The meaning of his saying: "So when he passed by, there was Moses..."
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The Shaykh : Moses, the son of whom?
The student: 'Imran.
The Shaykh : The son of 'Imran was the best of the prophets of the Children of Israel, and his story is repeated in the Noble Qur'an in a detailed manner, in a moderate manner, and in a brief manner. His story was repeated because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was about to enter the city, and there were many Jews in it, so he would be aware of what happened to Moses (peace be upon him) and what happened to the Children of Israel. Therefore, you will not find a story mentioned repeatedly in the Qur'an like the story of Moses (peace and blessings be upon him). Moses, the son of 'Imran, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) greeted him, and he returned the greeting and said, "Welcome to whom?"
The student: To the righteous brother.
The Shaykh : To the righteous brother and the righteous prophet. When he passed by him, he wept. Who is the actor?
The student: Moses.
The Shaykh : Moses weptSahih al-Bukhari 3887 Here the questioner asks, or a question arises in the mind of the listener: Was Moses' weeping here out of envy, or what? Because when he was asked what made him weep, he said, "It is because a young man was sent after me, and more people from his community will enter Paradise than those who enter it from my community." Is this a matter of envy, or what?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is a matter of sorrow for his community, that more people from the community of Muhammad will enter Paradise than those who enter it from his community. So his weeping was sorrow and grief for his community, not envy of the community of Muhammad. Is there another answer?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : So it is sorrow and grief for the loss of the great reward that he would receive, and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) receives a greater reward than him. In any case, what appears is that his weeping was for two reasons: The first reason is what the brothers said, that it was sorrow and grief for his community, because not many of them believed, and it was sorrow and grief because he does not receive the same reward that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) receives. The second reason is that he wept for the greatness of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and that Allah the Exalted...
The student: 'Imran.
The Shaykh : The son of 'Imran was the best of the prophets of the Children of Israel, and his story is repeated in the Noble Qur'an in a detailed manner, in a moderate manner, and in a brief manner. His story was repeated because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was about to enter the city, and there were many Jews in it, so he would be aware of what happened to Moses (peace be upon him) and what happened to the Children of Israel. Therefore, you will not find a story mentioned repeatedly in the Qur'an like the story of Moses (peace and blessings be upon him). Moses, the son of 'Imran, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) greeted him, and he returned the greeting and said, "Welcome to whom?"
The student: To the righteous brother.
The Shaykh : To the righteous brother and the righteous prophet. When he passed by him, he wept. Who is the actor?
The student: Moses.
The Shaykh : Moses wept
Someone asked him, 'What makes you weep?' Moses said, 'I weep because after me there has been sent (as Prophet) a young man whose followers will enter Paradise in greater numbers than my followers.'
فقيل له ما يبكيك؟ قال أبكي لأن غلاماً بعث بعدي يدخل الجنة من أمته أكثر ممن يدخلها من أمتيThe student: ...
The Shaykh : It is a matter of sorrow for his community, that more people from the community of Muhammad will enter Paradise than those who enter it from his community. So his weeping was sorrow and grief for his community, not envy of the community of Muhammad. Is there another answer?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : So it is sorrow and grief for the loss of the great reward that he would receive, and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) receives a greater reward than him. In any case, what appears is that his weeping was for two reasons: The first reason is what the brothers said, that it was sorrow and grief for his community, because not many of them believed, and it was sorrow and grief because he does not receive the same reward that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) receives. The second reason is that he wept for the greatness of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and that Allah the Exalted...