What is the authenticity of the story of Musa being given the choice between a date and a coal, and is his taking the coal the cause of the impediment in his tongue?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There is a story that when Musa (peace be upon him) was young, he was given the choice between taking a date and a coal, so he picked up the coal and put it in his mouth. Some scholars said that this was the cause of the impediment in his tongue. I heard one of the students of knowledge deny this story, asking how a child could pick up a coal with its intense heat, let alone put it in his mouth?
Answer:
This is from the Isra'iliyyat, this is from the Isra'iliyyat. He (peace and blessings be upon him), yes, did have an impediment in his tongue,[Taha 20:27-28], but as for the cause of this impediment, Allah knows best about it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There is a story that when Musa (peace be upon him) was young, he was given the choice between taking a date and a coal, so he picked up the coal and put it in his mouth. Some scholars said that this was the cause of the impediment in his tongue. I heard one of the students of knowledge deny this story, asking how a child could pick up a coal with its intense heat, let alone put it in his mouth?
Answer:
This is from the Isra'iliyyat, this is from the Isra'iliyyat. He (peace and blessings be upon him), yes, did have an impediment in his tongue,
(27) And untie the knot from my tongue (28) That they may understand my speech.
وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1116- 4717] ما صحة قصة تخيير موسى بين التمرة والجمرة وهل تناوله للجمرة سبب لعقدة لسانه؟ — youtube.com
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