1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:02,459 Stories of the Prophets, 2 00:00:02,459 --> 00:00:05,580 Stories of the Prophets, 3 00:00:05,580 --> 00:00:07,580 peace be upon them. 4 00:00:07,580 --> 00:00:09,619 May Allah's blessings, 5 00:00:09,619 --> 00:00:11,619 followed by 6 00:00:11,619 --> 00:00:13,619 peace, 7 00:00:13,619 --> 00:00:15,619 be upon the best of all 8 00:00:15,619 --> 00:00:17,620 creation, 9 00:00:17,620 --> 00:00:20,129 those of firm resolve, 10 00:00:20,129 --> 00:00:22,129 exalted in rank 11 00:00:22,129 --> 00:00:24,420 and radiant light. 12 00:00:24,420 --> 00:00:26,420 The Story of Moses, 13 00:00:26,420 --> 00:00:28,420 peace be upon him. 14 00:00:28,420 --> 00:00:33,299 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 15 00:00:33,299 --> 00:00:35,329 All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, 16 00:00:35,329 --> 00:00:37,329 and may peace and blessings 17 00:00:37,329 --> 00:00:39,329 be upon our Prophet Muhammad, 18 00:00:39,329 --> 00:00:41,329 and upon his family and all his 19 00:00:41,329 --> 00:00:43,329 Companions. 20 00:00:43,329 --> 00:00:45,329 To proceed: 21 00:00:45,329 --> 00:00:47,679 Days and years passed by, 22 00:00:47,679 --> 00:00:49,679 and Moses, peace be upon him, 23 00:00:49,679 --> 00:00:51,679 grew up in an upbringing 24 00:00:51,679 --> 00:00:53,679 full of strength and wisdom, 25 00:00:53,679 --> 00:00:55,679 deeply connected to his forebears 26 00:00:55,679 --> 00:00:57,679 from the Children of Israel, 27 00:00:57,679 --> 00:00:59,679 and influenced by their upright ways. 28 00:00:59,679 --> 00:01:01,710 Thus, he was never convinced of Pharaoh's claims; 29 00:01:01,710 --> 00:01:03,710 he was never convinced that Pharaoh, in whose palace 30 00:01:03,710 --> 00:01:05,709 he was raised, 31 00:01:05,709 --> 00:01:07,709 was a lord or a deity. 32 00:01:07,709 --> 00:01:09,709 Nor did he drift along with the common people 33 00:01:09,709 --> 00:01:11,709 in their misguidance and oppression, 34 00:01:11,709 --> 00:01:13,709 or their worship of the tyrant 35 00:01:13,709 --> 00:01:15,709 Pharaoh. 36 00:01:15,709 --> 00:01:17,709 For this one who claimed divinity 37 00:01:17,709 --> 00:01:19,709 falls ill and recovers, 38 00:01:19,709 --> 00:01:21,709 eats and drinks, 39 00:01:21,709 --> 00:01:23,709 and relieves himself; 40 00:01:23,709 --> 00:01:25,709 so how could such a one be 41 00:01:25,709 --> 00:01:28,799 a deity? 42 00:01:28,799 --> 00:01:30,799 Moses, peace be upon him, was deeply influenced by faith, 43 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:32,799 being a monotheist devoted to Allah from his youth, 44 00:01:32,799 --> 00:01:34,799 hating injustice 45 00:01:34,799 --> 00:01:36,799 and oppressors, 46 00:01:36,799 --> 00:01:38,799 no matter how elevated 47 00:01:38,799 --> 00:01:40,799 their status or how widespread their fame might be. 48 00:01:40,799 --> 00:01:42,799 He was compassionate 49 00:01:42,799 --> 00:01:44,799 toward the destitute 50 00:01:44,799 --> 00:01:46,799 and aided the needy, 51 00:01:46,799 --> 00:01:48,799 drawing upon his physical 52 00:01:48,799 --> 00:01:50,799 strength and his firm 53 00:01:50,799 --> 00:01:53,340 faith. 54 00:01:53,340 --> 00:01:55,340 One day, 55 00:01:55,340 --> 00:01:57,340 Moses entered the city at a time 56 00:01:57,340 --> 00:01:59,340 when people were resting— 57 00:01:59,340 --> 00:02:01,340 either at midday 58 00:02:01,340 --> 00:02:03,340 or in the middle of the night— 59 00:02:03,340 --> 00:02:05,340 and found two men fighting: 60 00:02:05,340 --> 00:02:07,340 one of them 61 00:02:07,340 --> 00:02:09,340 was an Israelite from his own faction, 62 00:02:09,340 --> 00:02:11,340 and the other was an Egyptian from among 63 00:02:11,340 --> 00:02:13,439 his enemies. 64 00:02:13,439 --> 00:02:15,439 The helpless Israelite cried out to him for help 65 00:02:15,439 --> 00:02:17,439 against his Egyptian foe. 66 00:02:17,439 --> 00:02:19,569 So Moses stepped in 67 00:02:19,569 --> 00:02:21,569 to push the Egyptian away, 68 00:02:21,569 --> 00:02:23,569 but the man refused to relent. 69 00:02:23,569 --> 00:02:25,569 Moses then struck him with a blow 70 00:02:25,569 --> 00:02:27,569 that brought about his end 71 00:02:27,569 --> 00:02:29,569 on the spot. 72 00:02:29,569 --> 00:02:31,569 Moses, peace be upon him, was 73 00:02:31,569 --> 00:02:33,569 extremely strong, 74 00:02:33,569 --> 00:02:35,569 but he had never intended to kill 75 00:02:35,569 --> 00:02:37,629 the Egyptian. Moses said, 76 00:02:37,629 --> 00:02:39,629 "This is from 77 00:02:39,629 --> 00:02:41,629 Satan's doing; 78 00:02:41,629 --> 00:02:43,629 he is the one who incited me to kill him, 79 00:02:43,629 --> 00:02:45,659 though unintentionally. 80 00:02:45,659 --> 00:02:47,659 Indeed, Satan is an enemy, 81 00:02:47,659 --> 00:02:49,789 a clear misleader." 82 00:02:49,789 --> 00:02:51,789 Then Moses turned to his Lord 83 00:02:51,789 --> 00:02:53,789 in penitence, saying: 84 00:02:53,789 --> 00:02:55,789 "My Lord, I have wronged 85 00:02:55,789 --> 00:02:57,789 myself by killing this man, 86 00:02:57,789 --> 00:02:59,819 so forgive me." 87 00:02:59,819 --> 00:03:01,819 And Allah answered his prayer 88 00:03:01,819 --> 00:03:03,819 and forgave him. 89 00:03:03,819 --> 00:03:05,819 Moses then made a covenant with his Lord 90 00:03:05,819 --> 00:03:07,819 that he would never be a helper to the criminals. 91 00:03:07,819 --> 00:03:10,719 After that, 92 00:03:10,719 --> 00:03:12,719 Moses remained in the city, 93 00:03:12,719 --> 00:03:14,719 fearful that his deed would be discovered, 94 00:03:14,719 --> 00:03:16,719 as investigations were underway 95 00:03:16,719 --> 00:03:18,719 to identify the killer. 96 00:03:18,719 --> 00:03:20,719 No one knew 97 00:03:20,719 --> 00:03:22,719 about this matter 98 00:03:22,719 --> 00:03:24,719 except Moses and the Israelite 99 00:03:24,719 --> 00:03:26,939 who had called upon him for help. 100 00:03:26,939 --> 00:03:28,939 The following day, 101 00:03:28,939 --> 00:03:30,939 Moses went out as usual, 102 00:03:30,939 --> 00:03:32,939 only to find that same Israelite companion 103 00:03:32,939 --> 00:03:34,939 brawling with another Egyptian. 