WEBVTT 00:00:00.460 --> 00:00:02.459 Stories of the Prophets, 00:00:02.459 --> 00:00:05.580 Stories of the Prophets, 00:00:05.580 --> 00:00:07.580 peace be upon them. 00:00:07.580 --> 00:00:09.619 May Allah's blessings, 00:00:09.619 --> 00:00:11.619 followed by 00:00:11.619 --> 00:00:13.619 peace, 00:00:13.619 --> 00:00:15.619 be upon the best of all 00:00:15.619 --> 00:00:17.620 creation, 00:00:17.620 --> 00:00:20.129 those of firm resolve, 00:00:20.129 --> 00:00:22.129 exalted in rank 00:00:22.129 --> 00:00:24.420 and radiant light. 00:00:24.420 --> 00:00:26.420 The Story of Moses, 00:00:26.420 --> 00:00:28.420 peace be upon him. 00:00:28.420 --> 00:00:33.299 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:33.299 --> 00:00:35.329 All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, 00:00:35.329 --> 00:00:37.329 and may peace and blessings 00:00:37.329 --> 00:00:39.329 be upon our Prophet Muhammad, 00:00:39.329 --> 00:00:41.329 and upon his family and all his 00:00:41.329 --> 00:00:43.329 Companions. 00:00:43.329 --> 00:00:45.329 To proceed: 00:00:45.329 --> 00:00:47.679 Days and years passed by, 00:00:47.679 --> 00:00:49.679 and Moses, peace be upon him, 00:00:49.679 --> 00:00:51.679 grew up in an upbringing 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:53.679 full of strength and wisdom, 00:00:53.679 --> 00:00:55.679 deeply connected to his forebears 00:00:55.679 --> 00:00:57.679 from the Children of Israel, 00:00:57.679 --> 00:00:59.679 and influenced by their upright ways. 00:00:59.679 --> 00:01:01.710 Thus, he was never convinced of Pharaoh's claims; 00:01:01.710 --> 00:01:03.710 he was never convinced that Pharaoh, in whose palace 00:01:03.710 --> 00:01:05.709 he was raised, 00:01:05.709 --> 00:01:07.709 was a lord or a deity. 00:01:07.709 --> 00:01:09.709 Nor did he drift along with the common people 00:01:09.709 --> 00:01:11.709 in their misguidance and oppression, 00:01:11.709 --> 00:01:13.709 or their worship of the tyrant 00:01:13.709 --> 00:01:15.709 Pharaoh. 00:01:15.709 --> 00:01:17.709 For this one who claimed divinity 00:01:17.709 --> 00:01:19.709 falls ill and recovers, 00:01:19.709 --> 00:01:21.709 eats and drinks, 00:01:21.709 --> 00:01:23.709 and relieves himself; 00:01:23.709 --> 00:01:25.709 so how could such a one be 00:01:25.709 --> 00:01:28.799 a deity? 00:01:28.799 --> 00:01:30.799 Moses, peace be upon him, was deeply influenced by faith, 00:01:30.799 --> 00:01:32.799 being a monotheist devoted to Allah from his youth, 00:01:32.799 --> 00:01:34.799 hating injustice 00:01:34.799 --> 00:01:36.799 and oppressors, 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:38.799 no matter how elevated 00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:40.799 their status or how widespread their fame might be. 00:01:40.799 --> 00:01:42.799 He was compassionate 00:01:42.799 --> 00:01:44.799 toward the destitute 00:01:44.799 --> 00:01:46.799 and aided the needy, 00:01:46.799 --> 00:01:48.799 drawing upon his physical 00:01:48.799 --> 00:01:50.799 strength and his firm 00:01:50.799 --> 00:01:53.340 faith. 00:01:53.340 --> 00:01:55.340 One day, 00:01:55.340 --> 00:01:57.340 Moses entered the city at a time 00:01:57.340 --> 00:01:59.340 when people were resting— 00:01:59.340 --> 00:02:01.340 either at midday 00:02:01.340 --> 00:02:03.340 or in the middle of the night— 00:02:03.340 --> 00:02:05.340 and found two men fighting: 00:02:05.340 --> 00:02:07.340 one of them 00:02:07.340 --> 00:02:09.340 was an Israelite from his own faction, 00:02:09.340 --> 00:02:11.340 and the other was an Egyptian from among 00:02:11.340 --> 00:02:13.439 his enemies. 00:02:13.439 --> 00:02:15.439 The helpless Israelite cried out to him for help 00:02:15.439 --> 00:02:17.439 against his Egyptian foe. 00:02:17.439 --> 00:02:19.569 So Moses stepped in 00:02:19.569 --> 00:02:21.569 to push the Egyptian away, 00:02:21.569 --> 00:02:23.569 but the man refused to relent. 00:02:23.569 --> 00:02:25.569 Moses then struck him with a blow 00:02:25.569 --> 00:02:27.569 that brought about his end 00:02:27.569 --> 00:02:29.569 on the spot. 00:02:29.569 --> 00:02:31.569 Moses, peace be upon him, was 00:02:31.569 --> 00:02:33.569 extremely strong, 00:02:33.569 --> 00:02:35.569 but he had never intended to kill 00:02:35.569 --> 00:02:37.629 the Egyptian. Moses said, 00:02:37.629 --> 00:02:39.629 "This is from 00:02:39.629 --> 00:02:41.629 Satan's doing; 00:02:41.629 --> 00:02:43.629 he is the one who incited me to kill him, 00:02:43.629 --> 00:02:45.659 though unintentionally. 00:02:45.659 --> 00:02:47.659 Indeed, Satan is an enemy, 00:02:47.659 --> 00:02:49.789 a clear misleader." 00:02:49.789 --> 00:02:51.789 Then Moses turned to his Lord 00:02:51.789 --> 00:02:53.789 in penitence, saying: 00:02:53.789 --> 00:02:55.789 "My Lord, I have wronged 00:02:55.789 --> 00:02:57.789 myself by killing this man, 00:02:57.789 --> 00:02:59.819 so forgive me." 00:02:59.819 --> 00:03:01.819 And Allah answered his prayer 00:03:01.819 --> 00:03:03.819 and forgave him. 00:03:03.819 --> 00:03:05.819 Moses then made a covenant with his Lord 00:03:05.819 --> 00:03:07.819 that he would never be a helper to the criminals. 