Musnad Abi Ya'la 2619

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( 2619 2618 ) - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَصْبَغُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ الْجُهَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، فِي قَوْلِ اللهِ تَعَالَى: وَفَتَنَّاكَ فُتُونًا سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْفُتُونِ مَا هُوَ ؟ قَالَ: اسْتَأْنِفِ النَّهَارَ يَا ابْنَ جُبَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ لَهَا حَدِيثًا طَوِيلًا، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ غَدَوْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ لِأَنْتَجِزَ مِنْهُ مَا وَعَدَنِي مِنْ حَدِيثِ الْفُتُونِ، فَقَالَ:

تَذَاكَرَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَجُلَسَاؤُهُ مَا كَانَ اللهُ وَعَدَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مِنْ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِ أَنْبِيَاءَ وَمُلُوكًا، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: إِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَيَنْتَظِرُونَ ذَلِكَ مَا يَشُكُّونَ فِيهِ، وَقَدْ كَانُوا يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُ يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، فَلَمَّا هَلَكَ، قَالُوا: لَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ، إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَعَدَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ: فَكَيْفَ تَرَوْنَهُ ؟ فَأْتَمَرُوا، وَأَجْمَعُوا أَمْرَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَ رِجَالًا مَعَهُمُ الشِّفَارُ يَطُوفُونَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَلَا يَجِدُونَ مَوْلُودًا ذَكَرًا إِلَّا ذَبَحُوهُ، فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ، فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا أَنَّ الْكِبَارَ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ يَمُوتُونَ بِآجَالِهِمْ، وَالصِّغَارَ يُذْبَحُونَ، قَالُوا: يُوشِكُ أَنْ تُفْنُوا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَتَصِيرُونَ إِلَى أَنْ تُبَاشِرُوا مِنَ الْأَعْمَالِ الَّتِي كَانُوا يَكْفُونَكُمْ، فَاقْتُلُوا عَامًا كُلَّ مَوْلُودٍ ذَكَرٍ، فَيَقِلَّ نَبَاتُهُمْ، وَدَعُوا عَامًا فَلَا يُقْتَلُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ، فَيَنْشَأَ الصِّغَارُ مَكَانَ مَنْ يَمُوتُ مِنَ الْكِبَارِ، فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَكْثُرُوا بِمَنْ تَسْتَحْيُونَ مِنْهُمْ، فَتَخَافُوا مُكَاثَرَتَهُمْ إِيَّاكُمْ، وَلَنْ يَفْنَوْا بِمَنْ تَقْتُلُونَ، فَتَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ، فَأَجْمَعُوا أَمْرَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، فَحَمَلَتْ أُمُّ مُوسَى بِهَارُونَ فِي الْعَامِ الَّذِي لَا يُذْبَحُ فِيهِ الْغِلْمَانُ، فَوَلَدَتْهُ عَلَانِيَةً آمِنَةً، فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنْ قَابِلٍ حَمَلَتْ بِمُوسَى، فَوَقَعَ فِي قَلْبِهَا الْهَمُّ وَالْحُزْنُ وَذَلِكَ مِنَ الْفُتُونِ يَا ابْنَ جُبَيْرٍ مَا دَخَلَ مِنْهُ فِي قَلْبِ أُمِّهِ مِمَّا يُرَادُ بِهِ، فَأَوْحَى اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى إِلَيْهَا: وَلا تَخَافِي وَلا تَحْزَنِي إِنَّا رَادُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَأَمَرَهَا إِذَا وَلَدَتْ أَنْ تَجْعَلَهُ فِي تَابُوتٍ، ثُمَّ تُلْقِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ، فَلَمَّا وَلَدَتْ فَعَلَتْ ذَلِكَ بِهِ، فَلَمَّا تَوَارَى عَنْهَا ابْنُهَا، أَتَاهَا الشَّيْطَانُ، فَقَالَتْ فِي نَفْسِهَا: مَا صَنَعْتُ بِابْنٍ، لَوْ ذُبِحَ عِنْدِي فَوَارَيْتُهُ وَكَفَّنْتُهُ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُلْقِيَهُ بِيَدِي إِلَى زَفَرَاتِ الْبَحْرِ، وَحِيتَانِهِ ؟ فَانْتَهَى الْمَاءُ بِهِ حَتَّى انْتَهَى بِهِ فُرْضَةَ مُسْتَقَى جَوَارِي امْرَأَةِ فِرْعَوْنَ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَهُ أَخَذْنَهُ، فَهَمَمْنَ أَنْ يَفْتَحْنَ التَّابُوتَ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُنَّ: إِنَّ فِي هَذَا مَالًا، وَإِنَّا إِنْ فَتَحْنَاهُ لَمْ تُصَدِّقْنَا امْرَأَةُ الْمَلِكِ بِمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهِ، فَحَمَلْنَهُ بِهَيْئَتِهِ لَمْ يُحَرِّكْنَ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا حَتَّى دَفَعْنَهُ إِلَيْهَا، فَلَمَّا فَتَحَتْهُ رَأَتْ فِيهِ غُلَامًا، فَأُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْهَا مَحَبَّةٌ لَمْ تَجِدْ مِثْلَهَا عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنَ الْبَشَرِ قَطُّ، فَأَصْبَحَ فُؤَادُ أُمِّ مُوسَى فَارِغًا مِنْ ذِكْرِ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا مِنْ ذِكْرِ مُوسَى، فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الذَّبَّاحُونَ بِأَمْرِهِ، أَقْبَلُوا بِشِفَارِهِمْ إِلَى امْرَأَةِ فِرْعَوْنَ لِيَذْبَحُوهُ، وَذَلِكَ مِنَ الْفُتُونِ يَا ابْنَ جُبَيْرٍ، فَقَالَتْ لَهُمُ: اتْرُكُوهُ، فَإِنَّ هَذَا الْوَاحِدَ لَا يَزِيدُ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، حَتَّى آتِيَ فِرْعَوْنَ فَأَسْتَوْهِبَهُ مِنْهُ، فَإِنْ وَهَبَهُ لِي كُنْتُمْ قَدْ أَحْسَنْتُمْ وَأَجْمَلْتُمْ، وَإِنْ أَمَرَ بِذَبْحِهِ لَمْ أَلُمْكُمْ، فَأَتَتْ بِهِ فِرْعَوْنَ، فَقَالَتْ: قُرَّتُ عَيْنٍ لِي وَلَكَ، قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ: يَكُونُ لَكِ، فَأَمَّا لِي فَلَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِي ذَلِكَ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: وَالَّذِي أَحْلِفُ بِهِ، لَوْ أَقَرَّ فِرْعَوْنُ بِأَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ كَمَا أَقَرَّتِ امْرَأَتُهُ، لَهَدَاهُ اللهُ بِهِ كَمَا هَدَى امْرَأَتَهُ، وَلَكِنْ حَرَمَهُ ذَلِكَ، فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى مَنْ حَوْلَهَا مِنْ كُلِّ امْرَأَةٍ لَهَا لَبَنٌ لِتَخْتَارَ لَهُ ظِئْرًا، فَجَعَلَ كُلَّمَا أَخَذَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ لِتُرْضِعَهُ، لَمْ يَقْبَلْ ثَدْيَهَا حَتَّى أَشْفَقَتْ عَلَيْهِ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ أَنْ يَمْتَنِعَ مِنَ اللَّبَنِ فَيَمُوتَ، فَأَحْزَنَهَا ذَلِكَ، فَأُخْرِجَ إِلَى السُّوقِ وَمَجْمَعِ النَّاسِ تَرْجُو أَنْ تَجِدَ لَهُ ظِئْرًا يَأْخُذُ مِنْهَا، فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ، فَأَصْبَحَتْ أُمُّ مُوسَى وَالِهَةً، فَقَالَتْ لِأُخْتِهِ: قُصِّيهِ: قُصِّي أَثَرَهُ وَاطْلُبِيهِ، هَلْ تَسْمَعِينَ لَهُ ذِكْرًا ؟ أَحَيٌّ ابْنِي أَمْ قَدْ أَكَلَتْهُ الدَّوَابُّ، وَنَسِيَتْ مَا كَانَ اللهُ وَعَدَهَا فِيهِ، فَبَصُرَتْ بِهِ أُخْتُهُ عَنْ جُنُبٍ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ، وَالْجُنُبُ: أَنْ يَسْمُوَ بَصَرُ الْإِنْسَانِ إِلَى الشَّيْءِ الْبَعِيدِ وَهُوَ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ لَا يَشْعُرُ بِهِ، فَقَالَتْ مِنَ الْفَرَحِ حِينَ أَعْيَاهُمُ الظُّؤَارُ: أَنَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ يَكْفُلُونَهُ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ نَاصِحُونَ، فَأَخَذُوهَا فَقَالُوا: مَا يُدْرِيكِ مَا نُصْحُهُمْ لَهُ ؟ هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَهُ ؟ حَتَّى شَكُّوا فِي ذَلِكَ وَذَلِكَ مِنَ الْفُتُونِ يَا ابْنَ جُبَيْرٍ، فَقَالَتْ: نَصِيحَتُهُمْ لَهُ، وَشَفَقَتُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ رَغْبَةً فِي صِهْرِ الْمَلِكِ، وَرَجَاءَ مَنْفَعَتِهِ، فَأَرْسَلُوهَا، فَانْطَلَقَتْ إِلَى أُمِّهَا فَأَخْبَرَتْهَا الْخَبَرَ، فَجَاءَتْ أُمُّهُ، فَلَمَّا وَضَعَتْهُ فِي حَجْرِهَا نَزَا إِلَى ثَدْيِهَا فَمَصَّهُ حَتَّى امْتَلَأَ جَنْبَاهُ رِيًّا، وَانْطَلَقَ الْبَشِيرُ إِلَى امْرَأَةِ فِرْعَوْنَ يُبَشِّرُهَا أَنْ قَدْ وَجَدْنَا لِابْنِكِ ظِئْرًا، فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهَا، فَأُتِيَتْ بِهَا وَبِهِ، فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ مَا يَصْنَعُ بِهَا، قَالَتْ لَهَا: امْكُثِي عِنْدِي تُرْضِعِينَ ابْنِي هَذَا، فَإِنِّي لَمْ أُحِبَّ حُبَّهُ شَيْئًا قَطُّ، فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ مُوسَى: لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَدَعَ بَيْتِي وَوَلَدِي فَنَضِيعُ، فَإِنْ طَابَتْ نَفْسُكِ أَنْ تُعْطِينِيهِ، فَأَذْهَبَ بِهِ إِلَى بَيْتِي، فَيَكُونَ مَعِي لَا آلُوهُ خَيْرًا، وَإِلَّا فَإِنِّي غَيْرُ تَارِكَةٍ بَيْتِي وَوَلَدِي، وَذَكَرَتْ أُمُّ مُوسَى مَا كَانَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَعَدَهَا، فَتَعَاسَرَتْ عَلَى امْرَأَةِ فِرْعَوْنَ، وَأَيْقَنَتْ أَنَّ اللهَ مُنْجِزٌ وَعْدَهُ، فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَى بَيْتِهَا بِابْنِهَا، فَأَصْبَحَ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ مُجْتَمِعِينَ يَمْتَنِعُونَ مِنَ السُّخْرَةِ وَالظُّلْمِ مَا كَانَ فِيهِمْ، قَالَ: فَلَمَّا تَرَعْرَعَ، قَالَتِ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ لِأُمِّ مُوسَى: أُرِيدُ أَنْ تُرِينِي ابْنِي، فَوَعَدَتْهَا يَوْمًا تُرِيهَا إِيَّاهُ، فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ لِخُزَّانِهَا، وَقَهَارِمَتِهَا، وَظُئُورَتِهَا: لَا يَبْقَيَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا اسْتَقْبَلَ ابْنِي الْيَوْمَ بِهَدِيَّةٍ وَكَرَامَةٍ لِأَرَى ذَلِكَ فِيهِ، وَأَنَا بَاعِثَةٌ أَمِينًا يُحْصِي كُلَّ مَا يَصْنَعُ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْكُمْ، فَلَمْ تَزَلِ الْهَدَايَا، وَالْكَرَامَةُ، وَالنِّحَلُ تَسْتَقْبِلُهُ مِنْ حِينِ خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِ أُمِّهِ إِلَى أَنْ أُدْخِلَ عَلَى امْرَأَةِ فِرْعَوْنِ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا بَجَّلَتْهُ، وَأَكْرَمَتْهُ، وَفَرِحَتْ بِهِ، وَأَعْجَبَهَا، وَبَجَّلَتْ أُمَّهُ بِحُسْنِ أَثَرِهَا عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَتْ: لَآتِيَنَّ بِهِ فِرْعَوْنَ فَلَيُبَجِّلَنَّهُ، وَلَيُكْرِمَنَّهُ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَتْ بِهِ عَلَيْهِ جَعَلَتْهُ فِي حِجْرِهِ، فَتَنَاوَلَ مُوسَى لِحْيَةَ فِرْعَوْنَ، فَمَدَّهَا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ، فَقَالَ الْغُوَاةُ أَعْدَاءُ اللهِ لِفِرْعَوْنَ: أَلَا تَرَى إِلَى مَا وَعَدَ اللهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ نَبِيَّهُ أَنَّهُ يَرُبُّكَ، وَيَعْلُوكَ، وَيَصْرَعُكَ ؟ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى الذَّبَّاحِينَ لِيَذْبَحُوهُ، وَذَلِكَ مِنَ الْفُتُونِ يَا ابْنَ جُبَيْرٍ بَعْدَ كُلِّ بَلَاءٍ ابْتُلِيَ، وَأَرْبِكْ بِهِ فُتُونًا، فَجَاءَتِ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ تَسْعَى إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ، فَقَالَتْ: مَا بَدَا لَكَ فِي هَذَا الْغُلَامِ الَّذِي وَهَبْتَهُ لِي ؟ قَالَ: تَرَيْنَهُ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ يَصْرَعُنِي وَيَعْلُونِي، قَالَتِ: اجْعَلْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ أَمْرًا تَعْرِفُ الْحَقَّ فِيهِ: ائْتِ بِجَمْرَتَيْنِ وَلُؤْلُؤَتَيْنِ فَقَرِّبْهُنَّ إِلَيْهِ، فَإِنْ بَطَشَ بِاللُّؤْلُؤَتَيْنِ وَاجْتَنَبَ الْجَمْرَتَيْنِ عَرَفْتَ أَنَّهُ يَعْقِلُ، وَإِنْ تَنَاوَلَ الْجَمْرَتَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُرِدِ اللُّؤْلُؤَتَيْنِ، عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ أَحَدًا لَا يُؤْثِرُ الْجَمْرَتَيْنِ عَلَى اللُّؤْلُؤَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ يَعْقِلُ، فَقَرَّبَ ذَلِكَ، فَتَنَاوَلَ الْجَمْرَتَيْنِ، فَانْتَزَعُوهُمَا مِنْ يَدِهِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تَحْرِقَاهُ، فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ: أَلَا تَرَى ؟ فَصَرَفَهُ اللهُ عَنْهُ بَعْدَمَا كَانَ قَدْ هَمَّ بِهِ، وَكَانَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بَالِغًا فِيهِ أَمْرَهُ، فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ وَكَانَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ، لَمْ يَكُنْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَخْلُصُ إِلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مَعَهُ بِظُلْمٍ، وَلَا سُخْرَةٍ حَتَّى امْتَنَعُوا كُلَّ الِامْتِنَاعِ، فَبَيْنَمَا مُوسَى فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ إِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلَيْنِ يَقْتَتِلَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا فِرْعَوْنِيٌّ وَالْآخَرُ إِسْرَائِيلِيٌّ، فَاسْتَغَاثَهُ الْإِسْرَائِيلِيُّ عَلَى الْفِرْعَوْنِيِّ، فَغَضِبَ مُوسَى غَضَبًا شَدِيدًا لِأَنَّهُ تَنَاوَلَهُ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ مَنْزِلَةَ مُوسَى مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَحِفْظَهُ لَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ أَنَّمَا ذَلِكَ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ، إِلَّا أُمُّ مُوسَى، إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ اللهُ أَطْلَعَ مُوسَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ عَلَى مَا لَمْ يُطْلِعْ عَلَيْهِ غَيْرَهُ، فَوَكَزَ مُوسَى الْفِرْعَوْنِيَّ فَقَتَلَهُ، وَلَيْسَ يَرَاهُمَا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا اللهُ وَالْإِسْرَائِيلِيُّ، فَقَالَ مُوسَى حِينَ قَتَلَ الرَّجُلَ: هَذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ إِنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ مُضِلٌّ مُبِينٌ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَغَفَرَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ وَأَصْبَحَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ خَائِفًا يَتَرَقَّبُ الْأَخْبَارَ، فَأُتِيَ فِرْعَوْنُ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: إِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَتَلُوا رَجُلًا مِنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ، فَخُذْ لَنَا حَقَّنَا، وَلَا تُرَخِّصْ لَهُمْ، فَقَالَ: ابْغُونِي قَاتِلَهُ وَمَنْ يَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهِ، فَإِنَّ الْمَلِكَ وَإِنْ كَانَ صَفْوُهُ مَعَ قَوْمٍ لَا يَسْتَقِيمُ لَهُ أَنْ يُقِيدَ بِغَيْرِ بَيِّنَةٍ وَلَا ثَبْتٍ، فَاطْلُبُوا لِي عِلْمَ ذَلِكَ آخُذْ لَكُمْ بِحَقِّكُمْ، فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ يَطُوفُونَ لَا يَجِدُونَ ثَبْتًا، إِذَا مُوسَى قَدْ رَأَى مِنَ الْغَدِ ذَلِكَ الْإِسْرَائِيلِيَّ يُقَاتِلُ رَجُلًا مِنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ آخَرَ، فَاسْتَغَاثَهُ الْإِسْرَائِيلِيُّ عَلَى الْفِرْعَوْنِيِّ، فَصَادَفَ مُوسَى قَدْ نَدِمَ عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْهُ، فَكَرِهَ الَّذِي رَأَى لِغَضَبِ الْإِسْرَائِيلِيِّ، وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَبْطِشَ بِالْفِرْعَوْنِيِّ، فَقَالَ لِلْإِسْرَائِيلِيِّ لِمَا فَعَلَ أَمْسِ وَالْيَوْمَ: إِنَّكَ لَغَوِيٌّ مُبِينٌ، فَنَظَرَ الْإِسْرَائِيلِيُّ إِلَى مُوسَى حِينَ قَالَ لَهُ مَا قَالَ، فَإِذَا هُوَ غَضْبَانُ كَغَضَبِهِ بِالْأَمْسِ، فَخَافَ أَنْ يَكُونَ إِيَّاهُ أَرَادَ، وَمَا أَرَادَ الْفِرْعَوْنِيَّ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ أَرَادَهُ إِنَّمَا أَرَادَ الْفِرْعَوْنِيَّ، فَخَافَ الْإِسْرَائِيلِيُّ، فَحَاجَزَ الْفِرْعَوْنِيَّ، وَقَالَ يَا مُوسَى أَتُرِيدُ أَنْ تَقْتُلَنِي كَمَا قَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا بِالأَمْسِ وَإِنَّمَا قَالَ ذَلِكَ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَكُونَ إِيَّاهُ أَرَادَ مُوسَى لِيَقْتُلَهُ، وَتَنَازَعَا وَتَطَاوَعَا، وَانْطَلَقَ الْفِرْعَوْنِيُّ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَأَخْبَرَهُمْ بِمَا سَمِعَ مِنَ الْإِسْرَائِيلِيِّ مِنَ الْخَبَرِ حِينَ يَقُولُ: أَتُرِيدُ أَنْ تَقْتُلَنِي كَمَا قَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا بِالْأَمْسِ، فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ الذَّبَّاحِينَ لِيَقْتُلُوا مُوسَى، فَأَخَذَ رُسُلُ فِرْعَوْنَ الطَّرِيقَ الْأَعْظَمَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى هَيْئَتِهِمْ يَطْلُبُونَ لِمُوسَى، وَهُمْ لَا يَخَافُونَ أَنْ يَفُوتَهُمْ إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ شِيعَةِ مُوسَى مِنْ أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَةِ، فَاخْتَصَرَ طَرِيقًا قَرِيبًا حَتَّى يَسْبِقَهُمْ إِلَى مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ، وَذَلِكَ مِنَ الْفُتُونِ يَا ابْنَ جُبَيْرٍ، فَخَرَجَ مُوسَى مُتَوَجِّهًا نَحْوَ مَدْيَنَ لَمْ يَلْقَ بَلَاءً قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ، وَلَيْسَ لَهُ بِالطَّرِيقِ عِلْمٌ إِلَّا حُسْنُ ظَنِّهِ بِرَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، فَإِنَّهُ قَالَ: عَسَى رَبِّي أَنْ يَهْدِيَنِي سَوَاءَ السَّبِيلِ وَلَمَّا وَرَدَ مَاءَ مَدْيَنَ وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّةً مِنَ النَّاسِ يَسْقُونَ وَوَجَدَ مِنْ دُونِهِمُ امْرَأَتَيْنِ تَذُودَانِ يَعْنِي بِذَلِكَ: حَابِسَتَيْنِ غَنَمَهُمَا، فَقَالَ لَهُمَا: مَا خَطْبُكُمَا مُعْتَزِلَتَيْنِ لَا تَسْقِيَانِ مَعَ النَّاسِ ؟ قَالَتَا: لَيْسَ لَنَا قُوَّةٌ نُزَاحِمُ الْقَوْمَ، وَإِنَّمَا نَنْتَظِرُ فُضُولَ حِيَاضِهِمْ، فَسَقَى لَهُمَا، فَجَعَلَ يَغْرِفُ فِي الدَّلْوِ مَاءً كَثِيرًا حَتَّى كَانَ أَوَّلَ الرِّعَاءِ فَرَاغًا، فَانْصَرَفَتَا بِغَنَمِهِمَا إِلَى أَبِيهِمَا، وَانْصَرَفَ مُوسَى فَاسْتَظَلَّ بِشَجَرَةٍ، فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْـزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ، فَاسْتَنْكَرَ أَبُوهُمَا سُرْعَةَ صُدُورِهِمَا بِغَنَمِهِمَا حُفَّلًا بِطَانًا، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ لَكُمَا الْيَوْمَ لَشَأْنًا، فَأَخْبَرَتَاهُ بِمَا صَنَعَ مُوسَى، فَأَمَرَ إِحْدَاهُمَا تَدْعُوهُ لَهُ، فَأَتَتْ مُوسَى فَدَعَتْهُ، فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُ قَالَ: لا تَخَفْ نَجَوْتَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ، لَيْسَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ، وَلَا لِقَوْمِهِ عَلَيْنَا سُلْطَانٌ، وَلَسْنَا فِي مَمْلَكَتِهِ، قَالَ: قَالَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا يَا أَبَتِ اسْتَأْجِرْهُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ اسْتَأْجَرْتَ الْقَوِيُّ الأَمِينُ، فَاحْتَمَلَتْهُ الْغَيْرَةُ عَلَى أَنْ قَالَ: وَمَا يُدْرِيكِ مَا قُوَّتُهُ، وَمَا أَمَانَتُهُ ؟ قَالَتْ: أَمَّا قُوَّتُهُ، فَمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْهُ فِي الدَّلْوِ حِينَ سَقَى لَنَا، لَمْ أَرَ رَجُلًا أَقْوَى فِي ذَلِكَ السَّقْيِ مِنْهُ، وَأَمَّا أَمَانَتُهُ، فَإِنَّهُ نَظَرَ إِلَيَّ حِينَ أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَشَخَصْتُ لَهُ، فَلَمَّا عَلِمَ أَنِّي امْرَأَةٌ صَوَّبَ رَأْسَهُ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ، وَلَمْ يَنْظُرْ إِلَيَّ حَتَّى بَلَّغْتُهُ رِسَالَتَكَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: امْشِي خَلْفِي، وَانْعَتِي لِيَ الطَّرِيقَ، فَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ إِلَّا وَهُوَ أَمِينٌ، فَسُرِّيَ عَنْ أَبِيهَا فَصَدَّقَهَا وَظَنَّ بِهِ الَّذِي قَالَتْ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: هَلْ لَكَ أَنْ أُنْكِحَكَ إِحْدَى ابْنَتَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ عَلَى أَنْ تَأْجُرَنِي ثَمَانِيَ حِجَجٍ فَإِنْ أَتْمَمْتَ عَشْرًا فَمِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ، فَفَعَلَ فَكَانَتْ عَلَى نَبِيِّ اللهِ مُوسَى ﷺ ثَمَانُ سِنِينَ وَاجِبَةً، وَكَانَتْ سَنَتَانِ عِدَةً مِنْهُ، فَقَضَى اللهُ عَنْهُ عِدَتَهُ فَأَتَمَّهَا عَشْرًا، قَالَ سَعِيدٌ: فَلَقِيَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّصْرَانِيَّةِ مِنْ عُلَمَائِهِمْ، فَقَالَ: هَلْ تَدْرِي أَيَّ الْأَجَلَيْنِ قَضَى مُوسَى ؟ قُلْتُ: لَا، وَأَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ لَا أَدْرِي، فَلَقِيتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ ثَمَانِيًا كَانَ عَلَى مُوسَى وَاجِبَةً وَلَمْ يَكُنْ نَبِيُّ اللهِ لِيَنْقُصَ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا، وَيَعْلَمُ أَنَّ اللهَ قَاضٍ عَنْ مُوسَى عِدَتَهُ الَّتِي وَعَدَ، فَإِنَّهُ قَضَى عَشْرَ سِنِينَ، فَلَقِيتُ النَّصْرَانِيَّ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ: الَّذِي سَأَلْتَهُ فَأَخْبَرَكَ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكَ بِذَلِكَ ؟ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: أَجَلْ، وَأَوْلَى، فَلَمَّا سَارَ مُوسَى بِأَهْلِهِ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِ النَّارِ، وَالْعَصَا، وَيَدِهِ مَا قَصَّ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ، فَشَكَا إِلَى رَبِّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى مَا يَتَخَوَّفُ مِنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ فِي الْقَتْلِ، وَعَقْدِ لِسَانِهِ، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي لِسَانِهِ عُقْدَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُ مِنْ كَثِيرٍ مِنَ الْكَلَامِ، وَسَأَلَ رَبَّهُ أَنْ يُعِينَهُ بِأَخِيهِ هَارُونَ يَكُونُ لَهُ رِدْءًا، وَيَتَكَلَّمُ عَنْهُ بِكَثِيرٍ مِمَّا لَا يُفْصِحُ بِهِ لِسَانُهُ، فَآتَاهُ اللهُ سُؤْلَهُ وَحَلَّ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِهِ، فَأَوْحَى اللهُ إِلَى هَارُونَ، وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَلْقَاهُ، فَانْدَفَعَ مُوسَى بِعَصَاهُ حَتَّى لَقِيَ هَارُونَ، فَانْطَلَقَا جَمِيعًا إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ، فَأَقَامَا عَلَى بَابِهِ حِينًا لَا يُؤْذَنُ لَهُمَا، ثُمَّ أُذِنَ لَهُمَا بَعْدَ حِجَابٍ شَدِيدٍ، فَقَالَا: إِنَّا رَسُولا رَبِّكَ، قَالَ فَمَنْ رَبُّكُمَا يَا مُوسَى، فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِالَّذِي قَصَّ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ، قَالَ: فَمَا تُرِيدُ، وَذَكَّرَهُ الْقَتِيلَ، فَاعْتَذَرَ بِمَا قَدْ سَمِعْتَ، وَقَالَ: إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِاللهِ وَتُرْسِلَ مَعِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِ ذَلِكَ، وَقَالَ: ائْتِ بِآيَةٍ إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ، فَأَلْقَى عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ فَاغِرَةٌ فَاهَا، مُسْرِعَةٌ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ، فَلَمَّا رَآهَا فِرْعَوْنُ قَاصِدَةً إِلَيْهِ خَافَهَا، فَاقْتَحَمَ عَنْ سَرِيرِهِ، وَاسْتَغَاثَ بِمُوسَى أَنْ يَكُفَّهَا عَنْهُ فَفَعَلَ، ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ يَدَهُ مِنْ جَيْبِهِ فَرَآهَا بَيْضَاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوءٍ يَعْنِي مِنْ غَيْرِ بَرَصٍ، ثُمَّ رَدَّهَا فَعَادَتْ إِلَى لَوْنِهَا الْأَوَّلِ، فَاسْتَشَارَ الْمَلَأَ حَوْلَهُ فِيمَا رَأَى، فَقَالُوا لَهُ: إِنْ هَذَانِ لَسَاحِرَانِ يُرِيدَانِ أَنْ يُخْرِجَاكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِكُمْ بِسِحْرِهِمَا وَيَذْهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ الْمُثْلَى يَعْنِي مُلْكَهُمُ الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ وَالْعَيْشَ، فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُعْطُوهُ شَيْئًا مِمَّا طَلَبَ، وَقَالُوا لَهُ: اجْمَعْ لَنَا السَّحَرَةَ، فَإِنَّهُمْ بِأَرْضِكَ كَثِيرٌ حَتَّى يَغْلِبَ سِحْرُهُمْ سِحْرَهُمَا، فَأَرْسَلَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ، فَحُشِرَ لَهُ كُلَّ سَاحِرٍ مُتَعَالِمٍ، فَلَمَّا أَتَوْا فِرْعَوْنَ، قَالُوا: بِمَ يَعْمَلُ هَذَا السَّاحِرُ ؟ قَالُوا: يَعْمَلُ بِالْحَيَّاتِ، قَالُوا: فَلَا وَاللهِ مَا أَحَدٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَعْمَلُ السِّحْرَ بِالْحَيَّاتِ وَالْعِصِيِّ الَّذِي نَعْمَلُ، فَمَا أَجْرُنَا إِنْ نَحْنُ غَلَبْنَا ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: إِنَّكُمْ أَقَارِبِي وَخَاصَّتِي، فَأَنَا صَانِعٌ إِلَيْكُمْ كُلَّ مَا أَحْبَبْتُمْ، فَتَوَاعَدُوا يَوْمَ الزِّينَةِ وَأَنْ يُحْشَرَ النَّاسُ ضُحًى، قَالَ سَعِيدٌ

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Chain of narrators

Abū Khaythamah
Yazīd b. Hārūn
Aṣbagh b. Zayd al-Juhanī
al-Qāsim b. Abū Ayyūb
Saʿīd b. Jubayr
Ibn ʿAbbās Fī Qawl Allāh Taʿālá And Fatannāk Futūn Saʾaltuh
al-Futūn Mā
Āstaʾnif al-Nahār Yā Ibn Jubayr Faʾin Lahā Ḥadīth Ṭawīl Falammā Aṣbaḥt Ghadawt
Ibn ʿAbbās Liʾantajiz Minh Mā Waʿadanī Min Ḥadīth al-Futūn

✧ Pharaoh and his courtiers discussed what God had promised Abraham, that He would make among his descendants prophets and kings. Some of them said: 'The Children of Israel are surely awaiting that, without any doubt. They had thought it would be Joseph son of Jacob, but when he died, they said: It is not so; God, Mighty and Majestic, promised Abraham.' Pharaoh said: 'What do you think about it?' They deliberated and agreed to send men with knives to go around among the Children of Israel and slaughter every newborn male they found. They did so. When they saw that the elders of the Children of Israel were dying of natural causes while the young were being slaughtered, they said: 'It is likely that you will wipe out the Children of Israel, and then you will have to undertake the labor they used to spare you. So kill every newborn male in one year, that their numbers may dwindle, and spare them in another year, so that the young may grow up in place of the elders who die. For they will not become numerous through those you let live to the point that you fear they will outnumber you, nor will they perish through those you kill to the point that you will need such killing.' So they agreed on that. The mother of Moses conceived Aaron in the year when boys were not slaughtered, and she gave birth to him openly and safely. The following year she conceived Moses, and anxiety and grief entered her heart—that is from the trials, O Ibn Jubayr—on account of what was intended for him. God, Blessed and Exalted, revealed to her: 'Fear not, nor grieve; indeed, We will return him to you and make him one of the messengers.' He commanded her, when she gave birth, to put him in a chest and cast it into the river. When she gave birth, she did that. When her son was hidden from her, Satan came to her, and she said to herself: 'What have