It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed some wealth one day. An Ansari said: "The purpose of this distribution is not the pleasure of Allah Almighty." I said: "O enemy of Allah! I will surely inform the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about this." Then, when this was conveyed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), his face turned red and he said: "May Allah's mercy be upon Musa (peace be upon him); he was troubled with more than this, yet he still remained patient."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), narrating the hadith of Isra, reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then I was taken up to the sixth heaven. Jibreel (peace be upon him) requested for it to be opened. It was asked: Who are you? He said: I am Jibreel. Then it was asked: Who is with you? He said: Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is with me. Then it was asked: Has a message been sent to him? He said: Yes, a message has been sent to him. So the door was opened for us. Suddenly, I saw Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him). He welcomed me and prayed for my goodness and well-being, … … , then Allah Almighty revealed to me what He wished to reveal, and fifty prayers were made obligatory upon me in a day. On my return, when I passed by Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him), he said to me: Return to your Lord and ask for a reduction, your Ummah will not be able to perform these prayers, for I have tested the Children of Israel. So I returned to my Lord and said: O my Lord! Please lighten (the burden) for my Ummah. So Allah Almighty reduced five prayers. But when I returned to Musa (peace be upon him), he asked: What have you done? I said: Five prayers have been reduced. He said: Your Ummah will not be able to perform (forty-five) prayers, so return and ask your Lord for a reduction for your Ummah. So I kept going back and forth between my Lord and Musa (peace be upon him), and Allah Almighty kept reducing five prayers each time, until He said: O Muhammad! There are five prayers in a day and night, the reward for each prayer will be tenfold, so it is as if they are fifty prayers, because whoever intends to do a good deed but does not actually do it, it is still written as a good deed for him, and whoever intends to do a bad deed but does not actually commit it, no bad deed will be written for him, and whoever commits it, one bad deed will be written for him. So I descended and reached Musa (peace be upon him) and told him the whole detail. He said: Return to your Lord and ask for a reduction for your Ummah, for your Ummah will not be able to bear even this. But the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have gone to my Lord so many times that now I feel shy.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The nations were presented before me. I saw that with some prophets there was a group, with some a single individual, with some two individuals, and with some there was no one. Suddenly, a large multitude was shown to me. I said: Is this my Ummah? It was said: This is Musa (Moses), peace be upon him, and his people. Now look towards the horizon. There was a large multitude there as well. Then I was told: Now look this way. There too was a large multitude. Then I was told: This is your Ummah, and with them are seventy thousand people who will enter Paradise without reckoning or punishment. The Companions began to discuss among themselves, saying: Perhaps these are the people who remained with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Someone said: It seems these are those who were born in Islam and never associated partners with Allah Almighty. Other Companions mentioned further opinions. Meanwhile, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to them and said: What are you deliberating about? They informed him of their conversation. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Those who will enter Paradise without reckoning or punishment are those who neither get themselves cauterized, nor seek ruqyah (spiritual healing), nor take bad omens, and they put their trust only in their Lord. Sayyiduna Ukasha bin Mihsan Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah! Am I among them? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You are among them. Then another man stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah! Am I also among them? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Ukasha has preceded you.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed through the valley of Azraq during the journey of Hajj, he asked: "Which valley is this?" The people said: "This is the valley of Azraq." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is as if I am seeing Musa (peace be upon him), he is descending from the pass and proclaiming the Talbiyah in a loud voice." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued walking until he passed by the pass of Harsha, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Which pass is this?" The people said: "This is the pass of Harsha." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is as if I am seeing Yunus bin Matta (peace be upon him), he is riding a red, fleshy she-camel, he is wearing a woolen cloak, the bridle of his she-camel is made of palm fibers, and he is proclaiming the Talbiyah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The night I was taken on the Night Journey (Isra), I saw Musa bin Imran (peace be upon him). He was a tall man, his hair was lightly curly, and it seemed as if he was from the people of the tribe of Shanu’ah. Then I saw Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him), he was of moderate height, his complexion was inclined towards reddish whiteness, his hair was straight. In another narration: I saw Musa (peace be upon him), he was of wheatish color tending towards blackness and had thick hair. Hasan, the narrator, said: His hair was coarse.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Prophets were presented before me; Musa (peace be upon him) was a man of moderate stature, and he looked like the people of the Shanu’ah tribe.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah Munawwarah and saw that the Jews were fasting on the day of Ashura. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "For what reason do you fast on this day?" They said: "This is a great day; on this day Allah Almighty saved the Children of Israel from their enemies, so Musa (peace be upon him) fasted on this day." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am more entitled to Musa (peace be upon him) than you." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) himself fasted on this day and ordered the people to fast on this day as well.

"I am more entitled to Musa (peace be upon him) than you." That is, I have more right to follow Musa (peace be upon him), because Allah Almighty commanded him (peace and blessings be upon him): {فَبِھُدَاھُمُ اقْتَدِہْ} ... So follow their guidance. From this, it is clear that the objective of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was to follow Musa (peace be upon him), not the Jews.

This removes the objection that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) preferred to oppose the Jews rather than agree with them. In the beginning, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) preferred to agree with them for the sake of winning their hearts, but when he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw that these People of the Book were persistent in disbelief and were not being affected by conciliation, he (peace and blessings be upon him) abandoned agreeing with them and inclined towards opposing them. That is why, in the end, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) resolved to fast on the ninth of Muharram.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, the condition of the Children of Israel was such that they used to bathe naked and would look at each other's private parts, whereas Allah's Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) felt modesty and shyness regarding this, so he would bathe in seclusion. But because of this, the Children of Israel taunted him about his private parts. In one narration, it is mentioned: They said, "By Allah! The only thing preventing Musa from bathing with us is that his testicles are swollen." So one day, Allah's Prophet was bathing and had placed his clothes on a stone, but it happened that the stone started moving along with the clothes. Musa (peace be upon him) followed it, struck it with his staff, and called out: "O stone! My clothes, O stone! My clothes!" But meanwhile, the stone reached a group of the Children of Israel and stopped among them. Allah's Prophet took his clothes and put them on. When they saw Musa (peace be upon him), they found him to be the most beautiful in creation and the most well-proportioned in appearance. After that, the Children of Israel said: "May Allah destroy those among the Children of Israel who slandered." Thus, this was the exoneration through which Allah Almighty cleared Musa (peace be upon him) of what they accused him of.

In one narration it is stated: Musa (peace be upon him) took his clothes and began to strike the stone. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! Due to the striking of Musa (peace be upon him), there were six or seven marks on the stone.

(Second chain) Abdullah bin Shaqiq says: Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: Where have you come from? I said: From Syria. He said: Have you seen the stone of Musa (peace be upon him)? I said: What is meant by the stone of Musa (peace be upon him)? He said: The Children of Israel said something about Musa (peace be upon him) being defective in his private parts. One day, he placed his clothes on a rock and began to bathe, but it happened that the rock ran off with his clothes. He chased after it and said: O stone! Give me my clothes! But the stone reached the Children of Israel, and they saw that he was perfectly sound and beautifully created. Then Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) struck that stone three times with his staff. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Him in whose hand is the life of Abu Hurairah! If I were to find that stone, I would see the marks of Musa’s (peace be upon him) strikes on it.