It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Angel of Death used to come to people in visible form (openly). He came to Musa bin Imran (peace be upon him), and Musa (peace be upon him) slapped him and knocked out his eye. The Angel of Death ascended back (to the heavens) and said: O my Lord! Your servant Musa has treated me in such and such a way; were it not for his rank and standing with You, I would have been harsh with him. Allah Almighty said: Go to My servant Musa and give him the choice: either he places his hand on the back of an ox, and for every hair his hand covers he will be given a year of life, or he accepts death now. The angel came to him and gave him this choice. Musa (peace be upon him) asked: Then what will come after that? The angel said: Death. Musa (peace be upon him) said: Then now (let death come). So the angel smelled him once and took his soul, and Allah Almighty restored the eyesight of the Angel of Death, and after that he began to come to people in a hidden way." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. An account of the death of Harun bin Imran (peace be upon him); indeed he passed away before Musa (peace be upon him).

It is narrated from Wahb bin Munabbih (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: Allah Almighty informed Musa (peace be upon him) of the death of Harun (peace be upon him) when Allah intended to take his soul. When Allah informed him of his death, he grieved. Then when his soul was taken, Musa (peace be upon him) was extremely distressed and wept for a long time. When he prolonged this weeping and lamenting, Allah Almighty turned to him, consoling and admonishing him, and said: "O Musa! It was not fitting for you to grieve over the loss of anything while I am with you, nor is it fitting that you attach your heart to anyone other than Me, nor that you take support from anyone other than Me, nor should this distress and weeping of yours over Harun be for anyone other than Me. How can you feel lonely for anything while you hear My speech? Or how can you grieve over the loss of anything of this world when I have chosen you for My messages and My speech?" And the narrator mentioned a long intimate supplication. Wahb said: When the soul of Harun (peace be upon him) was taken, Musa (peace be upon him) was one hundred and seventeen years old, and this happened three years before the end of the wandering in the wilderness of Tih (the punishment of wandering). When Harun (peace be upon him) died he was one hundred and twenty years old. Musa (peace be upon him) lived three years after him until he completed one hundred and twenty years, and the Children of Israel were scattered around him; at times they would gather around him and at times they would disperse.

Al-Suddi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated in a report, through Abu Malik from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), through Murrah al-Hamdani from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), and from several Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (may Allah be pleased with them): Allah Almighty revealed to Musa bin Imran (peace be upon him): I am going to cause Harun to die, so take him to such and such a mountain. So Musa and Harun (peace be upon them both) set out towards that mountain. There they saw a tree the like of which had never been seen, and they found there a built house, in which a couch was laid with bedding on it, and a pure fragrance was wafting through it. When Harun (peace be upon him) saw that mountain, the house and what was inside it, he liked it very much. He said: "O Musa! I would like to sleep on this couch." Musa (peace be upon him) said to him: "Then sleep on it." Harun (peace be upon him) said: "I fear that the owner of this house will come and be angry with me." Musa (peace be upon him) said: "Do not fear; I will deal with the owner of this house on your behalf; go to sleep." Harun (peace be upon him) said: "O Musa! Rather, you sleep with me too, so that if the owner of this house comes he will be angry with both of us together." When the two of them had gone to sleep, the state of death came over Harun (peace be upon him). When he felt its severity he said: "O Musa! You have deceived me." Then when his soul was taken, that house was lifted away, that tree vanished, and that couch was raised up to the heavens. When Musa (peace be upon him) returned to the Children of Israel and Harun (peace be upon him) was not with him, the Children of Israel said: "Musa has killed Harun because he envied the love of the Children of Israel for him." In fact Harun (peace be upon him) was gentler towards them (the Children of Israel) than Musa (peace be upon him) and more restrained from being harsh with them, whereas Musa (peace be upon him) had some harshness towards them. When this reached Musa (peace be upon him), he said: "Woe to you! He was my brother; do you think I would kill him?" Then when they multiplied their accusations against him, Musa (peace be upon him) stood and prayed two rak'ahs, then supplicated to Allah Almighty, and that couch descended until they saw it between the heavens and the earth, and so they believed Musa (peace be upon him). 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 Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty: "O you who believe! Do not be like those who harmed Musa, and Allah cleared him of what they said" [Surah al-Ahzab: 69] , that he said: Musa and Harun (peace be upon them both) climbed the mountain, and Harun (peace be upon him) died there. The Children of Israel said to Musa (peace be upon him): "You killed him; he loved us more than you do and was gentler towards us than you." So they harmed Musa (peace be upon him) over this. Then Allah Almighty commanded the angels, and they carried the body of Harun (peace be upon him) and passed with it by the gatherings of the Children of Israel, until they came to know of his natural death. Then the angels buried him, and no one knew the location of his grave except the vulture (bird), and indeed Allah Almighty made it deaf and dumb. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. An account of the death of Musa bin Imran (may the blessings of Allah be upon him).