I done with my son? Had he been slaughtered in my presence and I had buried him and shrouded him, that would have been dearer to me than casting him with my own hand into the waves of the sea and its fish.' The water carried him until it brought him to a landing place where the maidservants of Pharaoh's wife drew water. When they saw him, they took him, and they were about to open the chest, but one of them said: 'There is wealth in this, and if we open it, Pharaoh's wife will not believe us about what we found in it.' So they carried it as it was, without disturbing anything, until they delivered it to her. When she opened it, she saw a boy in it, and love for him was cast upon her such as she had never felt for any human being. The heart of Moses' mother became empty of remembrance of everything except remembrance of Moses. When the slaughterers heard of his affair, they came with their knives to Pharaoh's wife to slaughter him—that is from the trials, O Ibn Jubayr. She said to them: 'Leave him, for this one child will not increase the Children of Israel. Let me go to Pharaoh and ask him to give him to me. If he grants him to me, you will have done well and acted nobly, but if he orders him to be slaughtered, I will not blame you.' She took him to Pharaoh and said: 'He will be a comfort to me and to you.' Pharaoh said: 'He may be for you, but for me I have no need of that.'" The Messenger of God ﷺ said: "By the One in whose hand is my oath, had Pharaoh acknowledged that he would be a comfort to him as his wife acknowledged, God would have guided him by him just as He guided his wife. But He deprived him of that. So she sent to every woman around her who had milk to choose a wet nurse for him. But every time one of them took him to nurse him, he would not accept her breast, until Pharaoh's wife feared he would refuse milk and die, and that grieved her. He was taken out to the market and gathering place of the people in hope of finding a wet nurse he would accept, but he refused. The mother of Moses became distraught, and she said to his sister: 'Follow him; trace his tracks and seek him. Do you hear any mention of him? Is my son alive or have the beasts eaten him?'—and she forgot what God had promised her concerning him. His sister spotted him from afar while they were unaware. Al-junub means when a person's eyesight rises to something far off while it is beside him and he is unaware of it. She said out of joy when the wet nurses failed: 'Shall I direct you to a household who will nurse him for you and be sincere to him?' They took her and said: 'What makes you know of their sincerity to him? Do you know him?'—until they doubted that; and that is from the trials, O Ibn Jubayr. She said: 'Their sincerity toward him and their compassion for him stem from desire for a connection to the king and hope of benefit from him.' They sent her, and she went to her mother and told her the news. His mother came, and when she placed him in her lap, he sprang to her breast and suckled until his sides were full. The bearer of good news went to Pharaoh's wife to give her the glad tidings that they had found a wet nurse for her son. She sent for her, and she was brought with him. When she saw what he did with her, she said to her: 'Stay with me and nurse this son of mine, for I have never loved anything as I love him.' Moses' mother said: 'I cannot leave my house and my son, for we would be ruined. If you are content to give him to me, I will take him to my house and he will be with me, and I will spare no effort for his good. Otherwise, I will not leave my house and my son.' The mother of Moses remembered what God, Mighty and Majestic, had promised her, and she was reluctant with Pharaoh's wife, certain that God would fulfill His promise. She returned to her house with her son. The people of the village became united, refusing forced labor and injustice as long as he was among them. When he had grown a little, Pharaoh's wife said to Moses' mother: 'I want you to show me my son.' She promised her a day to show him to her. Pharaoh's wife said to her treasurers, stewards, and nurses: 'Let none of you remain unless he meets my son today with a gift and honor, so that I may see that in him. I am sending a trustworthy person to count everything each of you does.' The gifts, honors, and presents kept coming to him from the time he left his mother's house until he was brought before Pharaoh's wife. When he entered upon her, she honored him, showed him respect, rejoiced in him, and was delighted with him, and she honored his mother for her good influence upon him. Then she said: 'I will bring him to Pharaoh, and he will surely honor and respect him.' When she brought him to him and placed him in his lap, Moses grabbed Pharaoh's beard and pulled it down to the ground. The evildoers, enemies of God, said to Pharaoh: 'Do you not see what God promised Abraham His prophet: that he will rear you, and rise above you, and throw you down?' So Pharaoh sent for the slaughterers to slaughter him—and that is from the trials, O Ibn Jubayr, after every affliction he was tried with. 