Sahih al-Bukhari 4726

Hadith text

Narrated Ibn Juraij:Ya`la bin Muslim and `Amr bin Dinar and some others narrated the narration of Sa`id bin Jubair. Narrated Sa`id: While we were at the house of Ibn `Abbas, Ibn `Abbas said, "Ask me (any question)" I said, "O Abu `Abbas! May Allah let me be sacrificed for you ! There is a man at Kufa who is a storyteller called Nauf; who claims that he (Al-Khadir's companion) is not Moses of Bani Israel." As for `Amr, he said to me, "Ibn `Abbas said, "(Nauf) the enemy of Allah told a lie." But Ya`la said to me, "Ibn `Abbas said, Ubai bin Ka`b said, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'Once Moses, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), preached to the people till their eyes shed tears and their hearts became tender, whereupon he finished his sermon. Then a man came to Moses and asked, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Is there anyone on the earth who is more learned than you?' Moses replied, 'No.' So Allah admonished him (Moses), for he did not ascribe all knowledge to Allah. It was said, (on behalf of Allah), 'Yes, (there is a slave of ours who knows more than you ).' Moses said, 'O my Lord! Where is he?' Allah said, 'At the junction of the two seas.' Moses said, 'O my Lord! Tell me of a sign whereby I will recognize the place.' " `Amr said to me, Allah said, "That place will be where the fish will leave you." Ya`la said to me, "Allah said (to Moses), 'Take a dead fish (and your goal will be) the place where it will become alive.' " So Moses took a fish and put it in a basket and said to his boy-servant "I don't want to trouble you, except that you should inform me as soon as this fish leaves you." He said (to Moses)." You have not demanded too much." And that is as mentioned by Allah: 'And (remember) when Moses said to his attendant .... ' (18.60) Yusha` bin Noon. (Sa`id did not state that). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "While the attendant was in the shade of the rock at a wet place, the fish slipped out (alive) while Moses was sleeping. His attendant said (to himself), "I will not wake him," but when he woke up, he forgot to tell him the fish slipped out and entered the sea. Allah stopped the flow of the sea where the fish was, so that its trace looked as if it was made on a rock. `Amr forming a hole with his two thumbs and index fingers, said to me, "Like this, as in its trace was made on a rock." Moses said "We have suffered much fatigue on this journey of ours." (This was not narrated by Sa`id). Then they returned back and found Al-Khadir. `Uthman bin Abi Sulaiman said to me, (they found him) on a green carpet in the middle of the sea. Al-Khadir was covered with his garment with one end under his feet and the other end under his head. When Moses greeted, he uncovered his face and said astonishingly, 'Is there such a greeting in my land? Who are you?' Moses said, 'I am Moses.' Al- Khadir said, 'Are you the Moses of Bani Israel?' Moses said, 'Yes.' Al-Khadir said, "What do you want?' Moses said, ' I came to you so that you may teach me of the truth which you were taught.' Al- Khadir said, 'Is it not sufficient for you that the Torah is in your hands and the Divine Inspiration comes to you, O Moses? Verily, I have a knowledge that you ought not learn, and you have a knowledge which I ought not learn.' At that time a bird took with its beak (some water) from the sea: Al-Khadir then said, 'By Allah, my knowledge and your knowledge besides Allah's Knowledge is like what this bird has taken with its beak from the sea.' Until, when they went on board the boat (18.71). They found a small boat which used to carry the people from this sea-side to the other sea-side. The crew recognized Al-Khadir and said, 'The pious slave of Allah.' (We said to Sa`id "Was that Khadir?" He said, "Yes.") The boat men said, 'We will not get him on board with fare.' Al-Khadir scuttled the boat and then plugged the hole with a piece of wood. Moses said, 'Have you scuttled it in order to drown these people? Surely, you have done a dreadful thing. (18.71) (Mujahid said. "Moses said so protestingly.") Al-Khadir said, didn't I say that you can have no patience with me?' (18.72) The first inquiry of Moses was done because of forgetfulness, the second caused him to be bound with a stipulation, and the third was done intentionally. Moses