104 00:03:34,939 --> 00:03:36,979 When 105 00:03:36,979 --> 00:03:38,979 the Israelite caught sight of Moses, 106 00:03:38,979 --> 00:03:40,979 he pleaded for his help once again. 107 00:03:40,979 --> 00:03:42,979 Moses became angry with him 108 00:03:42,979 --> 00:03:44,979 and said to him: 109 00:03:44,979 --> 00:03:46,979 "Do you get into a dispute and a fight 110 00:03:46,979 --> 00:03:48,979 every single day? 111 00:03:48,979 --> 00:03:50,979 You are truly misguided, 112 00:03:50,979 --> 00:03:53,099 plainly astray!" 113 00:03:53,099 --> 00:03:55,099 Nevertheless, 114 00:03:55,099 --> 00:03:57,099 Moses stepped forward to rescue 115 00:03:57,099 --> 00:03:59,099 the Israelite from the Egyptian's assault. 116 00:03:59,099 --> 00:04:01,229 But the foolish Israelite 117 00:04:01,229 --> 00:04:03,229 thought that Moses 118 00:04:03,229 --> 00:04:05,229 had come to kill him, 119 00:04:05,229 --> 00:04:07,229 so he panicked, 120 00:04:07,229 --> 00:04:09,229 divulged what was concealed, 121 00:04:09,229 --> 00:04:11,229 and shouted at Moses within 122 00:04:11,229 --> 00:04:13,229 earshot of the Egyptian: 123 00:04:13,229 --> 00:04:15,229 "O Moses! Do you intend 124 00:04:15,229 --> 00:04:17,230 “And when he would have fallen upon the man who was an enemy unto them both, he said: O Moses! Wouldst thou kill me as thou didst kill a person yesterday. Thou wouldst be nothing but a tyrant in the land, thou wouldst not be of the reformers.” (28:19) 125 00:04:17,230 --> 00:04:19,230 the Egyptian yesterday? 126 00:04:19,230 --> 00:04:21,230 Do you only intend to be a tyrant 127 00:04:21,230 --> 00:04:23,329 The Egyptian heard 128 00:04:23,329 --> 00:04:25,329 the words of his Israelite adversary, 129 00:04:25,329 --> 00:04:27,329 so he broke free from his grasp 130 00:04:27,329 --> 00:04:29,329 and hurried off 131 00:04:29,329 --> 00:04:31,329 to Pharaoh, 132 00:04:31,329 --> 00:04:33,329 informing them that Moses was the killer 133 00:04:33,329 --> 00:04:35,550 they had been searching for. 134 00:04:35,550 --> 00:04:37,550 At this point, despair fell upon 135 00:04:37,550 --> 00:04:39,550 the righteous servant, Moses, 136 00:04:39,550 --> 00:04:41,649 peace be upon him, 137 00:04:41,649 --> 00:04:43,649 “And morning found him in the city, fearing, vigilant, when behold! he who had appealed to him the day before cried out to him for help. Moses said unto him: Lo! thou art indeed a mere hothead.” (28:18) 138 00:04:43,649 --> 00:04:45,649 as he waited vigilantly, dreading when 139 00:04:45,649 --> 00:04:47,649 he would be seized by the wrongdoing 140 00:04:47,649 --> 00:04:51,149 people. 141 00:04:51,149 --> 00:04:53,149 Meanwhile, 142 00:04:53,149 --> 00:04:55,149 a man from the family of Pharaoh came 143 00:04:55,149 --> 00:04:57,149 rushing hastily to Moses, 144 00:04:57,149 --> 00:04:59,149 advising him: 145 00:04:59,149 --> 00:05:01,180 "The chiefs of the people 146 00:05:01,180 --> 00:05:03,180 among the city's nobility 147 00:05:03,180 --> 00:05:05,180 are conspiring against you to kill you, 148 00:05:05,180 --> 00:05:07,220 so depart from this city 149 00:05:07,220 --> 00:05:09,220 immediately, O Moses! 150 00:05:09,220 --> 00:05:11,220 Truly, I fear for you 151 00:05:11,220 --> 00:05:13,220 from the wrath of Pharaoh and his soldiers." 152 00:05:13,220 --> 00:05:15,470 So Moses, peace be upon him, fled 153 00:05:15,470 --> 00:05:17,470 from Egypt, escaping 154 00:05:17,470 --> 00:05:19,470 with his life from the tyranny of the oppressors, 155 00:05:19,470 --> 00:05:21,470 and headed toward a city 156 00:05:21,470 --> 00:05:23,470 in the land of Jordan, 157 00:05:23,470 --> 00:05:25,470 thus beginning a new chapter 158 00:05:25,470 --> 00:05:27,470 in the life of the Prophet of Allah, 159 00:05:27,470 --> 00:05:29,819 Moses, peace be upon him. 160 00:05:29,819 --> 00:05:31,819 Allah Almighty said: 161 00:05:31,819 --> 00:05:33,889 "And he entered the city 162 00:05:33,889 --> 00:05:35,889 at a time of inattention 163 00:05:35,889 --> 00:05:37,889 from its people, 164 00:05:37,889 --> 00:05:39,889 and found therein two men 165 00:05:39,889 --> 00:05:41,889 fighting: 166 00:05:41,889 --> 00:05:43,889 and found therein two men 167 00:05:43,889 --> 00:05:45,889 fighting, one 168 00:05:45,889 --> 00:05:47,889 from his faction and the other 169 00:05:47,889 --> 00:05:49,889 from his enemy. 170 00:05:49,889 --> 00:05:51,889 And the one who was of his faction 171 00:05:51,889 --> 00:05:53,889 “And he entered the city at a time of carelessness of its folk, and he found therein two men fighting, one of his own caste, and the other of his enemies; and he who was of his caste asked him for help against him who was of his enemies. So Moses struck him with his fist and killed him. He said: This is of the devil's doing. Lo! he is an enemy, a mere misleader.” (28:15) 172 00:05:53,889 --> 00:05:55,889 against his enemy, 173 00:05:55,889 --> 00:05:57,889 so Moses struck him with his fist 174 00:05:57,889 --> 00:05:59,889 and brought about his end. 175 00:05:59,889 --> 00:06:01,889 “And he entered the city at a time of carelessness of its folk, and he found therein two men fighting, one of his own caste, and the other of his enemies; and he who was of his caste asked him for help against him who was of his enemies. So Moses struck him with his fist and killed him. He said: This is of the devil's doing. Lo! he is an enemy, a mere misleader.” (28:15) 176 00:06:01,889 --> 00:06:03,889 Satan. 177 00:06:03,889 --> 00:06:05,889 Indeed, he is an enemy, 178 00:06:05,889 --> 00:06:07,889 a misleader, 179 00:06:07,889 --> 00:06:09,889 clear." 180 00:06:09,889 --> 00:06:11,889 He said, "My Lord, indeed I have 181 00:06:11,889 --> 00:06:13,889 wronged myself, 182 00:06:13,889 --> 00:06:15,889 so forgive me," 183 00:06:15,889 --> 00:06:17,889 and He forgave him. 184 00:06:17,889 --> 00:06:19,889 Indeed, He is 185 00:06:19,889 --> 00:06:21,889 the Forgiving, the Merciful. 186 00:06:21,889 --> 00:06:23,889 He said, "My Lord, for what 187 00:06:23,889 --> 00:06:25,889 You have bestowed upon me, I will never 188 00:06:25,889 --> 00:06:27,889 be an ally to the criminals." 