00:03:07.819 --> 00:03:10.719 After that, 00:03:10.719 --> 00:03:12.719 Moses remained in the city, 00:03:12.719 --> 00:03:14.719 fearful that his deed would be discovered, 00:03:14.719 --> 00:03:16.719 as investigations were underway 00:03:16.719 --> 00:03:18.719 to identify the killer. 00:03:18.719 --> 00:03:20.719 No one knew 00:03:20.719 --> 00:03:22.719 about this matter 00:03:22.719 --> 00:03:24.719 except Moses and the Israelite 00:03:24.719 --> 00:03:26.939 who had called upon him for help. 00:03:26.939 --> 00:03:28.939 The following day, 00:03:28.939 --> 00:03:30.939 Moses went out as usual, 00:03:30.939 --> 00:03:32.939 only to find that same Israelite companion 00:03:32.939 --> 00:03:34.939 brawling with another Egyptian. 00:03:34.939 --> 00:03:36.979 When 00:03:36.979 --> 00:03:38.979 the Israelite caught sight of Moses, 00:03:38.979 --> 00:03:40.979 he pleaded for his help once again. 00:03:40.979 --> 00:03:42.979 Moses became angry with him 00:03:42.979 --> 00:03:44.979 and said to him: 00:03:44.979 --> 00:03:46.979 "Do you get into a dispute and a fight 00:03:46.979 --> 00:03:48.979 every single day? 00:03:48.979 --> 00:03:50.979 You are truly misguided, 00:03:50.979 --> 00:03:53.099 plainly astray!" 00:03:53.099 --> 00:03:55.099 Nevertheless, 00:03:55.099 --> 00:03:57.099 Moses stepped forward to rescue 00:03:57.099 --> 00:03:59.099 the Israelite from the Egyptian's assault. 00:03:59.099 --> 00:04:01.229 But the foolish Israelite 00:04:01.229 --> 00:04:03.229 thought that Moses 00:04:03.229 --> 00:04:05.229 had come to kill him, 00:04:05.229 --> 00:04:07.229 so he panicked, 00:04:07.229 --> 00:04:09.229 divulged what was concealed, 00:04:09.229 --> 00:04:11.229 and shouted at Moses within 00:04:11.229 --> 00:04:13.229 earshot of the Egyptian: 00:04:13.229 --> 00:04:15.229 "O Moses! Do you intend 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) 00:04:17.230 --> 00:04:19.230 the Egyptian yesterday? 00:04:19.230 --> 00:04:21.230 Do you only intend to be a tyrant 00:04:21.230 --> 00:04:23.329 The Egyptian heard 00:04:23.329 --> 00:04:25.329 the words of his Israelite adversary, 00:04:25.329 --> 00:04:27.329 so he broke free from his grasp 00:04:27.329 --> 00:04:29.329 and hurried off 00:04:29.329 --> 00:04:31.329 to Pharaoh, 00:04:31.329 --> 00:04:33.329 informing them that Moses was the killer 00:04:33.329 --> 00:04:35.550 they had been searching for. 00:04:35.550 --> 00:04:37.550 At this point, despair fell upon 00:04:37.550 --> 00:04:39.550 the righteous servant, Moses, 00:04:39.550 --> 00:04:41.649 peace be upon him, 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) 00:04:43.649 --> 00:04:45.649 as he waited vigilantly, dreading when 00:04:45.649 --> 00:04:47.649 he would be seized by the wrongdoing 00:04:47.649 --> 00:04:51.149 people. 00:04:51.149 --> 00:04:53.149 Meanwhile, 00:04:53.149 --> 00:04:55.149 a man from the family of Pharaoh came 00:04:55.149 --> 00:04:57.149 rushing hastily to Moses, 00:04:57.149 --> 00:04:59.149 advising him: 00:04:59.149 --> 00:05:01.180 "The chiefs of the people 00:05:01.180 --> 00:05:03.180 among the city's nobility 00:05:03.180 --> 00:05:05.180 are conspiring against you to kill you, 00:05:05.180 --> 00:05:07.220 so depart from this city 00:05:07.220 --> 00:05:09.220 immediately, O Moses! 00:05:09.220 --> 00:05:11.220 Truly, I fear for you 00:05:11.220 --> 00:05:13.220 from the wrath of Pharaoh and his soldiers." 00:05:13.220 --> 00:05:15.470 So Moses, peace be upon him, fled 00:05:15.470 --> 00:05:17.470 from Egypt, escaping 00:05:17.470 --> 00:05:19.470 with his life from the tyranny of the oppressors, 00:05:19.470 --> 00:05:21.470 and headed toward a city 00:05:21.470 --> 00:05:23.470 in the land of Jordan, 00:05:23.470 --> 00:05:25.470 thus beginning a new chapter 00:05:25.470 --> 00:05:27.470 in the life of the Prophet of Allah, 00:05:27.470 --> 00:05:29.819 Moses, peace be upon him. 00:05:29.819 --> 00:05:31.819 Allah Almighty said: 00:05:31.819 --> 00:05:33.889 "And he entered the city 00:05:33.889 --> 00:05:35.889 at a time of inattention 00:05:35.889 --> 00:05:37.889 from its people, 00:05:37.889 --> 00:05:39.889 and found therein two men 00:05:39.889 --> 00:05:41.889 fighting: 00:05:41.889 --> 00:05:43.889 and found therein two men 00:05:43.889 --> 00:05:45.889 fighting, one 00:05:45.889 --> 00:05:47.889 from his faction and the other 00:05:47.889 --> 00:05:49.889 from his enemy. 00:05:49.889 --> 00:05:51.889 And the one who was of his faction 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) 00:05:53.889 --> 00:05:55.889 against his enemy, 00:05:55.889 --> 00:05:57.889 so Moses struck him with his fist 00:05:57.889 --> 00:05:59.889 and brought about his end. 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) 00:06:01.889 --> 00:06:03.889 Satan. 00:06:03.889 --> 00:06:05.889 Indeed, he is an enemy, 00:06:05.889 --> 00:06:07.889 a misleader, 00:06:07.889 --> 00:06:09.889 clear." 00:06:09.889 --> 00:06:11.889 He said, "My Lord, indeed I have 00:06:11.889 --> 00:06:13.889 wronged myself, 00:06:13.889 --> 00:06:15.889 so forgive me," 00:06:15.889 --> 00:06:17.889 and He forgave him. 00:06:17.889 --> 00:06:19.889 Indeed, He is 00:06:19.889 --> 00:06:21.889 the Forgiving, the Merciful. 