بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well. Wishing you and your family a blessed Jumu'ah.
Once when Prophet Musa alayhissalaam was addressing Banu Israel (children of Israel), he was asked: “Who is the most learned man among the people?” He said: “I am the most learned.” He thought that he had enough knowledge to earn that title, especially because he was one of Allah’s favored Prophets.
Allah admonished Prophet Musa as he did not attribute absolute knowledge to Him (Allah Almighty). So Allah instructed him to go to the junction of the two seas where he would meet one who was more learned than Prophet Musa, Al-Khidr. The story was told in Surah al-Kahf (18:60-82]
Musa's journey with Al-Khidr was marked by three incidents which seem very negative or malicious at first glance:
1- The ship Al-Khidr pierced because there was an unjust king who was taking away every ship by force.
2- The child Al-Khidr killed because he was not dutiful towards his parents who were righteous. His disobedience caused them too much trouble.
3- The wall Al-Khidr rebuilt because it was damaged in part, without recompense for his work especially in a town he wasn’t warmly welcomed. In fact, a treasure belonging to two orphan boys was buried beneath it. It would have been stolen had he (Al Khidr) not built the wall.
Allah’s wisdom seems to be not apparent at first glance in the way the three above-cited incidents are arranged; Al-Khidr’s acts seem not to be justified. This is to show to the believers that Allah may handle matters in ways we may not understand. Consequently, we may neither grasp the wisdom behind this nor appreciate the goodness or the positive effects this may have on our life. This is the type of knowledge, not found in any book, that Allah wishes to teach not only to Prophet Musa but to us as well.
The story of Prophet Musa and Al-Khidr (peace be upon them) gives us solace and hope when things are not going the way we want or the way we like. The lesson contained in this story is this "You should have full faith in the wisdom of what is happening is in accordance with the will of Allah. As the reality is hidden from you, you are at a loss to understand the wisdom of what is happening, and sometimes if it appears that things are going against you, you cry out, 'How and why has this happened'. The fact is that if the curtain be removed from the "unseen", you would yourselves come to know that what is happening here is for the best. Even if sometimes it appears that something is going against you, you will see that in the end it also produces some good results for you.
We have to be patient, although patience does not come easy especially about something we don't know, as Al-Khidr told Musa,
“And how can you have patience about a thing which you know not?” [Qur'an, Al-Kahf 18:68]
But we know now, regardless, we must be patient if we want the best. Only Allah knows what's best for us. Allah is in control of everything, so patience entails that we wait, accept the situation and tolerate the delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.
If Musa were to remain patient with Al-Khidr, we might have learned more about their story as the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wassallam said, "We wish that Musa could have remained patient by virtue of which Allah might have told us more about their story." (Sufyan, the sub-narrator, said that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wassallam said: "May Allah bestow His Mercy on Musa! If he had remained patient, we would have been told further about their case.")'
May Allah make us of those who are patient. Ameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wassallam.
And Allah knows best and He alone grant success.
Wassalaam
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