189 00:06:27,889 --> 00:06:29,889 And he became, 190 00:06:29,889 --> 00:06:31,889 in the city, 191 00:06:31,889 --> 00:06:33,889 fearful, 192 00:06:33,889 --> 00:06:35,889 vigilant, 193 00:06:35,889 --> 00:06:37,889 when suddenly the one who had 194 00:06:37,889 --> 00:06:39,889 sought his help yesterday 195 00:06:39,889 --> 00:06:41,889 was crying out to him for aid. 196 00:06:41,889 --> 00:06:43,889 Moses said to him, 197 00:06:43,889 --> 00:06:45,889 "Indeed, you are clearly 198 00:06:45,889 --> 00:06:47,889 misguided." 199 00:06:47,889 --> 00:06:49,889 And when 200 00:06:49,889 --> 00:06:51,889 “And when he would have fallen upon the man who was an enemy unto them both, he said: O Moses! Wouldst thou kill me as thou didst kill a person yesterday. Thou wouldst be nothing but a tyrant in the land, thou wouldst not be of the reformers.” (28:19) 201 00:06:51,889 --> 00:06:53,889 the one who was an enemy 202 00:06:53,889 --> 00:06:55,889 to both of them, he said, 203 00:06:55,889 --> 00:06:57,889 "O Moses, 204 00:06:57,889 --> 00:06:59,889 "Do you intend 205 00:06:59,889 --> 00:07:01,889 to kill me just as 206 00:07:01,889 --> 00:07:03,889 you killed a soul 207 00:07:03,889 --> 00:07:05,889 yesterday? 208 00:07:05,889 --> 00:07:07,889 You only want 209 00:07:07,889 --> 00:07:09,889 to be a tyrant 210 00:07:09,889 --> 00:07:11,889 in the land, 211 00:07:11,889 --> 00:07:13,889 and you do not want to be 212 00:07:13,889 --> 00:07:15,889 among the peacemakers." 213 00:07:15,889 --> 00:07:17,889 Then there came 214 00:07:17,889 --> 00:07:19,889 a man 215 00:07:19,889 --> 00:07:21,889 rushing from the farthest end of the city. 216 00:07:21,889 --> 00:07:23,889 “And a man came from the uttermost part of the city, running. He said: O Moses! Lo! the chiefs take counsel against thee to slay thee; therefor escape. Lo! I am of those who give thee good advice.” (28:20) 217 00:07:23,889 --> 00:07:25,889 He said, "O Moses, 218 00:07:25,889 --> 00:07:27,889 the chiefs 219 00:07:27,889 --> 00:07:29,889 are conspiring against you 220 00:07:29,889 --> 00:07:31,889 to kill you, so flee! 221 00:07:31,889 --> 00:07:33,889 Flee; 222 00:07:33,889 --> 00:07:35,889 indeed, I am to you 223 00:07:35,889 --> 00:07:37,889 a sincere advisor." 224 00:07:37,889 --> 00:07:39,889 So he departed from it, 225 00:07:39,889 --> 00:07:41,889 fearful 226 00:07:41,889 --> 00:07:43,889 and watchful. 227 00:07:43,889 --> 00:07:45,889 He said, "My Lord, 228 00:07:45,889 --> 00:07:47,889 save me from the wrongdoing people." 229 00:07:47,889 --> 00:07:49,889 And 230 00:07:49,889 --> 00:07:51,889 when he set his face 231 00:07:51,889 --> 00:07:53,889 toward 232 00:07:53,889 --> 00:07:55,889 Midian, he said, "Perhaps 233 00:07:55,889 --> 00:07:57,889 my Lord will guide me 234 00:07:57,889 --> 00:07:59,889 He said, "Perhaps 235 00:07:59,889 --> 00:08:01,889 my Lord will guide me 236 00:08:01,889 --> 00:08:03,889 to the right 237 00:08:03,889 --> 00:08:05,889 path." 238 00:08:05,889 --> 00:08:08,689 Moses, peace be upon him, 239 00:08:08,689 --> 00:08:10,689 set out toward the land of Midian. 240 00:08:10,689 --> 00:08:12,689 He departed fearful, 241 00:08:12,689 --> 00:08:14,689 without provisions or a beast 242 00:08:14,689 --> 00:08:16,720 to ride. 243 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:18,720 Between Egypt and Midian lay 244 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:20,720 a journey of eight 245 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:22,720 days, yet he had 246 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:24,720 no knowledge of the route, 247 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:26,720 having only good expectations of his Lord. 248 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:28,720 So he prayed, 249 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:30,720 “And when he turned his face toward Midian, he said: Peradventure my Lord will guide me in the right road.” (28:22) 250 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:32,720 "to the right path." 251 00:08:32,879 --> 00:08:34,879 Ibn Abbas, 252 00:08:34,879 --> 00:08:36,879 may Allah be pleased with him and his father, said: 253 00:08:36,879 --> 00:08:38,879 "He traveled from Egypt to Midian 254 00:08:38,879 --> 00:08:40,879 eating nothing but wild herbs 255 00:08:40,879 --> 00:08:42,879 and tree leaves. 256 00:08:42,879 --> 00:08:44,879 He was barefoot, 257 00:08:44,879 --> 00:08:46,879 for the soles of his feet had lost their sandals. 258 00:08:46,879 --> 00:08:48,879 He sat in the shade, 259 00:08:48,879 --> 00:08:50,879 though he was the elite of Allah 260 00:08:50,879 --> 00:08:52,879 among His creation, with 261 00:08:52,879 --> 00:08:54,879 his belly clinging to his back 262 00:08:54,879 --> 00:08:56,879 from hunger, so much so that 263 00:08:56,879 --> 00:08:58,879 the green of the herbs could be seen 264 00:08:58,879 --> 00:09:00,879 from inside his stomach; 265 00:09:00,879 --> 00:09:02,879 and he was in dire need 266 00:09:02,879 --> 00:09:05,549 of even half a date." 267 00:09:05,549 --> 00:09:07,549 He arrived at Midian 268 00:09:07,549 --> 00:09:09,549 and came to its watering place. 269 00:09:09,549 --> 00:09:11,549 It had a well 270 00:09:11,549 --> 00:09:13,549 frequented by shepherds. 271 00:09:13,549 --> 00:09:15,549 He found a crowd 272 00:09:15,549 --> 00:09:17,549 of people there watering their flocks, 273 00:09:17,549 --> 00:09:19,549 and apart from them he found 274 00:09:19,549 --> 00:09:21,549 two women holding back 275 00:09:21,549 --> 00:09:23,549 their sheep from mingling with the flocks of 276 00:09:23,549 --> 00:09:25,549 those shepherds, lest 277 00:09:25,549 --> 00:09:27,679 they be harmed. 278 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:29,679 When Moses, 279 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:31,679 peace be upon him, saw them, 280 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:33,679 he felt compassion and pity for them 281 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,679 and said, 282 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:37,679 "What is your concern, 283 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:39,679 and why do you not water your flock 284 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:41,679 along with these people?" 