Musa Learning from Khidir

From Ubay bin Ka'ab, the Prophet said, "At one point Moses spoke before the Children of Israel, then someone asked," Who is the smartest person? 'Moses answered,' I. '

With that statement, God reproached him, because Moses did not return knowledge to God. Then God revealed to Moses, "Verily I have a servant who is at the meeting between the Persian and Roman seas, My servant is smarter than you!"

Moses asked, "Yes Rabbi, how can I meet him?" Then it was answered, "Bring a fish that you put in a place, where the fish disappears, that's where My servant is!"

Then Moses left. Moses went with a servant named Yusya 'bin Nun. Both of them carried the fish inside a place until the two arrived at a large rock. They lay down for a moment then fell asleep. Suddenly the fish disappeared from the place. The fish jumped to take the road to the sea. Moses and his servant felt strange.

Then both of them continue to walk from day to night. In the morning, Moses said to his servant,

ِتِنَا غَدَاءنَا لَقَدْ لَقِينَا مِن سَفَرِنَا هَذَا نَصَباً

‘Bring us our food. Indeed we have felt tired because of our journey. '(QS. Al-Kahf: 62)

Moses said,

ذَلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ فَارْتَدَّا عَلَى آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصاً

‘‘ That is the place we are looking for, ’then both of them are back in their original footsteps.’ (QS. Al-Kahf: 64)

When they arrived at the stone, they found a man covered in cloth, then Moses greeted him

Khidir (the person) asked, "Where did you say greetings from?" Moses answered, "I am Moses." Khidir asked, "Moses who is from the Children of Israel?" Moses replied, "Right!"

هَلْ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَى أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْد. قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْراً

'' May I follow you so that you teach me the true knowledge among the sciences that have been taught to you? 'He replied,' Surely you will not be able to be patient with me. '"(Surat al-Kahf: 66–67 )

Khidir said, ai O Moses, I know a knowledge from Allah that only He taught me. You don't know it. Whereas you also have knowledge that only God teaches you, which I do not know. '

Moses said,

سَتَجِدُنِي إِن شَاء اللَّهُ صَابِراً وَلَا أَعْصِي لَكَ أَمْراً

‘God willing, you will find me as a patient person and I will not oppose you in any business. '(QS. Al-Kahf: 69)

Then, both of them walked by the sea. Suddenly through a boat. They chatted with the passengers of the ship to be willing to take them along. Finally, they recognized Khidhir, then the passenger of the ship took both of them without being asked to pay.

Suddenly, a bird perched on the edge of the boat, pecking (drinking) a sip or two gulps of sea water. Then, Khidhir told Moses, ai O Moses, your knowledge and your knowledge are not comparable to the knowledge of Allah, except like the beak of a bird that drank sea water before! '

Khidhir then headed for one of the boat boards, then Khidhir punched it. Seeing this peculiarity, Moses asked, umpang Passenger of this ship has been willing to take us along without collecting wages, but why did you intentionally puncture their ship? Do you do that with the intention of drowning the occupants? '

Khidhir replied,

قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْراً. قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرْهِقْنِي مِنْ أَمْرِي عُسْراً

Aku Have I not said, "Surely you will not be patient with me." Moses said, "Do not punish me for my forgetfulness." (Surat al-Kahf: 72–73)

That was something Moses first forgot, then the two continued their journey. Both of them met a boy playing with his friends. Suddenly Khidhir pulled the boy's hair and killed him.

Seeing this strange event, Moses asked,

أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْساً زَكِيَّةً بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَّقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئاً نُّكْراً

‘Why did you kill a clean soul, not because he killed someone else? Surely you have done something that is possible. (QS. Al-Kahf: 74)



Khidhir replied,

أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكَ إِنَّكَ لَن تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِي صَبْراً

‘Have I not told you that you will not be able to be patient with me? '(QS. Al-Kahf: 75)

So, both are running. Until when they arrived at the inhabitants of a country, they asked to be treated to the inhabitants of that country, but the inhabitants of that country did not want to entertain them. Then both of them got in the country the wall of the house that had almost collapsed.

فَأَقَامَهُ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَاتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْر. قَالَ هَذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنِكَ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْراً

‘Khidhir said that, through his hands, he straightened the wall. Moses said, au If you want, you will certainly take a reward for it. 'Khidhir said,' This is the separation between me and you. '‘(QS. Al-Kahf: 77–78).

May Allah bestow mercy on Moses aih alaihis salam. Of course, we really want if Moses could be patient so we get a story about the affairs of both of them. "(Narrated by Al-Bukhari no. 122 and Muslim no. 2380)

Lessons to be learned:
1. A smart and respectful person may ask others to help meet their needs.
2. Prompts for tawadhu 'and is not arrogant because of his intelligence, and if asked to him, "Who is the smartest person?" He should answer, "Allah a'lam (Allah knows better)."
3. The obligation to implement the teachings that have been suggested even though the mind is unable to digest them.
4. Praising safar in thalabul ilmi (studying religion, ed).
5. Prompts to be polite with the scholars and older people.
6. Provision is addressed by the guardians.
7. Allowed to ask for food if it really is needed.
8. It is permissible to travel by sailing, and is allowed to borrow a vehicle, occupy a house, or wear his friend's clothes without giving a reward, if the owner is pleased.
9. Penalize something based on what appears.
10. If you have to face two dangers, a greater danger must be avoided by doing a lighter hazard.
11. It is suggested that you provide guidance with sermons and ask questions and answers.
12. Prophets can forget, be exhausted, hungry, and sleep.
13. Gentle to followers and helpers.
14. Humans are not lonely from demonic misgivings.
15. Sunnah that people who call someone to goodness or remind him, he should start with himself, and not prohibited also if the opposite. Both are alleged in the sunnah.
16. Ahad hadith is accepted in aqidah problems.