00:06:21.889 --> 00:06:23.889 He said, "My Lord, for what 00:06:23.889 --> 00:06:25.889 You have bestowed upon me, I will never 00:06:25.889 --> 00:06:27.889 be an ally to the criminals." 00:06:27.889 --> 00:06:29.889 And he became, 00:06:29.889 --> 00:06:31.889 in the city, 00:06:31.889 --> 00:06:33.889 fearful, 00:06:33.889 --> 00:06:35.889 vigilant, 00:06:35.889 --> 00:06:37.889 when suddenly the one who had 00:06:37.889 --> 00:06:39.889 sought his help yesterday 00:06:39.889 --> 00:06:41.889 was crying out to him for aid. 00:06:41.889 --> 00:06:43.889 Moses said to him, 00:06:43.889 --> 00:06:45.889 "Indeed, you are clearly 00:06:45.889 --> 00:06:47.889 misguided." 00:06:47.889 --> 00:06:49.889 And when 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) 00:06:51.889 --> 00:06:53.889 the one who was an enemy 00:06:53.889 --> 00:06:55.889 to both of them, he said, 00:06:55.889 --> 00:06:57.889 "O Moses, 00:06:57.889 --> 00:06:59.889 "Do you intend 00:06:59.889 --> 00:07:01.889 to kill me just as 00:07:01.889 --> 00:07:03.889 you killed a soul 00:07:03.889 --> 00:07:05.889 yesterday? 00:07:05.889 --> 00:07:07.889 You only want 00:07:07.889 --> 00:07:09.889 to be a tyrant 00:07:09.889 --> 00:07:11.889 in the land, 00:07:11.889 --> 00:07:13.889 and you do not want to be 00:07:13.889 --> 00:07:15.889 among the peacemakers." 00:07:15.889 --> 00:07:17.889 Then there came 00:07:17.889 --> 00:07:19.889 a man 00:07:19.889 --> 00:07:21.889 rushing from the farthest end of the city. 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) 00:07:23.889 --> 00:07:25.889 He said, "O Moses, 00:07:25.889 --> 00:07:27.889 the chiefs 00:07:27.889 --> 00:07:29.889 are conspiring against you 00:07:29.889 --> 00:07:31.889 to kill you, so flee! 00:07:31.889 --> 00:07:33.889 Flee; 00:07:33.889 --> 00:07:35.889 indeed, I am to you 00:07:35.889 --> 00:07:37.889 a sincere advisor." 00:07:37.889 --> 00:07:39.889 So he departed from it, 00:07:39.889 --> 00:07:41.889 fearful 00:07:41.889 --> 00:07:43.889 and watchful. 00:07:43.889 --> 00:07:45.889 He said, "My Lord, 00:07:45.889 --> 00:07:47.889 save me from the wrongdoing people." 00:07:47.889 --> 00:07:49.889 And 00:07:49.889 --> 00:07:51.889 when he set his face 00:07:51.889 --> 00:07:53.889 toward 00:07:53.889 --> 00:07:55.889 Midian, he said, "Perhaps 00:07:55.889 --> 00:07:57.889 my Lord will guide me 00:07:57.889 --> 00:07:59.889 He said, "Perhaps 00:07:59.889 --> 00:08:01.889 my Lord will guide me 00:08:01.889 --> 00:08:03.889 to the right 00:08:03.889 --> 00:08:05.889 path." 00:08:05.889 --> 00:08:08.689 Moses, peace be upon him, 00:08:08.689 --> 00:08:10.689 set out toward the land of Midian. 00:08:10.689 --> 00:08:12.689 He departed fearful, 00:08:12.689 --> 00:08:14.689 without provisions or a beast 00:08:14.689 --> 00:08:16.720 to ride. 00:08:16.720 --> 00:08:18.720 Between Egypt and Midian lay 00:08:18.720 --> 00:08:20.720 a journey of eight 00:08:20.720 --> 00:08:22.720 days, yet he had 00:08:22.720 --> 00:08:24.720 no knowledge of the route, 00:08:24.720 --> 00:08:26.720 having only good expectations of his Lord. 00:08:26.720 --> 00:08:28.720 So he prayed, 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) 00:08:30.720 --> 00:08:32.720 "to the right path." 00:08:32.879 --> 00:08:34.879 Ibn Abbas, 00:08:34.879 --> 00:08:36.879 may Allah be pleased with him and his father, said: 00:08:36.879 --> 00:08:38.879 "He traveled from Egypt to Midian 00:08:38.879 --> 00:08:40.879 eating nothing but wild herbs 00:08:40.879 --> 00:08:42.879 and tree leaves. 00:08:42.879 --> 00:08:44.879 He was barefoot, 00:08:44.879 --> 00:08:46.879 for the soles of his feet had lost their sandals. 00:08:46.879 --> 00:08:48.879 He sat in the shade, 00:08:48.879 --> 00:08:50.879 though he was the elite of Allah 00:08:50.879 --> 00:08:52.879 among His creation, with 00:08:52.879 --> 00:08:54.879 his belly clinging to his back 00:08:54.879 --> 00:08:56.879 from hunger, so much so that 00:08:56.879 --> 00:08:58.879 the green of the herbs could be seen 00:08:58.879 --> 00:09:00.879 from inside his stomach; 00:09:00.879 --> 00:09:02.879 and he was in dire need 00:09:02.879 --> 00:09:05.549 of even half a date." 00:09:05.549 --> 00:09:07.549 He arrived at Midian 00:09:07.549 --> 00:09:09.549 and came to its watering place. 00:09:09.549 --> 00:09:11.549 It had a well 00:09:11.549 --> 00:09:13.549 frequented by shepherds. 00:09:13.549 --> 00:09:15.549 He found a crowd 00:09:15.549 --> 00:09:17.549 of people there watering their flocks, 00:09:17.549 --> 00:09:19.549 and apart from them he found 00:09:19.549 --> 00:09:21.549 two women holding back 00:09:21.549 --> 00:09:23.549 their sheep from mingling with the flocks of 00:09:23.549 --> 00:09:25.549 those shepherds, lest 00:09:25.549 --> 00:09:27.679 they be harmed. 00:09:27.679 --> 00:09:29.679 When Moses, 00:09:29.679 --> 00:09:31.679 peace be upon him, saw them, 00:09:31.679 --> 00:09:33.679 he felt compassion and pity for them 00:09:33.679 --> 00:09:35.679 and said, 00:09:35.679 --> 00:09:37.679 "What is your concern, 00:09:37.679 --> 00:09:39.679 and why do you not water your flock 00:09:39.679 --> 00:09:41.679 along with these people?" 