Sahih al-Bukhari 2267

Hadith text

Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Both of them (Moses and Al-Khadir) proceeded on till they reached a wall which was about to fall." Sa`d said [?? or Sa`id], "(Al-Khadir pointed) with his hands (towards the wall) and then raised his hands and the wall became straightened up." Ya`la said, "I think Sa`id [?? or Sa`d] said, 'He (Khadir) passed his hand over it and it was straightened up." (Moses said to him), "if you had wanted, you could have taken wages for it." Sa`id [?? or Sa`d] said, "Wages with which to buy food

Ubai bin Ka'b (رضی اللہ عنہ) bataate hain: Allah ke Rasool ne farmaya: "Woh dono (Musa aur Al-Khadir) aage chalte gaye jab tak woh ek deewar tak pahunche jo girne hi wali thi." Sa'd (ya Sa'id, raawi ka naam shaki) ne kaha: "(Al-Khadir ne) apne haathon se (deewar ki taraf) ishara kiya aur phir apne haath uthaye aur deewar sidhi ho gayi." Ya'la ne kaha: "Mujhe lagta hai Sa'id (ya Sa'd) ne kaha: 'Unhone (Khadir ne) apna haath usse phera aur woh sidhi ho gayi.'" (Musa ne unse kaha), "Agar tum chahte, iske liye mazdoori le sakte the." Sa'id (ya Sa'd) ne kaha: "Mazdoori jisse khana khareeda ja sake."

Sahih al-Bukhari 2267 · Book 37, Hadith 7