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Ishaq (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: The chosen Prophet of Allah, Musa (peace be upon him), disliked death and considered it very heavy (severe). When he disliked death, Allah Almighty wished to make death beloved to him and make life disliked to him. So (the line of revelation and messengership) was transferred to Yusha' bin Nun (peace be upon him). Musa (peace be upon him) would come to him morning and evening, and Musa (peace be upon him) would ask him: "O Prophet of Allah! What new revelation has Allah Almighty sent to you?" Yusha' bin Nun (peace be upon him) would reply to him: "O Prophet of Allah! Did I not remain in your company for so many years? Did I ever ask you about what Allah revealed to you, rather than you yourself beginning and mentioning it to me?" So when Musa (peace be upon him) saw this state of affairs, life became disliked to him and he began to love death.

It is narrated from Wahb bin Munabbih (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: The account of the death of the chosen Prophet of Allah, Musa (peace be upon him), was related to me: he would take shade only in a shelter (hut) and would eat and drink from a hollowed stone vessel, and, displaying utmost humility and lowliness before Allah Almighty, he would drink water from that stone by putting his mouth to it like an animal, until Allah Almighty bestowed on him the great honour of His speech. His death came about in this way: one day he went out of that hut of his for some need, and none of Allah's creation knew of it. On the way he passed by a group of angels who were digging a grave. He recognised the angels and came and stood by them while they were digging the grave. Musa (peace be upon him) had never seen anything more beautiful, green, fresh and radiant than that grave. He asked the angels: "O angels of Allah! For whom are you digging this grave?" They replied: "By Allah! We are digging it for a servant of Allah who is greatly honoured by his Lord." Musa (peace be upon him) said: "Surely this servant holds a very high rank and station with Allah; I have never until today seen a better resting place and abode than this." This was at the time when the appointed moment from Allah Almighty for taking his soul had arrived. The angels said to him: "O chosen Prophet of Allah! Would you like to be that fortunate servant?" He said: "That is my wish too." The angels said: "Then go down, lie in it and turn towards your Lord, then take a breath easier and more restful than any you have ever taken before." So he went down, lay in that grave and turned towards his Lord, then he took a breath and Allah Almighty took his soul, and then the angels performed his funeral prayer. Indeed the chosen Prophet of Allah, Musa (peace be upon him), was indifferent to the world (an ascetic) and a seeker of the Hereafter. An account of the tested and patient Prophet of Allah, Ayyub bin Amus (may the blessings of Allah be upon him). Imam al-Hakim Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Abdullah al-Hafiz (may Allah have mercy on him), dictating in Rajab of the year four hundred and one (401) AH, said:

It is narrated from Ka'b (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: "Ayyub bin Amus was the patient Prophet of Allah, against whom Iblis, the enemy of Allah, launched an assault with his armies, his cavalry and his foot soldiers, in order to put him to trial and make him heedless of the remembrance of Allah, but Allah Almighty protected him, and Iblis could find no way to reach him. So Allah Almighty sent down tranquillity upon Ayyub (peace be upon him) and granted him patience over the trial with which he had been afflicted, and so Allah Almighty gave him this title: '(We found him) patient; an excellent servant; indeed he was one who constantly turned (to Allah).' [Surah Sad: 44] Ayyub (peace be upon him) was tall, with curly hair, wide eyes and a handsome form. On his forehead was written: 'The tested one, the patient one'. His neck was short, his chest broad, and his shins and forearms strong. He used to give gifts to widows and clothe them, and he strove to the utmost and was sincere for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic." Imam al-Hakim (may Allah have mercy on him) says: The scholars have differed about the era in which Ayyub (peace be upon him) was sent. Wahb bin Munabbih said: "He was of the descendants of Ibrahim, after Yusuf." Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Yasar said: Someone whom I do not accuse (of lying) narrated to me from Wahb that: "He is Ayyub bin Amus bin Razah bin Aysu bin Ishaq bin Ibrahim." It is reported from Muhammad bin Jarir that he was before Shu'ayb. And Abu Bakr bin Abi Khaythamah argued that he came after Sulayman bin Dawud. And Allah knows best.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the wife of Ayyub (peace be upon him) said to him: "By Allah! Such hardship and starvation have befallen me that I have sold the braid (lock) of hair from my head for a loaf of bread so that I could feed you, so supplicate to Allah to grant you healing." He (peace be upon him) said: "Alas! We lived in blessings for seventy years, and now only seven years have passed for us in trial."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed the Prophet of Allah Ayyub (peace be upon him) remained in his trial for fifteen years, until everyone near and far abandoned him, except two men from among his brothers (friends), who were his closest friends. The two of them used to come to him morning and evening. One day one of them said to his companion: 'Do you know, by Allah! Ayyub has committed a sin that no one among all the worlds has committed.' His companion asked: 'What is that?' He said: 'It has been eighteen years (the difference between fifteen and eighteen lies in the narrator's account) that Allah Almighty has not had mercy on him by removing this affliction of his.' Then when the two of them went to Ayyub (peace be upon him), that man could not restrain himself until he said this to him. Ayyub (peace be upon him) said: 'I do not know what you are saying, except that Allah knows that I used to pass by two men quarrelling who would mention Allah (swearing oaths during the quarrel), and I would return to my house and make expiation on their behalf, out of dislike that the name of Allah should be used wrongfully.' He used to go out to relieve himself, and when he had finished, his wife would take his hand and bring him back until he arrived. One day he was late in returning, and Allah Almighty revealed to Ayyub (peace be upon him) in that very place: 'Strike (the ground) with your foot; this is cool water for bathing and for drinking.' [Surah Sad: 42] Meanwhile his wife felt that he had been delayed, so she went out to look for him, and she found him completely refreshed; Allah Almighty had removed all his illness and affliction, and he was coming towards her in his best (former) state. When his wife saw him, (she did not recognise him and) said: 'O man! May Allah bless you, have you seen this tested Prophet of Allah? By Allah! When he was healthy, I never saw anyone resemble him as much as you.' He (peace be upon him) said: 'Then indeed I am he.' The narrator says: He had two threshing floors (places for heaping grain): one threshing floor for wheat and the other for barley. So Allah Almighty sent two clouds; when one of them came over the wheat threshing floor, it poured gold into it until it filled and overflowed, and the other cloud poured silver into the barley threshing floor until it too filled and overflowed." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah Almighty granted Ayyub (peace be upon him) healing, He rained locusts of gold upon him (or he said: they were rained upon him), and he began to catch them with his hands and gather them into his garment. It was said to him (by Allah): 'O Ayyub! Are you not satisfied?' He said: 'Who can be satisfied with Your mercy?'" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.