It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when his Lord spoke to Musa bin Imran (peace be upon him), he wished to see Him and said: "My Lord! Show me (Yourself) so that I may look at You. He said: You will never be able to see Me, but look at the mountain; if it remains firm in its place, then you will see Me." [Surah al-A'raf: 143] So angels surrounded the mountain, fire surrounded the angels, (more) angels surrounded the fire, and fire again surrounded those angels. Then your Lord manifested Himself to the mountain, and a manifestation the size of the little finger appeared, which crushed the mountain to pieces, and Musa (peace be upon him) fell down unconscious for as long as Allah willed. Then when he regained consciousness he said: "Glory be to You! I turn to You in repentance, and I am the first of the believers." [Surah al-A'raf: 143] (Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said:) That is, the first to believe among the Children of Israel. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "The tree in whose shade the Prophet of Allah Musa (peace be upon him) took refuge was mentioned to me. So I travelled for two days and two nights and reached it in the morning. I saw that it was completely green and flourishing. I sent blessings and peace upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). My camel was hungry; it went towards it and, out of hunger, tore off a mouthful of its leaves and chewed them, but it could not swallow them and spat them out. Then I sent blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and returned." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "So when his Lord manifested Himself to the mountain." [Surah al-A'raf: 143] (While relating this) the narrator Hammad pointed and placed his thumb on the joint of the little finger. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then the mountain sank into the earth." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said (Abu Salamah Musa bin Isma'il, expressing doubt about it being attributed to the Prophet, said: If Allah wills, this is the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him): "So when his Lord manifested Himself to the mountain, He crushed it to pieces." [Surah al-A'raf: 143] He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then the mountain sank into the earth."

Hudbah bin Khalid narrated it through the chain of Hammad bin Salamah just like the previous hadith (the hadith of al-Khuza'i), and Hudbah expressed no doubt about it (about the narration being the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Wahb bin Munabbih (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: "Harun bin Imran (peace be upon him) was eloquent of tongue (sweet-spoken) and clear in speech. He spoke very deliberately, and whatever he said, he said with knowledge and forbearance. He was taller in stature than Musa (peace be upon him), older in age, fuller in build, whiter in complexion and broader in the shoulders. Musa (peace be upon him), on the other hand, was a man with curly hair, a wheat-coloured complexion and tall stature, as though he were one of the men of the tribe of Shanu'ah. Allah Almighty did not send any prophet except that the mark (seal) of prophethood was on his right hand, except for our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), for his (peace and blessings be upon him) seal of prophethood was between his two shoulders. Our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about this, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'This seal of prophethood between my shoulders is like the seal of the prophets before me (though its place differs), because after me there will be no prophet and no messenger will come.'"