00:09:41.679 --> 00:09:42.679 They said, 00:09:42.679 --> 00:09:44.679 "We cannot water 00:09:44.679 --> 00:09:46.679 our flock until 00:09:46.679 --> 00:09:48.679 these shepherds depart, 00:09:48.679 --> 00:09:50.679 and our father is a very old man. 00:09:50.679 --> 00:09:52.679 Therefore, we are forced 00:09:52.679 --> 00:09:54.809 to do what you see." 00:09:54.809 --> 00:09:56.809 It was the custom of 00:09:56.809 --> 00:09:58.809 those people 00:09:58.809 --> 00:10:00.809 that whenever they finished watering 00:10:00.809 --> 00:10:02.809 their livestock, they replaced [a heavy rock over the well], 00:10:02.809 --> 00:10:04.809 which could not be lifted 00:10:04.809 --> 00:10:06.809 except by several strong men. 00:10:06.809 --> 00:10:08.809 Then the two young women would come 00:10:08.809 --> 00:10:10.809 and let their sheep drink 00:10:10.809 --> 00:10:12.809 from whatever leftover water remained 00:10:12.809 --> 00:10:14.809 from the people's flocks. 00:10:14.809 --> 00:10:16.870 Moses cared deeply about the situation 00:10:16.870 --> 00:10:18.870 of the two women, and he was stirred by 00:10:18.870 --> 00:10:20.870 protective honor and noble zeal for them. 00:10:20.870 --> 00:10:22.870 He saw that these 00:10:22.870 --> 00:10:24.870 people possessed harshness 00:10:24.870 --> 00:10:26.870 and ill manners toward women 00:10:26.870 --> 00:10:28.870 and the vulnerable among mankind. 00:10:28.870 --> 00:10:31.000 So he stood up at the time 00:10:31.000 --> 00:10:33.000 of intense heat, 00:10:33.000 --> 00:10:35.000 stepped in among the people, 00:10:35.000 --> 00:10:37.000 and moved that rock entirely alone. 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:39.000 Then he drew water for the two of them 00:10:39.000 --> 00:10:41.000 and watered their flock. 00:10:41.000 --> 00:10:43.000 He then replaced the rock 00:10:43.000 --> 00:10:45.000 as it was before, 00:10:45.000 --> 00:10:47.000 without asking the two women 00:10:47.000 --> 00:10:49.190 for any wage. 00:10:49.190 --> 00:10:51.190 Then he looked for nearby shade 00:10:51.190 --> 00:10:53.190 near the watering place, 00:10:53.190 --> 00:10:55.190 sat down in it, 00:10:55.190 --> 00:10:57.190 and supplicated to Allah, praying 00:10:57.190 --> 00:10:59.190 and saying, 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) 00:11:01.190 --> 00:11:04.889 "I am in dire need of whatever good You bestow upon me." 00:11:04.889 --> 00:11:06.889 The two women returned 00:11:06.889 --> 00:11:08.889 to their father 00:11:08.889 --> 00:11:10.889 unusually early. 00:11:10.889 --> 00:11:12.889 He asked them about the reason, 00:11:12.889 --> 00:11:14.889 so they informed him of what happened 00:11:14.889 --> 00:11:16.889 to them and of the noble deed of 00:11:16.889 --> 00:11:18.889 Moses, the stranger, 00:11:18.889 --> 00:11:20.889 toward them. Thereupon, 00:11:20.889 --> 00:11:22.889 the father sent one of his two daughters to invite 00:11:22.889 --> 00:11:24.889 Moses, in order to reward him 00:11:24.889 --> 00:11:26.889 with the wage for watering their flock 00:11:26.889 --> 00:11:28.889 and for his benevolent deed— 00:11:28.889 --> 00:11:30.889 as is the noble custom of virtuous people 00:11:30.889 --> 00:11:32.889 to recompense whoever extends 00:11:32.889 --> 00:11:34.889 a favor to them. 00:11:34.889 --> 00:11:37.019 So there came to him 00:11:37.019 --> 00:11:39.019 one of the two, 00:11:39.019 --> 00:11:41.019 walking with modesty. 00:11:41.019 --> 00:11:43.019 She said to him with utmost 00:11:43.019 --> 00:11:45.019 polite brevity, 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) 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) 00:11:49.019 --> 00:11:51.049 making clear who 00:11:51.049 --> 00:11:53.049 the inviter was and the reason for the invitation 00:11:53.049 --> 00:11:55.049 in these concise 00:11:55.049 --> 00:11:57.080 words. 00:11:57.080 --> 00:11:59.080 She spoke to him out of her consummate modesty 00:11:59.080 --> 00:12:01.210 and refined upbringing. 00:12:01.210 --> 00:12:03.210 Moses then stood up to go with her, 00:12:03.210 --> 00:12:05.210 asking her to walk 00:12:05.210 --> 00:12:07.210 behind him and guide him 00:12:07.210 --> 00:12:09.210 along the way using her voice, 00:12:09.210 --> 00:12:11.210 so that 00:12:11.210 --> 00:12:13.210 the wind would not blow and reveal 00:12:13.210 --> 00:12:15.559 any part of her garments. 00:12:15.559 --> 00:12:17.559 When Moses, 00:12:17.559 --> 00:12:19.559 peace be upon him, met their father, 00:12:19.559 --> 00:12:21.559 the elderly man, 00:12:21.559 --> 00:12:23.559 the father asked him about the reason for his coming 00:12:23.559 --> 00:12:25.559 from Egypt to Midian. 00:12:25.559 --> 00:12:27.559 Moses then arose 00:12:27.559 --> 00:12:29.559 and recounted his circumstances to him, 00:12:29.559 --> 00:12:31.559 as well as the plight of the Children of Israel 00:12:31.559 --> 00:12:33.559 in Egypt, 00:12:33.559 --> 00:12:35.559 mentioning the reason for his flight 00:12:35.559 --> 00:12:37.559 from Pharaoh of Egypt. 