285 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:42,679 They said, 286 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:44,679 "We cannot water 287 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:46,679 our flock until 288 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:48,679 these shepherds depart, 289 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:50,679 and our father is a very old man. 290 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:52,679 Therefore, we are forced 291 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:54,809 to do what you see." 292 00:09:54,809 --> 00:09:56,809 It was the custom of 293 00:09:56,809 --> 00:09:58,809 those people 294 00:09:58,809 --> 00:10:00,809 that whenever they finished watering 295 00:10:00,809 --> 00:10:02,809 their livestock, they replaced [a heavy rock over the well], 296 00:10:02,809 --> 00:10:04,809 which could not be lifted 297 00:10:04,809 --> 00:10:06,809 except by several strong men. 298 00:10:06,809 --> 00:10:08,809 Then the two young women would come 299 00:10:08,809 --> 00:10:10,809 and let their sheep drink 300 00:10:10,809 --> 00:10:12,809 from whatever leftover water remained 301 00:10:12,809 --> 00:10:14,809 from the people's flocks. 302 00:10:14,809 --> 00:10:16,870 Moses cared deeply about the situation 303 00:10:16,870 --> 00:10:18,870 of the two women, and he was stirred by 304 00:10:18,870 --> 00:10:20,870 protective honor and noble zeal for them. 305 00:10:20,870 --> 00:10:22,870 He saw that these 306 00:10:22,870 --> 00:10:24,870 people possessed harshness 307 00:10:24,870 --> 00:10:26,870 and ill manners toward women 308 00:10:26,870 --> 00:10:28,870 and the vulnerable among mankind. 309 00:10:28,870 --> 00:10:31,000 So he stood up at the time 310 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,000 of intense heat, 311 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,000 stepped in among the people, 312 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,000 and moved that rock entirely alone. 313 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,000 Then he drew water for the two of them 314 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,000 and watered their flock. 315 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,000 He then replaced the rock 316 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,000 as it was before, 317 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,000 without asking the two women 318 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,190 for any wage. 319 00:10:49,190 --> 00:10:51,190 Then he looked for nearby shade 320 00:10:51,190 --> 00:10:53,190 near the watering place, 321 00:10:53,190 --> 00:10:55,190 sat down in it, 322 00:10:55,190 --> 00:10:57,190 and supplicated to Allah, praying 323 00:10:57,190 --> 00:10:59,190 and saying, 324 00:10:59,190 --> 00:11:01,190 “So he watered (their flock) for them. Then he turned aside into the shade, and said: My Lord! I am needy of whatever good Thou sendest down for me.” (28:24) 325 00:11:01,190 --> 00:11:04,889 "I am in dire need of whatever good You bestow upon me." 326 00:11:04,889 --> 00:11:06,889 The two women returned 327 00:11:06,889 --> 00:11:08,889 to their father 328 00:11:08,889 --> 00:11:10,889 unusually early. 329 00:11:10,889 --> 00:11:12,889 He asked them about the reason, 330 00:11:12,889 --> 00:11:14,889 so they informed him of what happened 331 00:11:14,889 --> 00:11:16,889 to them and of the noble deed of 332 00:11:16,889 --> 00:11:18,889 Moses, the stranger, 333 00:11:18,889 --> 00:11:20,889 toward them. Thereupon, 334 00:11:20,889 --> 00:11:22,889 the father sent one of his two daughters to invite 335 00:11:22,889 --> 00:11:24,889 Moses, in order to reward him 336 00:11:24,889 --> 00:11:26,889 with the wage for watering their flock 337 00:11:26,889 --> 00:11:28,889 and for his benevolent deed— 338 00:11:28,889 --> 00:11:30,889 as is the noble custom of virtuous people 339 00:11:30,889 --> 00:11:32,889 to recompense whoever extends 340 00:11:32,889 --> 00:11:34,889 a favor to them. 341 00:11:34,889 --> 00:11:37,019 So there came to him 342 00:11:37,019 --> 00:11:39,019 one of the two, 343 00:11:39,019 --> 00:11:41,019 walking with modesty. 344 00:11:41,019 --> 00:11:43,019 She said to him with utmost 345 00:11:43,019 --> 00:11:45,019 polite brevity, 346 00:11:45,019 --> 00:11:47,019 “Then there came unto him one of the two women, walking shyly. She said: Lo! my father biddeth thee, that he may reward thee with a payment for that thou didst water (the flock) for us. Then, when he came unto him and told him the (whole) story, he said: Fear not! Thou hast escaped from the wrongdoing folk.” (28:25) 347 00:11:47,019 --> 00:11:49,019 “Then there came unto him one of the two women, walking shyly. She said: Lo! my father biddeth thee, that he may reward thee with a payment for that thou didst water (the flock) for us. Then, when he came unto him and told him the (whole) story, he said: Fear not! Thou hast escaped from the wrongdoing folk.” (28:25) 348 00:11:49,019 --> 00:11:51,049 making clear who 349 00:11:51,049 --> 00:11:53,049 the inviter was and the reason for the invitation 350 00:11:53,049 --> 00:11:55,049 in these concise 351 00:11:55,049 --> 00:11:57,080 words. 352 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,080 She spoke to him out of her consummate modesty 353 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,210 and refined upbringing. 354 00:12:01,210 --> 00:12:03,210 Moses then stood up to go with her, 355 00:12:03,210 --> 00:12:05,210 asking her to walk 356 00:12:05,210 --> 00:12:07,210 behind him and guide him 357 00:12:07,210 --> 00:12:09,210 along the way using her voice, 358 00:12:09,210 --> 00:12:11,210 so that 359 00:12:11,210 --> 00:12:13,210 the wind would not blow and reveal 360 00:12:13,210 --> 00:12:15,559 any part of her garments. 361 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:17,559 When Moses, 362 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:19,559 peace be upon him, met their father, 363 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:21,559 the elderly man, 364 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:23,559 the father asked him about the reason for his coming 365 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,559 from Egypt to Midian. 