I do not know it.” Moses said, “Allah will –
ing, you will find me patient, and I will not disobey you in anything.’ (18.6) Al-Khadir said to him. ‘If
you then follow me, do not ask me about anything until I myself speak to you concerning it.’ (18.70),
After that both of them proceeded along the sea coast, till a boat passed by and they requested the
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crew to let them go on board. The crew recognized Al-Khadir and allowed them to get on board free
of charge. When they got on board suddenly Moses saw that Al-Khadir had pulled out one of the
planks of the boat with an adze. Moses said to him.’ These people gave us a free lift, yet you have
scuttled their boat so as to drown its people! Truly, you have done a dreadful thing.’ (18.71)
Al-Khadir said, ‘Didn’t I say that you can have no patience with me ?’ (18.72) Moses said, ‘Call me
not to account for what I forgot and be not hard upon me for my affair (with you.)” (18.73)
Allah’s Apostle said, “The first excuse given by Moses, was that he had forgotten. Then a sparrow
came and sat over the edge of the boat and dipped its beak once in the sea. Al-Khadir said to Moses,
‘My knowledge and your knowledge, compared to Allah’s knowledge is like what this sparrow has
taken out of the sea.’ Then they both got out of the boat, and while they were walking on the sea
shore, Al-Khadir saw a boy playing with other boys. Al-Khadir got hold of the head of that boy and
pulled it out with his hands and killed him. Moses said, ‘Have you killed an innocent soul who has
killed nobody! Truly, you have done an illegal thing.’ (18.74) He said, “Didn’t I tell you that you can
have no patience with me?’ (18.75) (The sub narrator said, the second blame was stronger than the
first one.) Moses said, ‘If I ask you about anything after this, keep me not in your company, you have
received an excuse from me.’ (18.76)
Then they both proceeded until they came to the inhabitants of a town. They asked them food but
they refused to entertain them. (In that town) they found there a wall on the point of falling down.
(18.77) Al-Khadir set it up straight with his own hands. Moses said, ‘These are people to whom we
came, but they neither fed us nor received us as guests. If you had wished, you could surely have ex –
acted some recompense for it. Al-Khadir said, ‘This is the parting between me and you ..that is the in –
terpretation of (those things) over which you were unable to hold patience.’ (18.78-82)
Allah’s Apostle said, “We wished that Moses could have been more patient so that Allah might
have described to us more about their story.”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 168:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
I asked Ibn ‘Abbas regarding Surat-al-Anfal. He said, “It was revealed in connection with the Battle
of Badr.”