said, 'Call me not to account for what I forgot and be not hard upon me for my affair (with you).' (18.73) (Then) they found a boy and Al-Khadir killed him. Ya`la- said: Sa`id said 'They found boys playing and Al-Khadir got hold of a handsome infidel boy laid him down and then slew him with knife. Moses said, 'Have you killed a innocent soul who has killed nobody' (18.74) Then they proceeded and found a wall which was on the point of falling down, and Al-Khadir set it up straight. Sa`id moved his hand thus and said 'Al-Khadir raised his hand and the wall became straight. Ya`la said, 'I think Sa`id said, 'Al-Khadir touched the wall with his hand and it became straight (Moses said to Al-Khadir), 'If you had wished, you could have taken wages for it.' Sa`id said, 'Wages that we might had eaten.' And there was a king in furor (ahead) of them" (18.79) And there was in front of them. Ibn `Abbas recited: 'In front of them (was) a king.' It is said on the authority of somebody other than Sa`id that the king was Hudad bin Budad. They say that the boy was called Jaisur. 'A king who seized every ship by force. (18.79) So I wished that if that boat passed by him, he would leave it because of its defect and when they have passed they would repair it and get benefit from it. Some people said that they closed that hole with a bottle, and some said with tar. 'His parents were believers, and he (the boy) was a non-believer and we (Khadir) feared lest he would oppress them by obstinate rebellion and disbelief.' (18.80) (i.e. that their love for him would urge them to follow him in his religion, 'so we (Khadir) desired that their Lord should change him for them for one better in righteousness and near to mercy' (18:81). This was in reply to Moses' saying: Have you killed an innocent soul.'? (18.74). 'Near to mercy" means they will be more merciful to him than they were to the former whom Khadir had killed. Other than Sa`id, said that they were compensated with a girl. Dawud bin Abi `Asim said on the authority of more than one that this next child was a girl

Ibn Juraij bataate hain: Ya'la bin Muslim, Amr bin Dinar aur kuch aur logon ne Saeed bin Jubair ki riwayat bayaan ki. Saeed bataate hain: Hum Ibn Abbas ke ghar par the, Ibn Abbas ne kaha, 'Mujhse (koi bhi sawaal) pucho.' Maine kaha, 'Aye Abu Abbas! Allah mujhe aap par qurbaan kare! Kufa mein ek shaks hai jo qissa-goi karta hai, uska naam Nauf hai, jo dava karta hai ke wo (Khidr ke saathi) Bani Israel wale Musa nahi the.' Amr ke mutaabik, Ibn Abbas ne kaha, 'Us (Nauf), Allah ke dushman, ne jhoot bola.' Magar Ya'la ke mutaabik, Ibn Abbas ne bataaya ke Ubai bin Ka'b ne kaha ke Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne farmaya: Ek baar Musa (Allah ke Rasool) ne logon ko itna zabardast khutba diya ke unki aankhon se aansu behne lage aur unke dil naram pad gaye, phir unhone apna khutba khatam kiya. Isi waqt ek shaks Musa ke paas aaya aur pucha, 'Aye Allah ke Rasool! Kya zameen par koi aisa hai jo aapse zyaada ilm rakhta ho?' Musa ne jawab diya, 'Nahi.' Isper Allah ne Musa ko tanbeeh ki, kyunke unhone sara ilm Allah ki taraf mansoob nahi kiya. (Allah ki taraf se) kaha gaya, 'Haan, (Hamaara ek banda hai jo tumse zyaada jaanta hai).' Musa ne kaha, 'Aye mere Rab! Wo kahaan hai?' Allah ne kaha, 'Do samundaron ke sangam par.' Musa ne kaha, 'Aye mere Rab! Mujhe koi nishaani bataao jisse main us jagah ko pehchaan sakoon.' Amr ke mutaabik Allah ne kaha, 'Wo jagah hogi jahaan machhli tumse alag ho jaayegi.' Ya'la ke mutaabik Allah ne (Musa se) kaha, 'Ek mari hui machhli le lo, (tumhaara nishaana ye hoga) jahaan wo (dobara) zinda ho jaaye.' To Musa ne machhli li aur tokri mein rakh li aur apne khidmatgaar se kaha, 'Main tumhein takleef nahi dena chahta, sirf itna ke jab ye machhli tumse alag ho jaaye to mujhe zaroor bataana.' Usne (Musa se) kaha, 'Aapne koi zyaada baat nahi maangi.' Aur yahi Allah ke is farmaan ka matlab hai: 'Aur (yaad karo) jab Musa ne apne khidmatgaar se kaha...' (18:60) - yani Yusha bin Noon (Saeed ne ye naam nahi liya). Nabi (SAW) ne farmaya: Jab khidmatgaar chattaan ke saaye mein, ek geeli jagah par tha, machhli chupke se (zinda hokar) nikal gayi jabke Musa so rahe the. Khidmatgaar ne (dil mein) socha, 'Main inhe nahi jagaunga,' magar jab wo jaage, to wo machhli ke samundar mein chale jaane ki baat bataana bhool gaya. Allah ne us jagah samundar ka