00:12:37.559 --> 00:12:39.559 The elder reassured him, 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:41.559 saying, "Do not fear; [you have escaped from the wrongdoing people]." 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) 00:12:44.779 --> 00:12:46.779 After Moses had received 00:12:46.779 --> 00:12:48.779 his reward 00:12:48.779 --> 00:12:50.779 and enjoyed the hospitality of the noble elder, 00:12:50.779 --> 00:12:52.840 he prepared to leave. 00:12:52.840 --> 00:12:54.840 Then one of the two young women said 00:12:54.840 --> 00:12:56.840 regarding him, 00:12:56.840 --> 00:12:58.840 "O my father, hire him! 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) 00:13:00.840 --> 00:13:02.870 the trustworthy." 00:13:02.870 --> 00:13:04.899 He asked her, 00:13:04.899 --> 00:13:06.970 "And how did you come to know his strength 00:13:06.970 --> 00:13:08.970 and his trustworthiness?" 00:13:08.970 --> 00:13:10.970 So she mentioned what she had seen of him 00:13:10.970 --> 00:13:12.970 at the watering place, 00:13:12.970 --> 00:13:14.970 and how he contended with the men 00:13:14.970 --> 00:13:16.970 and removed the boulder all by himself— 00:13:16.970 --> 00:13:19.100 which proved his strength— 00:13:19.100 --> 00:13:21.100 and that he did not ask them 00:13:21.100 --> 00:13:23.100 for any wage. 00:13:23.100 --> 00:13:25.450 The father was convinced 00:13:25.450 --> 00:13:27.450 by his daughter's words 00:13:27.450 --> 00:13:29.450 and was deeply impressed by the character of Moses, 00:13:29.450 --> 00:13:31.450 peace be upon him. 00:13:31.450 --> 00:13:33.450 So he said to him, 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) 00:13:35.450 --> 00:13:37.450 "I intend to marry you to one of these two daughters of mine, 00:13:37.450 --> 00:13:39.450 on condition that you serve me 00:13:39.450 --> 00:13:41.450 as a hired worker for eight years; 00:13:41.450 --> 00:13:43.450 but if you complete ten, 00:13:43.450 --> 00:13:45.450 it will be an act of grace 00:13:45.450 --> 00:13:47.539 and generosity from you." 00:13:47.539 --> 00:13:49.539 Moses, peace be upon him, agreed, 00:13:49.539 --> 00:13:51.539 and no sooner had he done so 00:13:52.539 --> 00:13:54.539 than Allah enriched him 00:13:54.539 --> 00:13:56.539 from His bounty just as he had asked; 00:13:56.539 --> 00:13:58.610 So he spent the night 00:13:58.610 --> 00:14:00.610 having gained a home, a wife, 00:14:00.610 --> 00:14:02.610 and wealth — the gifts 00:14:02.610 --> 00:14:04.610 of the Most Merciful of the merciful. 00:14:04.610 --> 00:14:06.830 Allah Almighty says: 00:14:06.830 --> 00:14:09.059 "And when 00:14:09.059 --> 00:14:11.059 he arrived at the water 00:14:11.059 --> 00:14:13.059 of Madyan, he found 00:14:13.059 --> 00:14:15.059 there a crowd 00:14:15.059 --> 00:14:17.059 of people watering [their flocks], 00:14:17.059 --> 00:14:19.059 and he found 00:14:19.059 --> 00:14:21.059 beside them a crowd of 00:14:21.059 --> 00:14:23.059 people watering, 00:14:23.059 --> 00:14:25.059 and he found beside them 00:14:25.059 --> 00:14:27.059 two women keeping back [their flocks]. 00:14:27.059 --> 00:14:29.059 He said, 00:14:29.059 --> 00:14:31.059 'What is the matter with you two?' 00:14:31.059 --> 00:14:33.059 They said, 'We cannot water 00:14:33.059 --> 00:14:35.059 until the shepherds 00:14:35.059 --> 00:14:37.059 take away their flocks, 00:14:37.059 --> 00:14:39.059 and our father 00:14:39.059 --> 00:14:41.059 is a very old man.' 00:14:41.059 --> 00:14:43.059 So he watered [their flocks] for them, 00:14:43.059 --> 00:14:45.059 then turned back to 00:14:45.059 --> 00:14:47.059 the shade and said, 00:14:47.059 --> 00:14:49.059 'My Lord, truly I am, of whatever good You bestow upon me, 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) 00:14:51.059 --> 00:14:53.059 in need.' 00:14:53.059 --> 00:14:55.059 Then there came to him 00:14:55.059 --> 00:14:57.059 one of the two [women], 00:14:57.059 --> 00:14:59.059 walking with bashfulness. 00:14:59.059 --> 00:15:01.059 She said, 'Indeed, 00:15:01.059 --> 00:15:03.059 my father invites you 00:15:03.059 --> 00:15:05.059 that he may reward you for 00:15:05.059 --> 00:15:07.059 having watered [our flocks] for us.' 00:15:07.059 --> 00:15:09.059 So when he came to him 00:15:09.059 --> 00:15:11.059 and recounted 00:15:11.059 --> 00:15:13.059 the story to him, 00:15:13.059 --> 00:15:15.059 he said, 'Have no fear; 00:15:15.059 --> 00:15:17.059 you have escaped from the wrongdoing 00:15:17.059 --> 00:15:19.059 people.' 00:15:19.059 --> 00:15:21.059 One of them said, 00:15:21.059 --> 00:15:23.059 'O my father, hire him! 00:15:23.059 --> 00:15:25.059 Truly, the best one 00:15:25.059 --> 00:15:27.059 you can hire is the strong, 00:15:27.059 --> 00:15:29.059 trustworthy one.' 00:15:29.059 --> 00:15:31.059 He said, 'Indeed, I wish 00:15:31.059 --> 00:15:33.059 to wed you to one 00:15:33.059 --> 00:15:35.059 of these two daughters of mine, on the condition 00:15:35.059 --> 00:15:37.059 that you serve me for 00:15:37.059 --> 00:15:39.059 eight years; 00:15:39.059 --> 00:15:41.059 but if you complete ten, 00:15:41.059 --> 00:15:43.059 that will be of your own accord. 