'And I will expose you to trials.' Pharaoh's wife came running to Pharaoh and said: 'What has changed your mind about this boy whom you gave me?' He said: 'Do you not see he claims he will throw me down and rise above me?' She said: 'Let us settle the matter between us in a way that will reveal the truth: bring two live coals and two pearls, and place them before him. If he seizes the pearls and avoids the coals, you will know he has understanding; but if he takes the coals and not the pearls, you will know that no one with understanding would prefer coals over pearls.' So he brought them near, and Moses took the coals, and they snatched them from his hand for fear they would burn him. The woman said: 'Do you see?' So God turned him away from him after he had intended to kill him, for God, Mighty and Majestic, was to accomplish His purpose through him. When Moses reached full strength and became a man, no one of Pharaoh's clan could wrong any Israelite or impose forced labor on him as long as Moses was with them, until they completely resisted. While Moses was in one part of the city, he came upon two men fighting: one was an Egyptian and the other an Israelite. The Israelite called for his help against the Egyptian. Moses became very angry because he had seized the Israelite, while knowing Moses' standing with the Children of Israel and his protection of them. People did not know that this was because of his having nursed them, except Moses' mother—unless God had informed Moses of what He had not informed others. Moses struck the Egyptian and killed him, and no one saw them except God and the Israelite. When Moses killed the man, he said: 'This is from the work of Satan; indeed, he is a clear misleading enemy.' Then he said: 'My Lord, I have wronged myself, so forgive me,' and He forgave him; indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. In the morning he was in the city, fearful and vigilant, awaiting news. Pharaoh was informed, and it was said to him: 'The Children of Israel have killed a man of Pharaoh's clan; take our due for us and do not be lenient with them.' He said: 'Find me his killer and someone who will testify against him. For a king, even if his favor is with a people, cannot rightly exact retribution without clear proof. Seek out knowledge of that for me, and I will obtain your right for you.' While they were searching and found no proof, the next day Moses saw that same Israelite fighting another man of Pharaoh's clan. The Israelite called for his help against the Egyptian. Moses, regretting what he had done before, disliked what he saw because of the Israelite's anger, while he intended to seize the Egyptian. He said to the Israelite about what he had done yesterday and today: 'You are clearly a misguided man.' The Israelite looked at Moses when he said what he said and saw him angry as he had been the day before, and he feared that Moses meant him and not the Egyptian. Moses had not meant him but the Egyptian. But the Israelite was afraid, and he restrained the Egyptian and said: 'O Moses, do you intend to kill me as you killed a soul yesterday?'—he said that only out of fear that Moses intended him, to kill him. They quarreled and fought, and the Egyptian went to his people and told them what he heard the Israelite say: 'Do you intend to kill me as you killed a soul yesterday?' Pharaoh sent the slaughterers to kill Moses. The messengers of Pharaoh took the main road, walking openly, seeking Moses, not fearing that he would escape. Then a man from Moses' own people came from the farthest part of the city and took a shortcut so as to reach Moses before them and tell him the news—and that is from the trials, O Ibn Jubayr. Moses left, heading toward Midian, having faced no affliction before that, and he had no knowledge of the way except his good opinion of his Lord, Mighty and Majestic, for he said: 'Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the right way.' When he arrived at the watering place of Midian, he found there a crowd of people watering their flocks, and he found apart from them two women keeping back their flocks. He said to them: 'What is your situation, that you stand apart and do not water with the people?' They said: 'We have no strength to compete with the men, and we wait for the surplus from their troughs.' So he watered for them, and he drew abundant water with the bucket until he was the first of the shepherds to finish. They returned with their flocks to their father, and Moses withdrew and sought shade under a tree and said: 'My Lord, indeed I am in need