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Sahih Muslim 166b (Book 1, Hadith 326) #7591
Devotion of Moses and Jonah to Allah

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) described Moses and Jonah's (peace be upon them) devotion to Allah while passing through a valley.

Abu al-'Aliya narrated it on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said: We travelled with the Messenger of Allah between Mecca and Medina and we passed by a valley. He (the Holy Prophet) asked: Which valley is this? They said: This is the valley of Azraq Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) remarked: (I feel) as if I am seeing Moses (peace be upon him), and then he described something about his complexion and hair, which Diwud (the narrator) could not remember. He (Moses, as described by the Holy Prophet) was keeping his fingers in his ears and was responding loudly to Allah (saying: I am as Thy service, my Lord) while passing through that valley. We then travelled (further) till we came to the mountain trail. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Which mountain trail is this? They said: It is the Harsha or Lift. He (the Holy Prophet) said: (I perceive) as if I am seeing Yunus on a red camel, with a cloak of wool around him. The halter of his camel was that of the fibre of date-palm, and he was passing through the valley saying: I am at Thy service! my Lord.
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ سِرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ فَمَرَرْنَا بِوَادٍ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَىُّ وَادٍ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا وَادِي الأَزْرَقِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَذَكَرَ مِنْ لَوْنِهِ وَشَعْرِهِ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَحْفَظْهُ دَاوُدُ وَاضِعًا إِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ لَهُ جُؤَارٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ثُمَّ سِرْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى ثَنِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَىُّ ثَنِيَّةٍ هَذِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا هَرْشَى أَوْ لِفْتٌ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يُونُسَ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ عَلَيْهِ جُبَّةُ صُوفٍ خِطَامُ نَاقَتِهِ لِيفٌ خُلْبَةٌ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي مُلَبِّيًا

TOPICS
devotion  *  valley  *  moses  *  jonah  *  service  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be devoted to your Creator no matter where you are or what you are doing; even if it is just walking down a street or going for an outing with friends or family members .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the devotion that Prophet Moses and Prophet Jonah had for Allah when they were travelling through a valley. The Prophet Muhammad described how he felt as if he was seeing both prophets in their respective journeys. He described how Prophet Moses was keeping his fingers in his ears and responding loudly to Allah saying “I am at Thy service! my Lord” while passing through the valley. Similarly, he also described how Prophet Jonah was riding on a red camel with a cloak made out of wool around him and the halter of his camel being made out of date-palm fibre while also saying “I am at Thy service! my Lord” as he passed through the same valley. This hadith teaches us that we should always be devoted to our Creator no matter where we are or what we are doing; even if it is just walking down a street or going for an outing with friends or family members. We should always remember that our ultimate purpose in life is to serve Him alone and nothing else matters more than this fact.

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