The Shaykh's answer regarding al-Ghazali's words in his weakening of the hadith of Musa with the Angel of Death, and his refutation of al-Nasa'i and al-Ma'rizi in their authentication of the hadith?

al-Huwayni: Our Shaykh, in the bookThe Shaykh : of Muhammad al-Ghazali, he denied the hadith of Musa (peace be upon him) and the Angel of Death, and refuted the defense of al-Ma'rizi and al-Nawawi, saying that it is a trivial defense that is not acceptable. He said, "Because angels are not afflicted with defects, and because the righteous do not dislike death, so how about the messengers, and how about the resolute among the messengers?"

The Shaykh : I believe there is a clear error in this statement, and I do not know whether it is from the transmitter or from the one being quoted.
al-Huwayni: What is it?

The Shaykh : That you are saying on his behalf that angels are not afflicted with defects.
al-Huwayni: They are not afflicted.

The Shaykh : Or they are not afflicted, that is not the point, but does he not know that the angel who came to Musa came in the form of a human being?
al-Huwayni: He does not know this.

The Shaykh : He does not know?
al-Huwayni: I believe he does not know.

The Shaykh : He does not know? Then his statement falls to the ground, because the hadith, as in the Musnad of Imam Ahmad with a valid chain, states that angels used to come to us in the form of human beings. So the angel sent, who is the Angel of Death, when Allah (Mighty and Majestic) sent him to Musa saying to him, "Answer your Lord," was in the form of a human being. And Musa, the one who spoke to Allah, and the chosen one of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), when a person came to him and said to him, "Answer your Lord," he slapped him. That slap, and happy is the one who was slapped, who did not punch him with that punch, -he laughsThe questioner : and the one responsible-. So Musa punched him and killed him, not that he killed him, but he gouged out his eye, because he was in the form of a human being. So the doubt is actually based on ignorance of the Sunnah, and on not being diligent in following the narrations of hadiths, by which many of the difficulties that arise for some people are resolved. This is the answer to that doubt.
al-Huwayni: Okay, but do the righteous actually dislike death as he said?

The Shaykh : Who?
al-Huwayni: The righteous dislike death because, of course, he who gouged out the eye of the Angel of Death for Musa, dislikes death.

The Shaykh : Disliking death, first I say: it is a natural, innate matter, like the fear of Musa from the magicians of Pharaoh, so this is a matter in which a chosen prophet is not blamed. Second: if we, humans who are exposed to falling into sins and disobedience, know the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): , then if one of us dislikes death because he seeks the good, excellent life to increase in this long life righteous deeds, then his dislike of death, and the reality is like this, is not a blame, but it turns into praise. But the problem is that the people of desires, like this man and his like, only follow the doubts from the authentic Prophetic hadiths, to appear before people as if they are among the critics, while they are not there. This is my answer to this second doubt.
al-Huwayni: The scholars mention in this hadith also that Musa (peace be upon him) gouged out the eyes of the Angel of Death in application of his Shari'ah, and he gouged out the eye of the one who looks or enters without permission, even though this did not come in the hadith and was not referred to, is this a sufficient answer?

The Shaykh : No. Rather, it is an answer that does not stand, and we have no need for it at all, because it is based on what has no basis in our Shari'ah. Yes.

Another questioner : The subject of Musa at the end of the hadith is that he was ordered to place his hand on the skin of a bull, so he chose to be taken at that time, so where is the dislike of death when he knew that it was the Angel of Death in reality. And he was given the choice between placing his hand on the skin of a bull and having a year for every hair, so he said: , he said . He said: . The end of the hadith refutes the saying of the one who said that he disliked death.

The Shaykh : This is correct, the first order was based on the fact that Musa had not discovered that that person who was in the form of a human being was actually an angel, so when the angel came to him by a sign from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), he knew that he was truly sent by Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and he said to him this sign, so he said to him, "And what is after that?" He said: "Death." He said: "So now," so what you mentioned is completely applicable. Yes.