behna rok diya jahaan machhli thi, isliye uska nishaan aisa lagta tha jaise chattaan mein bana ho. (Amr ne apne angoothon aur ungliyon se ek chhed banaakar dikhaaya, 'Aise, jaise chattaan mein bana ho.') Musa ne kaha, 'Humein is safar mein kaafi thakaan ho gayi hai.' (Ye Saeed ne bayaan nahi kiya.) Phir wo laut aaye aur Khidr ko paaya. Uthman bin Abi Sulaiman ke mutaabik, unhone unhe samundar ke beech ek hare qaaleen par paaya. Khidr apni chaadar odhe hue the jiska ek sira unke pairon ke neeche aur doosra unke sar ke neeche tha. Jab Musa ne salaam kiya, to unhone apna chehra khola aur hairaan hokar kaha, 'Kya mere mulk mein aisa salaam hota hai? Tum kaun ho?' Musa ne kaha, 'Main Musa hoon.' Khidr ne pucha, 'Bani Israel wale Musa?' Musa ne kaha, 'Haan.' Khidr ne pucha, 'Tum kya chahte ho?' Musa ne kaha, 'Main aapke paas isliye aaya hoon ke aap mujhe wo haq (ilm) sikhaayein jo aapko sikhaaya gaya hai.' Khidr ne kaha, 'Kya ye tumhaare liye kaafi nahi ke Tauret tumhaare haath mein hai aur wahi tumhaare paas aati hai, Aye Musa? Mere paas ek aisa ilm hai jo tumhein seekhne ki zaroorat nahi, aur tumhaare paas aisa ilm hai jo mujhe seekhne ki zaroorat nahi.' Usi waqt ek chidiya ne apni chonch se samundar se (paani) liya. Khidr ne kaha, 'Allah ki qasam, mera aur tumhaara ilm, Allah ke ilm ke saamne, utna hi hai jitna is chidiya ne apni chonch se samundar se liya.' Yahaan tak ke, jab wo kashti mein sawaar hue (18:71), unhein ek chhoti kashti mili jo logon ko samundar ke ek kinaare se doosre kinaare tak le jaati thi. Kashti waalon ne Khidr ko pehchaan liya aur kaha, 'Ye Allah ka neik banda hai.' (Humne Saeed se pucha, 'Kya wo Khidr the?' Unhone kaha, 'Haan.') Kashti waalon ne kaha, 'Hum inhe bagair kiraaye ke sawaar karenge.' Khidr ne kashti mein chhed kar diya aur phir use lakdi ke ek tukde se band kar diya. Musa ne kaha, 'Kya aapne inhe dubaane ke liye chhed kiya? Aapne to bahut bura kaam kiya.' (18:71) (Mujahid ke mutaabik Musa ne ye baat ehtejaaj karte hue kahi.) Khidr ne kaha, 'Kya maine nahi kaha tha ke tum mere saath sabar nahi kar paaoge?' (18:72) Musa ka pehla sawaal bhool jaane ki wajah se tha, doosre ne unhein ek shart se baandh diya, aur teesra jaan-boojh kar kiya gaya. Musa ne kaha, 'Mujhe mere bhool jaane par mat pakdo, aur mere maamle mein mujhpar sakhti mat karo.' (18:73) Phir unhein ek ladka mila aur Khidr ne use qatl kar diya. Ya'la ke mutaabik Saeed ne kaha ke unhein kuch ladke khelte mile aur Khidr ne ek khoobsurat kaafir ladke ko pakda, use letaya aur churi se zibah kar diya. Musa ne kaha, 'Kya aapne ek be-gunaah jaan ko qatl kiya jisne kisi ko qatl nahi kiya?' (18:74) Phir wo aage badhe aur ek deewaar paayi jo girne hi wali thi, aur Khidr ne use seedha kar diya. Saeed ne apna haath hilaakar dikhaaya ke Khidr ne apna haath uthaaya aur deewaar seedhi ho gayi. (Ya'la ke mutaabik shaayad Saeed ne kaha ke Khidr ne deewaar ko haath se chhua aur wo seedhi ho gayi.) (Musa ne Khidr se kaha,) 'Agar aap chahte to iske badle ujrat le sakte the.' Saeed ne kaha, 'Ujrat jo hum kha sakte.' Aur unke aage ek baadshaah tha (18:79). Ibn Abbas ne padha, 'Unke saamne ek baadshaah tha.' Saeed ke ilaava kisi aur ke mutaabik us baadshaah ka naam Hudaad bin Budaad tha, aur us ladke ka naam Jaisur tha. 'Ek baadshaah jo har (kaam ki) kashti zabardasti chheen leta tha' (18:79), isliye main (Khidr) chahta tha ke agar wo kashti uske paas se guzre, to wo isse iski kami (chhed) ki wajah se chhod de, aur jab wo aage nikal jaayein to wo ise theek karke istemaal kar sakein. Kuch logon ne kaha ke unhone wo chhed ek botal se band kiya, kuch ne kaha tar se. 'Uske waalidain momin the, aur wo (ladka) kaafir tha, aur humein (Khidr ko) dar tha ke kahin wo apni zid aur kufr se unhein pareshan na kare' (18:80) (yaani unka usse pyaar unhe uske deen ki pairvi karne par majboor kar de), 'isliye humne (Khidr ne) chaaha ke unka Rab unhein iske badle koi behtar - nekokaar aur rehmat mein zyaada qareeb - ladka de' (18:81). Ye Musa ke is sawaal ka jawab tha, 'Kya aapne ek be-gunaah jaan ko qatl kiya?' (18:74) 'Rehmat mein zyaada qareeb' ka matlab hai ke wo naya bachcha unke saath us pehle bachche se zyaada meherbaan hoga jise Khidr ne qatl kiya tha. Saeed ke ilaava doosron ne kaha ke unhein badle mein ek ladki di gayi. Dawud bin Abi Aasim ne ek se zyaada logon ke hawaale se kaha ke agla bachcha ek ladki thi.

Sahih al-Bukhari 4726 · Book 65, Hadith 248