00:15:43.059 --> 00:15:45.059 And I do not wish 00:15:45.059 --> 00:15:47.059 to make things difficult for you; 00:15:47.059 --> 00:15:49.059 you will find me, 00:15:49.059 --> 00:15:51.059 if Allah 00:15:51.059 --> 00:15:53.059 wills, to be among the righteous.' 00:15:53.059 --> 00:15:55.059 He said, 00:15:55.059 --> 00:15:57.059 'That is [settled] between me 00:15:57.059 --> 00:15:59.059 and you: 00:15:59.059 --> 00:16:01.059 whichever of the two terms I fulfill, 00:16:01.059 --> 00:16:03.059 there shall be no injustice against me, 00:16:03.059 --> 00:16:05.059 and Allah is 00:16:05.059 --> 00:16:07.059 Witness over what we say.'" 00:16:07.059 --> 00:16:10.779 Ibn Mas'ud, 00:16:10.779 --> 00:16:12.779 may Allah be pleased with him, said: 00:16:12.779 --> 00:16:14.779 "The three people with the greatest discernment were: 00:16:14.779 --> 00:16:16.779 the daughter of the companion of Madyan, 00:16:16.779 --> 00:16:18.779 when she said regarding Musa, 00:16:18.779 --> 00:16:20.779 'O my father, hire him! 00:16:20.779 --> 00:16:22.779 Truly, the best one 00:16:22.779 --> 00:16:24.779 you can hire is the strong, 00:16:24.779 --> 00:16:26.779 trustworthy one'; 00:16:26.779 --> 00:16:28.779 the wife of al-Aziz, 00:16:28.779 --> 00:16:30.779 when she said regarding Yusuf, 00:16:30.779 --> 00:16:32.779 'Perhaps he will benefit us, 00:16:32.779 --> 00:16:34.779 or we may adopt him as a son'; 00:16:34.779 --> 00:16:36.779 and Abu Bakr, 00:16:36.779 --> 00:16:38.779 when he appointed 'Umar as his successor," 00:16:38.779 --> 00:16:41.070 may Allah be pleased with them both. 00:16:41.070 --> 00:16:43.070 It is narrated from Sa'id ibn Jubayr: 00:16:43.070 --> 00:16:45.070 "A Jewish man asked me, 00:16:45.070 --> 00:16:47.070 'Which of the two terms did 00:16:47.070 --> 00:16:49.070 Musa fulfill?' I said, 00:16:49.070 --> 00:16:51.070 'I do not know, 00:16:51.070 --> 00:16:53.070 not until I go to the greatest scholar of the Arabs 00:16:53.070 --> 00:16:55.100 and ask him.' So I went 00:16:55.100 --> 00:16:57.100 and asked Ibn 'Abbas, 00:16:57.100 --> 00:16:59.100 may Allah be pleased with them both, 00:16:59.100 --> 00:17:01.100 and he said, 'He fulfilled 00:17:01.100 --> 00:17:03.100 the longer and more complete of the two; 00:17:03.100 --> 00:17:05.099 for when a messenger of Allah 00:17:05.099 --> 00:17:07.099 says something, he does it.'" 00:17:07.099 --> 00:17:10.289 Then, when Musa completed 00:17:10.289 --> 00:17:12.289 the term and fulfilled 00:17:12.289 --> 00:17:14.289 the full ten years in the most 00:17:14.289 --> 00:17:16.289 complete manner, 00:17:16.289 --> 00:17:18.289 he wished to return to his homeland 00:17:18.289 --> 00:17:20.289 and his family in Egypt. 00:17:20.289 --> 00:17:22.289 So he sought permission from his wife's father, 00:17:22.289 --> 00:17:24.289 the elderly shaykh, 00:17:24.289 --> 00:17:26.319 who granted him permission. 00:17:26.319 --> 00:17:28.319 He set out with his family, heading towards Egypt, 00:17:28.319 --> 00:17:30.319 unaware of the situation there 00:17:30.319 --> 00:17:32.319 and unaware of what 00:17:32.319 --> 00:17:34.319 would happen to him on this journey of his — 00:17:34.319 --> 00:17:36.319 and of the great honors 00:17:36.319 --> 00:17:38.319 from the Lord of Might 00:17:38.319 --> 00:17:41.539 and Majesty. 00:17:41.539 --> 00:17:43.539 So he set out from Madyan along with his wife 00:17:43.539 --> 00:17:45.539 and his two sons. 00:17:45.539 --> 00:17:47.539 It was during the winter season, 00:17:47.539 --> 00:17:49.539 and Musa lost the way. 00:17:49.539 --> 00:17:51.539 When 00:17:51.539 --> 00:17:53.539 night fell, and it was 00:17:53.539 --> 00:17:55.539 a pitch-black night, 00:17:55.539 --> 00:17:57.539 intensely cold, 00:17:57.539 --> 00:17:59.700 Musa, peace be upon him, saw 00:17:59.700 --> 00:18:01.700 a fire from afar. 00:18:01.700 --> 00:18:03.700 He said to his family, 00:18:03.700 --> 00:18:05.700 "Stay here, 00:18:05.700 --> 00:18:07.700 and I will go to that fire; 00:18:07.700 --> 00:18:09.700 perhaps I will find there 00:18:09.700 --> 00:18:11.700 someone who can guide us to the way, 00:18:11.700 --> 00:18:13.700 or perhaps I can bring you 00:18:13.700 --> 00:18:15.700 a burning brand from the fire 00:18:15.700 --> 00:18:17.700 with which you may warm yourselves 00:18:17.700 --> 00:18:21.009 against this cold." 00:18:21.009 --> 00:18:23.009 When Musa arrived 00:18:23.009 --> 00:18:25.009 at the sacred valley, 00:18:25.009 --> 00:18:27.009 he witnessed a magnificent sight 00:18:27.009 --> 00:18:29.170 and an awe-inspiring wonder: 00:18:29.170 --> 00:18:31.170 he saw a fire blazing in a tree, 00:18:31.170 --> 00:18:33.170 yet the more the fire increased 00:18:33.170 --> 00:18:35.170 in burning, 00:18:35.170 --> 00:18:37.170 the more the tree increased in verdant greenness. 00:18:37.170 --> 00:18:39.170 This was indeed 00:18:39.170 --> 00:18:41.170 astonishing, 00:18:41.170 --> 00:18:43.170 for the fire was not consuming the tree. 00:18:43.170 --> 00:18:45.579 Ibn 'Abbas, 00:18:45.579 --> 00:18:47.579 may Allah be pleased with them both, said: 00:18:47.579 --> 00:18:49.579 "It was not fire, 00:18:49.579 --> 00:18:51.579 but rather a radiant light 00:18:51.579 --> 00:18:54.930 glowing brightly." 