Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 5708, 5709

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: اسْتَبَّ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ. فَقَالَ الْمُسْلِمُ: وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُحَمَّدًا عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ. فَقَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ: وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ. فَرَفَعَ الْمُسْلِمُ يَدَهُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَلَطَمَ وَجْهَ الْيَهُودِيِّ فَذَهَبَ الْيَهُودِيُّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا كَانَ من أمره وأمرِ الْمُسلم فَدَعَا النَّبِي صلى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمُسْلِمَ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تُخَيِّرُونِي عَلَى مُوسَى فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يُصْعَقُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأُصْعَقُ مَعَهُمْ فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يُفِيقُ فَإِذَا مُوسَى بَاطِشٌ بِجَانِبِ الْعَرْشِ فَلَا أَدْرَى كَانَ فِيمَنْ صُعِقَ فَأَفَاقَ قَبْلِي أَوْ كَانَ فِيمَنِ اسْتَثْنَى اللَّهُ.» . وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: " فَلَا أَدْرِي أَحُوسِبَ بِصَعْقَةِ يَوْمِ الطُّورِ أَوْ بُعِثَ قَبْلِي؟ وَلَا أَقُولُ: أَنَّ أَحَدًا أَفْضَلَ مِنْ يُونُسَ بنِ مَتَّى " وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: «لَا تُخَيِّرُوا بَيْنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ» . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ. وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة: «لَا تفضلوا بَين أَنْبيَاء الله»

Translation

A Muslim man and a Jewish man quarreled. The Muslim said, ‘By Him who chose Muhammad above all the worlds!’ The Jewish man said, ‘By Him who chose Moses above all the worlds!’ The Muslim raised his hand and slapped the Jewish man’s face. The Jewish man went to the Prophet and told him what had happened between them. The Prophet summoned the Muslim and asked him about it. When he had explained, the Prophet said: ‘Do not give me preference over Moses. On the Day of Resurrection, people will be struck down, and I will be struck down with them. I will be the first to recover, and then I will see Moses holding fast to the side of the Throne. I do not know whether he was among those who were struck down and recovered before me, or among those whom Allah exempted.’ Another version says: ‘I do not know whether he was held to account for the swoon on the day at al-Tur, or was raised before me. And I do not say that anyone is superior to Yunus ibn Matta.’ In a version from Abu Sa‘id he said: ‘Do not distinguish between the prophets.’ In a version from Abu Hurayrah: ‘Do not rank some of Allah’s prophets above others.’ Agreed upon.