of whatever good You send down to me.' Their father found it strange that they returned so quickly with their flocks full and well-fed, and he said: 'You have had some business today.' They told him what Moses had done. He told one of them to call him. She came to Moses and called him. When he spoke to him, he said: 'Fear not; you have escaped from the wrongdoing people. Pharaoh and his people have no authority over us, and we are not in his kingdom.' One of the two women said: 'O my father, hire him; indeed, the best you can hire is the strong and trustworthy.' Jealousy prompted him to say: 'What do you know of his strength and trustworthiness?' She said: 'As for his strength, I saw what he did with the bucket when he watered for us; I have never seen a man stronger at drawing water. As for his trustworthiness, when I came to him and he looked at me and noticed me, when he realized I was a woman, he lowered his head and did not raise it or look at me until I delivered your message. Then he said: Walk behind me and describe the way to me. He would not have done this unless he were trustworthy.' Her father was relieved and believed her, and he thought of him as she had described. He said to him: 'Would you like me to marry you to one of these two daughters of mine on condition that you serve me for eight years? If you complete ten, that will be from you, and I do not wish to make it difficult for you. You will find me, God willing, among the righteous.' So it was done. Eight years were obligatory upon the Prophet of God Moses ﷺ, and two years were a promise from him. God fulfilled his promise for him, and he completed them as ten. Sa'id said: A man from the scholars of the Christians met me and said: 'Do you know which of the two terms Moses fulfilled?' I said: 'No,' and at that time I did not know. I met Ibn Abbas and mentioned that to him, and he said: 'Do you not know that eight years were obligatory upon Moses, and the Prophet of God would not have diminished anything from them, and he knew that God would fulfill the promise he had made? Indeed, he completed ten years.' I met the Christian and told him that, and he said: 'The one you asked and who told you is more knowledgeable than you about that?' I said: 'Yes, and more worthy.' When Moses traveled with his family, there was the matter of the fire, the staff, and his hand, as God has related to you in the Qur'an. He complained to his Lord, Blessed and Exalted, about his fear of Pharaoh's clan regarding killing and the knot in his tongue, for he had a knot in his tongue that prevented him from much speech. He asked his Lord to aid him with his brother Aaron, to be a support for him and speak on his behalf for much that his tongue could not articulate. God granted his request and untied a knot from his tongue. God revealed to Aaron and commanded him to meet Moses. Moses set out with his staff until he met Aaron, and they went together to Pharaoh. They stood at his gate for a while without being granted permission, then they were admitted after a long delay. They said: 'We are messengers of your Lord.' He said: 'Who is your Lord, O Moses?' Moses told him what God has related to you in the Qur'an. He said: 'What do you want?' And Moses reminded him of the slain man and excused himself as you have heard, and said: 'I want you to believe in God and send with me the Children of Israel.' He refused that and said: 'Bring a sign if you are truthful.' He threw down his staff, and it became a great serpent with gaping mouth, rushing toward Pharaoh. When Pharaoh saw it heading for him, he feared it and leaped from his throne and sought Moses' help to keep it from him, and he did. Then he drew out his hand from his bosom and it was white without any blemish, meaning without leprosy. Then he returned it and it reverted to its original color. He consulted the assembly around him about what he had seen. They said to him: 'These two are surely sorcerers who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and take away your exemplary way'—meaning their kingdom and the life they were living. They refused to give him anything he asked, and they said to him: 'Gather for us the sorcerers, for they are many in your land, so that their magic may overcome the magic of these two.' He sent throughout the city and gathered every accomplished sorcerer. When they came to Pharaoh, they said: 'What does this sorcerer work with?' They said: 'He works with serpents.' They said: 'By God, there is no one on earth who works magic with serpents and staffs as we do. What is our reward if we prevail?' He said to them: 'You are my kinsmen and my close associates, and I will give you whatever you desire.' They agreed on the Day of Adornment, and that the people should be assembled at forenoon. Sa'id said:"

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