00:18:54.930 --> 00:18:56.930 Allah Almighty spoke to him 00:18:56.930 --> 00:18:58.930 directly without an intermediary, 00:18:58.930 --> 00:19:00.930 revealed revelation directly to him, 00:19:00.930 --> 00:19:02.930 and showed him of His greatest 00:19:02.930 --> 00:19:05.119 signs. 00:19:05.119 --> 00:19:07.119 Then Allah Almighty sent him 00:19:07.119 --> 00:19:09.119 to the tyrant Pharaoh 00:19:09.119 --> 00:19:11.220 and his defiant transgressors. 00:19:11.220 --> 00:19:13.220 Musa expressed to his Lord 00:19:13.220 --> 00:19:15.220 his fear of Pharaoh, 00:19:15.220 --> 00:19:17.220 and requested the support of his brother 00:19:17.220 --> 00:19:19.220 Harun, 00:19:19.220 --> 00:19:21.220 interceding for him to be made a prophet 00:19:21.220 --> 00:19:23.220 and a messenger alongside him. 00:19:23.220 --> 00:19:25.220 Allah granted his request 00:19:25.220 --> 00:19:27.539 and sent them both to Pharaoh. 00:19:27.539 --> 00:19:29.539 Musa, peace be upon him, 00:19:29.539 --> 00:19:31.539 had an impediment in his tongue 00:19:31.539 --> 00:19:33.539 that hindered him from pronouncing certain 00:19:33.539 --> 00:19:35.539 letters clearly, 00:19:35.539 --> 00:19:37.539 so Allah removed that from him 00:19:37.539 --> 00:19:39.539 and reassured him that 00:19:39.539 --> 00:19:41.539 He would grant them such power and signs 00:19:41.539 --> 00:19:43.539 as would prevent 00:19:43.539 --> 00:19:45.539 Pharaoh from harming him 00:19:45.539 --> 00:19:47.539 or his brother, 00:19:47.539 --> 00:19:49.539 and would bring about their victory 00:19:49.539 --> 00:19:52.660 over him. 00:19:52.660 --> 00:19:54.660 The Mother of the Believers 'A'ishah, 00:19:54.660 --> 00:19:56.660 may Allah be pleased with her, heard 00:19:56.660 --> 00:19:58.660 a man asking the people 00:19:58.660 --> 00:20:00.660 while they were traveling for Hajj: 00:20:00.660 --> 00:20:02.660 "Who is the brother who bestowed 00:20:02.660 --> 00:20:04.660 the greatest favor upon his brother, 00:20:04.660 --> 00:20:06.660 such that no one has ever bestowed 00:20:06.660 --> 00:20:08.720 a favor equal to it?" 00:20:08.720 --> 00:20:10.720 The people remained silent, not knowing 00:20:10.720 --> 00:20:12.720 the answer. 00:20:12.720 --> 00:20:14.720 Thereupon 'A'ishah, from inside her litter, said: 00:20:14.720 --> 00:20:16.720 "It was Musa, 00:20:16.720 --> 00:20:18.720 peace be upon him, 00:20:18.720 --> 00:20:20.720 when he interceded for his brother Harun, 00:20:20.720 --> 00:20:22.720 so that he became a prophet." 00:20:22.720 --> 00:20:25.200 Allah Almighty says: 00:20:25.200 --> 00:20:27.329 "And when 00:20:27.329 --> 00:20:29.329 Musa had fulfilled the term 00:20:29.329 --> 00:20:31.329 and was traveling with his family, 00:20:31.329 --> 00:20:33.329 he perceived in the direction 00:20:33.329 --> 00:20:35.329 of the Mount a fire. 00:20:35.329 --> 00:20:37.329 He said to his family, 'Stay here; 00:20:37.329 --> 00:20:39.329 indeed, I have perceived 00:20:39.329 --> 00:20:41.329 a fire; perhaps 00:20:41.329 --> 00:20:43.329 I will bring you from there 00:20:43.329 --> 00:20:45.329 some news, 00:20:45.329 --> 00:20:47.329 "Perhaps I may bring you from it 00:20:47.329 --> 00:20:49.329 some information or a burning brand 00:20:49.329 --> 00:20:51.329 of fire, 00:20:51.329 --> 00:20:53.329 so that you may 00:20:53.329 --> 00:20:55.329 warm yourselves." 00:20:55.329 --> 00:20:57.329 And when he reached it, 00:20:57.329 --> 00:20:59.329 he was called from the side of 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) 00:21:01.329 --> 00:21:03.329 the blessed valley, 00:21:03.329 --> 00:21:05.329 from the tree: 00:21:05.329 --> 00:21:07.329 "O Moses, 00:21:07.329 --> 00:21:09.329 O Moses! 00:21:09.329 --> 00:21:11.329 Truly I am Allah, 00:21:11.329 --> 00:21:13.329 the Lord of all worlds. 00:21:13.329 --> 00:21:15.329 And cast down 00:21:15.329 --> 00:21:17.329 your staff." 00:21:17.329 --> 00:21:19.329 But when he saw it 00:21:19.329 --> 00:21:21.329 slithering 00:21:21.329 --> 00:21:23.329 as if it were a serpent, 00:21:23.329 --> 00:21:25.329 he turned away, 00:21:25.329 --> 00:21:27.329 and when he saw it 00:21:27.329 --> 00:21:29.329 slithering 00:21:29.329 --> 00:21:31.460 as if it were a serpent, 00:21:31.460 --> 00:21:33.460 he turned away, 00:21:33.460 --> 00:21:35.460 fleeing, 00:21:35.460 --> 00:21:37.460 without looking back. 00:21:37.460 --> 00:21:39.460 "O Moses, 00:21:39.460 --> 00:21:41.460 draw near and do not fear! 00:21:41.460 --> 00:21:43.460 Indeed, you are of 00:21:43.460 --> 00:21:45.460 the secure. 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) 00:21:47.460 --> 00:21:49.460 It will come out white, 00:21:49.460 --> 00:21:51.460 without 00:21:51.460 --> 00:21:53.460 any harm, 00:21:53.460 --> 00:21:55.460 it will come out white, 00:21:55.460 --> 00:21:57.460 without any harm. 00:21:57.460 --> 00:21:59.460 And draw closely to yourself 00:21:59.460 --> 00:22:01.460 your arm to calm your fear. 00:22:01.460 --> 00:22:03.460 These are 00:22:03.460 --> 00:22:05.460 two signs from your Lord 00:22:05.460 --> 00:22:07.460 to Pharaoh and his chiefs. 