366 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,559 Moses then arose 367 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,559 and recounted his circumstances to him, 368 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:31,559 as well as the plight of the Children of Israel 369 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,559 in Egypt, 370 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:35,559 mentioning the reason for his flight 371 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:37,559 from Pharaoh of Egypt. 372 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:39,559 The elder reassured him, 373 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:41,559 saying, "Do not fear; [you have escaped from the wrongdoing people]." 374 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,779 “Then there came unto him one of the two women, walking shyly. She said: Lo! my father biddeth thee, that he may reward thee with a payment for that thou didst water (the flock) for us. Then, when he came unto him and told him the (whole) story, he said: Fear not! Thou hast escaped from the wrongdoing folk.” (28:25) 375 00:12:44,779 --> 00:12:46,779 After Moses had received 376 00:12:46,779 --> 00:12:48,779 his reward 377 00:12:48,779 --> 00:12:50,779 and enjoyed the hospitality of the noble elder, 378 00:12:50,779 --> 00:12:52,840 he prepared to leave. 379 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:54,840 Then one of the two young women said 380 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:56,840 regarding him, 381 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:58,840 "O my father, hire him! 382 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:00,840 “One of the two women said: O my father! Hire him! For the best (man) that thou canst hire in the strong, the trustworthy.” (28:26) 383 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:02,870 the trustworthy." 384 00:13:02,870 --> 00:13:04,899 He asked her, 385 00:13:04,899 --> 00:13:06,970 "And how did you come to know his strength 386 00:13:06,970 --> 00:13:08,970 and his trustworthiness?" 387 00:13:08,970 --> 00:13:10,970 So she mentioned what she had seen of him 388 00:13:10,970 --> 00:13:12,970 at the watering place, 389 00:13:12,970 --> 00:13:14,970 and how he contended with the men 390 00:13:14,970 --> 00:13:16,970 and removed the boulder all by himself— 391 00:13:16,970 --> 00:13:19,100 which proved his strength— 392 00:13:19,100 --> 00:13:21,100 and that he did not ask them 393 00:13:21,100 --> 00:13:23,100 for any wage. 394 00:13:23,100 --> 00:13:25,450 The father was convinced 395 00:13:25,450 --> 00:13:27,450 by his daughter's words 396 00:13:27,450 --> 00:13:29,450 and was deeply impressed by the character of Moses, 397 00:13:29,450 --> 00:13:31,450 peace be upon him. 398 00:13:31,450 --> 00:13:33,450 So he said to him, 399 00:13:33,450 --> 00:13:35,450 “He said: Lo! I fain would marry thee to one of these two daughters of mine on condition that thou hirest thyself to me for (the term of) eight pilgrimages. Then if thou completest ten it will be of thine own accord, for I would not make it hard for thee. Allah willing, thou wilt find me of the righteous.” (28:27) 400 00:13:35,450 --> 00:13:37,450 "I intend to marry you to one of these two daughters of mine, 401 00:13:37,450 --> 00:13:39,450 on condition that you serve me 402 00:13:39,450 --> 00:13:41,450 as a hired worker for eight years; 403 00:13:41,450 --> 00:13:43,450 but if you complete ten, 404 00:13:43,450 --> 00:13:45,450 it will be an act of grace 405 00:13:45,450 --> 00:13:47,539 and generosity from you." 406 00:13:47,539 --> 00:13:49,539 Moses, peace be upon him, agreed, 407 00:13:49,539 --> 00:13:51,539 and no sooner had he done so 408 00:13:52,539 --> 00:13:54,539 than Allah enriched him 409 00:13:54,539 --> 00:13:56,539 from His bounty just as he had asked; 410 00:13:56,539 --> 00:13:58,610 So he spent the night 411 00:13:58,610 --> 00:14:00,610 having gained a home, a wife, 412 00:14:00,610 --> 00:14:02,610 and wealth — the gifts 413 00:14:02,610 --> 00:14:04,610 of the Most Merciful of the merciful. 414 00:14:04,610 --> 00:14:06,830 Allah Almighty says: 415 00:14:06,830 --> 00:14:09,059 "And when 416 00:14:09,059 --> 00:14:11,059 he arrived at the water 417 00:14:11,059 --> 00:14:13,059 of Madyan, he found 418 00:14:13,059 --> 00:14:15,059 there a crowd 419 00:14:15,059 --> 00:14:17,059 of people watering [their flocks], 420 00:14:17,059 --> 00:14:19,059 and he found 421 00:14:19,059 --> 00:14:21,059 beside them a crowd of 422 00:14:21,059 --> 00:14:23,059 people watering, 423 00:14:23,059 --> 00:14:25,059 and he found beside them 424 00:14:25,059 --> 00:14:27,059 two women keeping back [their flocks]. 425 00:14:27,059 --> 00:14:29,059 He said, 426 00:14:29,059 --> 00:14:31,059 'What is the matter with you two?' 427 00:14:31,059 --> 00:14:33,059 They said, 'We cannot water 428 00:14:33,059 --> 00:14:35,059 until the shepherds 429 00:14:35,059 --> 00:14:37,059 take away their flocks, 430 00:14:37,059 --> 00:14:39,059 and our father 431 00:14:39,059 --> 00:14:41,059 is a very old man.' 432 00:14:41,059 --> 00:14:43,059 So he watered [their flocks] for them, 433 00:14:43,059 --> 00:14:45,059 then turned back to 434 00:14:45,059 --> 00:14:47,059 the shade and said, 435 00:14:47,059 --> 00:14:49,059 'My Lord, truly I am, of whatever good You bestow upon me, 436 00:14:49,059 --> 00:14:51,059 “So he watered (their flock) for them. Then he turned aside into the shade, and said: My Lord! I am needy of whatever good Thou sendest down for me.” (28:24) 437 00:14:51,059 --> 00:14:53,059 in need.' 438 00:14:53,059 --> 00:14:55,059 Then there came to him 439 00:14:55,059 --> 00:14:57,059 one of the two [women], 440 00:14:57,059 --> 00:14:59,059 walking with bashfulness. 441 00:14:59,059 --> 00:15:01,059 She said, 'Indeed, 442 00:15:01,059 --> 00:15:03,059 my father invites you 443 00:15:03,059 --> 00:15:05,059 that he may reward you for 444 00:15:05,059 --> 00:15:07,059 having watered [our flocks] for us.' 445 00:15:07,059 --> 00:15:09,059 So when he came to him 446 00:15:09,059 --> 00:15:11,059 and recounted 447 00:15:11,059 --> 00:15:13,059 the story to him, 448 00:15:13,059 --> 00:15:15,059 he said, 'Have no fear; 449 00:15:15,059 --> 00:15:17,059 you have escaped from the wrongdoing 450 00:15:17,059 --> 00:15:19,059 people.' 