Bukhari 78 — Musa and the righteous servant at the meeting of the two seas

البخاري 78 — موسى والعبد الصالح بمجمع البحرين

A hadith qudsi in Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 78: Musa and the righteous servant at the meeting of the two seas. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.

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«بينما موسى في ملإ من بني إسرائيل، إذ جاءه رجل فقال أتعلم أحدا أعلم منك قال موسى لا. فأوحى الله عز وجل إلى موسى بلى، عبدنا خضر، فسأل السبيل إلى لقيه، فجعل الله له الحوت آية، وقيل له إذا فقدت …»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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Muhammad· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)

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Angels alternate among you by night and by day· The angels boast of you· The angels say: My Lord, that is Your servant who intends an evil deed — You know him best· Roaming angels seek out gatherings of remembrance· Were it not for your sins the angels would visit you in your houses· The shayatin came to them and turned them from their religion· Abu Dawud 430 — I made five prayers obligatory on your community and made a covenant· Abu Dawud 821 — I have divided the prayer between Myself and My servant in two halves

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  • Sahih al-Bukhari
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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