00:22:07.460 --> 00:22:09.460 Indeed, they 00:22:09.460 --> 00:22:11.460 have been a people 00:22:11.460 --> 00:22:13.460 defiantly disobedient." 00:22:13.460 --> 00:22:15.460 He said, "My Lord, indeed I 00:22:15.460 --> 00:22:17.460 killed a man from among them, 00:22:17.460 --> 00:22:19.460 and I fear that 00:22:19.460 --> 00:22:21.460 they will kill me. 00:22:21.460 --> 00:22:23.460 And my brother Aaron— 00:22:23.460 --> 00:22:25.460 he is more eloquent than me 00:22:25.460 --> 00:22:27.460 in speech, 00:22:27.460 --> 00:22:29.460 so send him with me 00:22:29.460 --> 00:22:31.460 as a helper 00:22:31.460 --> 00:22:33.460 to confirm me. 00:22:33.460 --> 00:22:35.460 Indeed, I 00:22:35.460 --> 00:22:37.460 fear that 00:22:37.460 --> 00:22:39.460 they will deny me." 00:22:39.460 --> 00:22:41.460 Allah said, "We will strengthen your arm 00:22:41.460 --> 00:22:43.460 through your brother, and give 00:22:43.460 --> 00:22:45.460 both of you authority 00:22:45.460 --> 00:22:47.460 so they cannot touch you. 00:22:47.460 --> 00:22:49.460 By Our signs, 00:22:49.460 --> 00:22:51.460 you two 00:22:51.460 --> 00:22:53.460 and those who follow you 00:22:53.460 --> 00:22:55.900 will be the triumphant." 00:22:55.900 --> 00:22:57.900 These verses clarify for us, 00:22:57.900 --> 00:22:59.900 in detail, 00:22:59.900 --> 00:23:01.900 what happened to Moses (peace be upon him) 00:23:01.900 --> 00:23:03.900 when he went to that 00:23:03.900 --> 00:23:05.900 fire. 00:23:05.900 --> 00:23:07.900 And everything with Allah is by due measure: 00:23:07.900 --> 00:23:09.970 losing the way 00:23:09.970 --> 00:23:11.970 was by divine decree, 00:23:11.970 --> 00:23:13.970 seeing the fire was by divine decree, 00:23:13.970 --> 00:23:15.970 and his coming to it 00:23:15.970 --> 00:23:17.970 was by divine decree. 00:23:17.970 --> 00:23:19.970 Glory be to Allah, the Ordainer of 00:23:19.970 --> 00:23:22.319 all destinies! 00:23:22.319 --> 00:23:24.319 And Allah gave Moses two great signs 00:23:24.319 --> 00:23:26.319 to prove his truthfulness 00:23:26.319 --> 00:23:28.450 in his message. 00:23:28.450 --> 00:23:30.450 The first was in his staff, 00:23:30.450 --> 00:23:32.450 and the second 00:23:32.450 --> 00:23:34.640 was in his hand. 00:23:34.640 --> 00:23:36.640 For Allah asked Moses about what was 00:23:36.640 --> 00:23:38.640 in his hand—though He already knew best— 00:23:38.640 --> 00:23:40.640 so Moses replied, 00:23:40.640 --> 00:23:42.640 finding comfort in conversing with the Lord of the worlds: 00:23:42.640 --> 00:23:44.640 "It is my staff; 00:23:44.640 --> 00:23:46.640 I lean upon it, 00:23:46.640 --> 00:23:48.640 and I bring down leaves with it for 00:23:48.640 --> 00:23:50.640 my sheep." 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) 00:23:52.640 --> 00:23:54.740 Then Allah Almighty commanded him 00:23:54.740 --> 00:23:56.740 to cast it down from his hand. 00:23:56.740 --> 00:23:58.740 So he cast it down, 00:23:58.740 --> 00:24:00.740 and the staff turned 00:24:00.740 --> 00:24:02.740 into a great snake, 00:24:02.740 --> 00:24:04.740 moving swiftly 00:24:04.740 --> 00:24:06.740 as if it were a serpent. 00:24:06.799 --> 00:24:08.799 So Moses (peace be upon him) was terrified 00:24:08.799 --> 00:24:10.799 and fled from it, 00:24:10.799 --> 00:24:12.799 but Allah reassured him 00:24:12.799 --> 00:24:14.799 and said to him: "Do not fear; 00:24:14.799 --> 00:24:16.799 take hold of it with your hand. 00:24:16.799 --> 00:24:18.799 We shall return it 00:24:18.799 --> 00:24:20.799 to its former state." 00:24:20.799 --> 00:24:22.799 So Moses reached out his hand and took it, 00:24:22.799 --> 00:24:24.799 and the snake turned back 00:24:24.799 --> 00:24:26.799 into a staff just as it was. 00:24:26.799 --> 00:24:28.829 Then Allah said to him: 00:24:28.829 --> 00:24:30.829 "Put your hand 00:24:30.829 --> 00:24:32.829 into your bosom," 00:24:32.829 --> 00:24:34.829 that is, the neck opening of your garment. 00:24:34.829 --> 00:24:36.829 So he inserted it, 00:24:36.829 --> 00:24:38.829 and his hand came out shining white, 00:24:38.829 --> 00:24:40.829 gleaming like the moon, 00:24:40.829 --> 00:24:42.829 without any leprosy 00:24:42.829 --> 00:24:44.859 or disease, 00:24:44.859 --> 00:24:46.859 but rather as a clear sign 00:24:46.859 --> 00:24:48.859 of the power of Allah Almighty. 00:24:48.859 --> 00:24:52.109 To be continued, 00:24:52.109 --> 00:24:54.109 if Allah wills. 00:24:54.109 --> 00:24:56.109 And Allah knows best. 00:24:56.109 --> 00:24:58.109 All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, 00:24:58.109 --> 00:25:00.109 and may peace and blessings 00:25:00.109 --> 00:25:02.109 be upon our Prophet Muhammad, 00:25:02.109 --> 00:25:04.109 and upon his family 00:25:04.109 --> 00:25:06.109 and all his Companions. 00:25:06.109 --> 00:25:09.230 You have been listening to Stories of 00:25:09.230 --> 00:25:14.849 the Prophets. 00:25:14.849 --> 00:25:19.089 May our Lord guide 00:25:19.089 --> 00:25:22.460 the believer, and may Allah bless 00:25:22.460 --> 00:25:24.460 our Master. 00:25:24.460 --> 00:25:29.789 [Closing remarks]