451 00:15:19,059 --> 00:15:21,059 One of them said, 452 00:15:21,059 --> 00:15:23,059 'O my father, hire him! 453 00:15:23,059 --> 00:15:25,059 Truly, the best one 454 00:15:25,059 --> 00:15:27,059 you can hire is the strong, 455 00:15:27,059 --> 00:15:29,059 trustworthy one.' 456 00:15:29,059 --> 00:15:31,059 He said, 'Indeed, I wish 457 00:15:31,059 --> 00:15:33,059 to wed you to one 458 00:15:33,059 --> 00:15:35,059 of these two daughters of mine, on the condition 459 00:15:35,059 --> 00:15:37,059 that you serve me for 460 00:15:37,059 --> 00:15:39,059 eight years; 461 00:15:39,059 --> 00:15:41,059 but if you complete ten, 462 00:15:41,059 --> 00:15:43,059 that will be of your own accord. 463 00:15:43,059 --> 00:15:45,059 And I do not wish 464 00:15:45,059 --> 00:15:47,059 to make things difficult for you; 465 00:15:47,059 --> 00:15:49,059 you will find me, 466 00:15:49,059 --> 00:15:51,059 if Allah 467 00:15:51,059 --> 00:15:53,059 wills, to be among the righteous.' 468 00:15:53,059 --> 00:15:55,059 He said, 469 00:15:55,059 --> 00:15:57,059 'That is [settled] between me 470 00:15:57,059 --> 00:15:59,059 and you: 471 00:15:59,059 --> 00:16:01,059 whichever of the two terms I fulfill, 472 00:16:01,059 --> 00:16:03,059 there shall be no injustice against me, 473 00:16:03,059 --> 00:16:05,059 and Allah is 474 00:16:05,059 --> 00:16:07,059 Witness over what we say.'" 475 00:16:07,059 --> 00:16:10,779 Ibn Mas'ud, 476 00:16:10,779 --> 00:16:12,779 may Allah be pleased with him, said: 477 00:16:12,779 --> 00:16:14,779 "The three people with the greatest discernment were: 478 00:16:14,779 --> 00:16:16,779 the daughter of the companion of Madyan, 479 00:16:16,779 --> 00:16:18,779 when she said regarding Musa, 480 00:16:18,779 --> 00:16:20,779 'O my father, hire him! 481 00:16:20,779 --> 00:16:22,779 Truly, the best one 482 00:16:22,779 --> 00:16:24,779 you can hire is the strong, 483 00:16:24,779 --> 00:16:26,779 trustworthy one'; 484 00:16:26,779 --> 00:16:28,779 the wife of al-Aziz, 485 00:16:28,779 --> 00:16:30,779 when she said regarding Yusuf, 486 00:16:30,779 --> 00:16:32,779 'Perhaps he will benefit us, 487 00:16:32,779 --> 00:16:34,779 or we may adopt him as a son'; 488 00:16:34,779 --> 00:16:36,779 and Abu Bakr, 489 00:16:36,779 --> 00:16:38,779 when he appointed 'Umar as his successor," 490 00:16:38,779 --> 00:16:41,070 may Allah be pleased with them both. 491 00:16:41,070 --> 00:16:43,070 It is narrated from Sa'id ibn Jubayr: 492 00:16:43,070 --> 00:16:45,070 "A Jewish man asked me, 493 00:16:45,070 --> 00:16:47,070 'Which of the two terms did 494 00:16:47,070 --> 00:16:49,070 Musa fulfill?' I said, 495 00:16:49,070 --> 00:16:51,070 'I do not know, 496 00:16:51,070 --> 00:16:53,070 not until I go to the greatest scholar of the Arabs 497 00:16:53,070 --> 00:16:55,100 and ask him.' So I went 498 00:16:55,100 --> 00:16:57,100 and asked Ibn 'Abbas, 499 00:16:57,100 --> 00:16:59,100 may Allah be pleased with them both, 500 00:16:59,100 --> 00:17:01,100 and he said, 'He fulfilled 501 00:17:01,100 --> 00:17:03,100 the longer and more complete of the two; 502 00:17:03,100 --> 00:17:05,099 for when a messenger of Allah 503 00:17:05,099 --> 00:17:07,099 says something, he does it.'" 504 00:17:07,099 --> 00:17:10,289 Then, when Musa completed 505 00:17:10,289 --> 00:17:12,289 the term and fulfilled 506 00:17:12,289 --> 00:17:14,289 the full ten years in the most 507 00:17:14,289 --> 00:17:16,289 complete manner, 508 00:17:16,289 --> 00:17:18,289 he wished to return to his homeland 509 00:17:18,289 --> 00:17:20,289 and his family in Egypt. 510 00:17:20,289 --> 00:17:22,289 So he sought permission from his wife's father, 511 00:17:22,289 --> 00:17:24,289 the elderly shaykh, 512 00:17:24,289 --> 00:17:26,319 who granted him permission. 513 00:17:26,319 --> 00:17:28,319 He set out with his family, heading towards Egypt, 514 00:17:28,319 --> 00:17:30,319 unaware of the situation there 515 00:17:30,319 --> 00:17:32,319 and unaware of what 516 00:17:32,319 --> 00:17:34,319 would happen to him on this journey of his — 517 00:17:34,319 --> 00:17:36,319 and of the great honors 518 00:17:36,319 --> 00:17:38,319 from the Lord of Might 519 00:17:38,319 --> 00:17:41,539 and Majesty. 520 00:17:41,539 --> 00:17:43,539 So he set out from Madyan along with his wife 521 00:17:43,539 --> 00:17:45,539 and his two sons. 522 00:17:45,539 --> 00:17:47,539 It was during the winter season, 523 00:17:47,539 --> 00:17:49,539 and Musa lost the way. 524 00:17:49,539 --> 00:17:51,539 When 525 00:17:51,539 --> 00:17:53,539 night fell, and it was 526 00:17:53,539 --> 00:17:55,539 a pitch-black night, 527 00:17:55,539 --> 00:17:57,539 intensely cold, 528 00:17:57,539 --> 00:17:59,700 Musa, peace be upon him, saw 529 00:17:59,700 --> 00:18:01,700 a fire from afar. 530 00:18:01,700 --> 00:18:03,700 He said to his family, 531 00:18:03,700 --> 00:18:05,700 "Stay here, 532 00:18:05,700 --> 00:18:07,700 and I will go to that fire; 533 00:18:07,700 --> 00:18:09,700 perhaps I will find there 534 00:18:09,700 --> 00:18:11,700 someone who can guide us to the way, 535 00:18:11,700 --> 00:18:13,700 or perhaps I can bring you 536 00:18:13,700 --> 00:18:15,700 a burning brand from the fire 537 00:18:15,700 --> 00:18:17,700 with which you may warm yourselves 538 00:18:17,700 --> 00:18:21,009 against this cold." 539 00:18:21,009 --> 00:18:23,009 When Musa arrived 540 00:18:23,009 --> 00:18:25,009 at the sacred valley, 541 00:18:25,009 --> 00:18:27,009 he witnessed a magnificent sight 542 00:18:27,009 --> 00:18:29,170 and an awe-inspiring wonder: 543 00:18:29,170 --> 00:18:31,170 he saw a fire blazing in a tree, 544 00:18:31,170 --> 00:18:33,170 yet the more the fire increased 545 00:18:33,170 --> 00:18:35,170 in burning, 546 00:18:35,170 --> 00:18:37,170 the more the tree increased in verdant greenness. 547 00:18:37,170 --> 00:18:39,170 This was indeed 548 00:18:39,170 --> 00:18:41,170 astonishing, 549 00:18:41,170 --> 00:18:43,170 for the fire was not consuming the tree. 550 00:18:43,170 --> 00:18:45,579 Ibn 'Abbas, 551 00:18:45,579 --> 00:18:47,579 may Allah be pleased with them both, said: 552 00:18:47,579 --> 00:18:49,579 "It was not fire, 553 00:18:49,579 --> 00:18:51,579 but rather a radiant light 554 00:18:51,579 --> 00:18:54,930 glowing brightly." 555 00:18:54,930 --> 00:18:56,930 Allah Almighty spoke to him 556 00:18:56,930 --> 00:18:58,930 directly without an intermediary, 557 00:18:58,930 --> 00:19:00,930 revealed revelation directly to him, 558 00:19:00,930 --> 00:19:02,930 and showed him of His greatest 559 00:19:02,930 --> 00:19:05,119 signs. 560 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,119 Then Allah Almighty sent him 561 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,119 to the tyrant Pharaoh 562 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:11,220 and his defiant transgressors. 563 00:19:11,220 --> 00:19:13,220 Musa expressed to his Lord 564 00:19:13,220 --> 00:19:15,220 his fear of Pharaoh, 565 00:19:15,220 --> 00:19:17,220 and requested the support of his brother 566 00:19:17,220 --> 00:19:19,220 Harun, 567 00:19:19,220 --> 00:19:21,220 interceding for him to be made a prophet 568 00:19:21,220 --> 00:19:23,220 and a messenger alongside him. 569 00:19:23,220 --> 00:19:25,220 Allah granted his request 570 00:19:25,220 --> 00:19:27,539 and sent them both to Pharaoh. 571 00:19:27,539 --> 00:19:29,539 Musa, peace be upon him, 572 00:19:29,539 --> 00:19:31,539 had an impediment in his tongue 573 00:19:31,539 --> 00:19:33,539 that hindered him from pronouncing certain 574 00:19:33,539 --> 00:19:35,539 letters clearly, 575 00:19:35,539 --> 00:19:37,539 so Allah removed that from him 576 00:19:37,539 --> 00:19:39,539 and reassured him that 577 00:19:39,539 --> 00:19:41,539 He would grant them such power and signs 578 00:19:41,539 --> 00:19:43,539 as would prevent 579 00:19:43,539 --> 00:19:45,539 Pharaoh from harming him 580 00:19:45,539 --> 00:19:47,539 or his brother, 581 00:19:47,539 --> 00:19:49,539 and would bring about their victory 582 00:19:49,539 --> 00:19:52,660 over him. 583 00:19:52,660 --> 00:19:54,660 The Mother of the Believers 'A'ishah, 584 00:19:54,660 --> 00:19:56,660 may Allah be pleased with her, heard 585 00:19:56,660 --> 00:19:58,660 a man asking the people 586 00:19:58,660 --> 00:20:00,660 while they were traveling for Hajj: 587 00:20:00,660 --> 00:20:02,660 "Who is the brother who bestowed 588 00:20:02,660 --> 00:20:04,660 the greatest favor upon his brother, 589 00:20:04,660 --> 00:20:06,660 such that no one has ever bestowed 590 00:20:06,660 --> 00:20:08,720 a favor equal to it?" 591 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:10,720 The people remained silent, not knowing 592 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:12,720 the answer. 593 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:14,720 Thereupon 'A'ishah, from inside her litter, said: 594 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:16,720 "It was Musa, 595 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:18,720 peace be upon him, 596 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:20,720 when he interceded for his brother Harun, 597 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:22,720 so that he became a prophet." 598 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:25,200 Allah Almighty says: 599 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,329 "And when 600 00:20:27,329 --> 00:20:29,329 Musa had fulfilled the term 601 00:20:29,329 --> 00:20:31,329 and was traveling with his family, 602 00:20:31,329 --> 00:20:33,329 he perceived in the direction 603 00:20:33,329 --> 00:20:35,329 of the Mount a fire. 604 00:20:35,329 --> 00:20:37,329 He said to his family, 'Stay here; 605 00:20:37,329 --> 00:20:39,329 indeed, I have perceived 606 00:20:39,329 --> 00:20:41,329 a fire; perhaps 607 00:20:41,329 --> 00:20:43,329 I will bring you from there 608 00:20:43,329 --> 00:20:45,329 some news, 609 00:20:45,329 --> 00:20:47,329 "Perhaps I may bring you from it 610 00:20:47,329 --> 00:20:49,329 some information or a burning brand 611 00:20:49,329 --> 00:20:51,329 of fire, 612 00:20:51,329 --> 00:20:53,329 so that you may 613 00:20:53,329 --> 00:20:55,329 warm yourselves." 614 00:20:55,329 --> 00:20:57,329 And when he reached it, 615 00:20:57,329 --> 00:20:59,329 he was called from the side of 616 00:20:59,329 --> 00:21:01,329 “And when he reached it, he was called from the right side of the valley in the blessed field, from the tree: O Moses! Lo! I, even I, am Allah, the Lord of the Worlds;” (28:30) 617 00:21:01,329 --> 00:21:03,329 the blessed valley, 618 00:21:03,329 --> 00:21:05,329 from the tree: 619 00:21:05,329 --> 00:21:07,329 "O Moses, 620 00:21:07,329 --> 00:21:09,329 O Moses! 621 00:21:09,329 --> 00:21:11,329 Truly I am Allah, 622 00:21:11,329 --> 00:21:13,329 the Lord of all worlds. 623 00:21:13,329 --> 00:21:15,329 And cast down 624 00:21:15,329 --> 00:21:17,329 your staff." 625 00:21:17,329 --> 00:21:19,329 But when he saw it 626 00:21:19,329 --> 00:21:21,329 slithering 627 00:21:21,329 --> 00:21:23,329 as if it were a serpent, 628 00:21:23,329 --> 00:21:25,329 he turned away, 629 00:21:25,329 --> 00:21:27,329 and when he saw it 630 00:21:27,329 --> 00:21:29,329 slithering 631 00:21:29,329 --> 00:21:31,460 as if it were a serpent, 632 00:21:31,460 --> 00:21:33,460 he turned away, 633 00:21:33,460 --> 00:21:35,460 fleeing, 634 00:21:35,460 --> 00:21:37,460 without looking back. 635 00:21:37,460 --> 00:21:39,460 "O Moses, 636 00:21:39,460 --> 00:21:41,460 draw near and do not fear! 637 00:21:41,460 --> 00:21:43,460 Indeed, you are of 638 00:21:43,460 --> 00:21:45,460 the secure. 639 00:21:45,460 --> 00:21:47,460 “Thrust thy hand into the bosom of thy robe it will come forth white without hurt. And guard thy heart from fear. Then these shall be two proofs from your Lord unto Pharaoh and his chiefs. Lo! they are evil-living folk.” (28:32) 640 00:21:47,460 --> 00:21:49,460 It will come out white, 641 00:21:49,460 --> 00:21:51,460 without 642 00:21:51,460 --> 00:21:53,460 any harm, 643 00:21:53,460 --> 00:21:55,460 it will come out white, 644 00:21:55,460 --> 00:21:57,460 without any harm. 645 00:21:57,460 --> 00:21:59,460 And draw closely to yourself 646 00:21:59,460 --> 00:22:01,460 your arm to calm your fear. 647 00:22:01,460 --> 00:22:03,460 These are 648 00:22:03,460 --> 00:22:05,460 two signs from your Lord 649 00:22:05,460 --> 00:22:07,460 to Pharaoh and his chiefs. 650 00:22:07,460 --> 00:22:09,460 Indeed, they 651 00:22:09,460 --> 00:22:11,460 have been a people 652 00:22:11,460 --> 00:22:13,460 defiantly disobedient." 653 00:22:13,460 --> 00:22:15,460 He said, "My Lord, indeed I 654 00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:17,460 killed a man from among them, 655 00:22:17,460 --> 00:22:19,460 and I fear that 656 00:22:19,460 --> 00:22:21,460 they will kill me. 657 00:22:21,460 --> 00:22:23,460 And my brother Aaron— 658 00:22:23,460 --> 00:22:25,460 he is more eloquent than me 659 00:22:25,460 --> 00:22:27,460 in speech, 660 00:22:27,460 --> 00:22:29,460 so send him with me 661 00:22:29,460 --> 00:22:31,460 as a helper 662 00:22:31,460 --> 00:22:33,460 to confirm me. 663 00:22:33,460 --> 00:22:35,460 Indeed, I 664 00:22:35,460 --> 00:22:37,460 fear that 665 00:22:37,460 --> 00:22:39,460 they will deny me." 666 00:22:39,460 --> 00:22:41,460 Allah said, "We will strengthen your arm 667 00:22:41,460 --> 00:22:43,460 through your brother, and give 668 00:22:43,460 --> 00:22:45,460 both of you authority 669 00:22:45,460 --> 00:22:47,460 so they cannot touch you. 670 00:22:47,460 --> 00:22:49,460 By Our signs, 671 00:22:49,460 --> 00:22:51,460 you two 672 00:22:51,460 --> 00:22:53,460 and those who follow you 673 00:22:53,460 --> 00:22:55,900 will be the triumphant." 674 00:22:55,900 --> 00:22:57,900 These verses clarify for us, 675 00:22:57,900 --> 00:22:59,900 in detail, 676 00:22:59,900 --> 00:23:01,900 what happened to Moses (peace be upon him) 677 00:23:01,900 --> 00:23:03,900 when he went to that 678 00:23:03,900 --> 00:23:05,900 fire. 679 00:23:05,900 --> 00:23:07,900 And everything with Allah is by due measure: 680 00:23:07,900 --> 00:23:09,970 losing the way 681 00:23:09,970 --> 00:23:11,970 was by divine decree, 682 00:23:11,970 --> 00:23:13,970 seeing the fire was by divine decree, 683 00:23:13,970 --> 00:23:15,970 and his coming to it 684 00:23:15,970 --> 00:23:17,970 was by divine decree. 685 00:23:17,970 --> 00:23:19,970 Glory be to Allah, the Ordainer of 686 00:23:19,970 --> 00:23:22,319 all destinies! 687 00:23:22,319 --> 00:23:24,319 And Allah gave Moses two great signs 688 00:23:24,319 --> 00:23:26,319 to prove his truthfulness 689 00:23:26,319 --> 00:23:28,450 in his message. 690 00:23:28,450 --> 00:23:30,450 The first was in his staff, 691 00:23:30,450 --> 00:23:32,450 and the second 692 00:23:32,450 --> 00:23:34,640 was in his hand. 693 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:36,640 For Allah asked Moses about what was 694 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:38,640 in his hand—though He already knew best— 695 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,640 so Moses replied, 696 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,640 finding comfort in conversing with the Lord of the worlds: 697 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,640 "It is my staff; 698 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:46,640 I lean upon it, 699 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:48,640 and I bring down leaves with it for 700 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:50,640 my sheep." 701 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:52,640 “He said: This is my staff whereon I lean, and wherewith I bear down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses.” (20:18) 702 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:54,740 Then Allah Almighty commanded him 703 00:23:54,740 --> 00:23:56,740 to cast it down from his hand. 704 00:23:56,740 --> 00:23:58,740 So he cast it down, 705 00:23:58,740 --> 00:24:00,740 and the staff turned 706 00:24:00,740 --> 00:24:02,740 into a great snake, 707 00:24:02,740 --> 00:24:04,740 moving swiftly 708 00:24:04,740 --> 00:24:06,740 as if it were a serpent. 709 00:24:06,799 --> 00:24:08,799 So Moses (peace be upon him) was terrified 710 00:24:08,799 --> 00:24:10,799 and fled from it, 711 00:24:10,799 --> 00:24:12,799 but Allah reassured him 712 00:24:12,799 --> 00:24:14,799 and said to him: "Do not fear; 713 00:24:14,799 --> 00:24:16,799 take hold of it with your hand. 714 00:24:16,799 --> 00:24:18,799 We shall return it 715 00:24:18,799 --> 00:24:20,799 to its former state." 716 00:24:20,799 --> 00:24:22,799 So Moses reached out his hand and took it, 717 00:24:22,799 --> 00:24:24,799 and the snake turned back 718 00:24:24,799 --> 00:24:26,799 into a staff just as it was. 719 00:24:26,799 --> 00:24:28,829 Then Allah said to him: 720 00:24:28,829 --> 00:24:30,829 "Put your hand 721 00:24:30,829 --> 00:24:32,829 into your bosom," 722 00:24:32,829 --> 00:24:34,829 that is, the neck opening of your garment. 723 00:24:34,829 --> 00:24:36,829 So he inserted it, 724 00:24:36,829 --> 00:24:38,829 and his hand came out shining white, 725 00:24:38,829 --> 00:24:40,829 gleaming like the moon, 726 00:24:40,829 --> 00:24:42,829 without any leprosy 727 00:24:42,829 --> 00:24:44,859 or disease, 728 00:24:44,859 --> 00:24:46,859 but rather as a clear sign 729 00:24:46,859 --> 00:24:48,859 of the power of Allah Almighty. 730 00:24:48,859 --> 00:24:52,109 To be continued, 731 00:24:52,109 --> 00:24:54,109 if Allah wills. 732 00:24:54,109 --> 00:24:56,109 And Allah knows best. 733 00:24:56,109 --> 00:24:58,109 All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, 734 00:24:58,109 --> 00:25:00,109 and may peace and blessings 735 00:25:00,109 --> 00:25:02,109 be upon our Prophet Muhammad, 736 00:25:02,109 --> 00:25:04,109 and upon his family 737 00:25:04,109 --> 00:25:06,109 and all his Companions. 738 00:25:06,109 --> 00:25:09,230 You have been listening to Stories of 739 00:25:09,230 --> 00:25:14,849 the Prophets. 740 00:25:14,849 --> 00:25:19,089 May our Lord guide 741 00:25:19,089 --> 00:25:22,460 the believer, and may Allah bless 742 00:25:22,460 --> 00:25:24,460 our Master. 743 00:25:24,460 --> 00:25:29,789 [Closing remarks]