The Benefits of the Verse: “And when Moses asked for water for his people, We said: Strike the stone with your staff, and there burst forth from it twelve springs. Each people knew their own drinking place.”

Because the legislation of those before us is legislation for us, provided our legislation does not come with a contrary ruling. How much more so when it comes in agreement with it.
Second, it is also derived from it that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is the refuge of creation. When hardship touches them, they take refuge in Him; they take refuge in Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Third: The messengers (peace and blessings be upon them) are like others in their need for Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It is not said that the messengers are capable of everything and that no evil befalls them.
It also contains evidence of Moses’ compassion for his people, as indicated by His saying: .
It also contains evidence of the permissibility of seeking nearness to Allah through the righteous, but seeking nearness through what? Through their supplication. As for seeking nearness through their persons or their status, that is not permissible, because that is not a means. The intended meaning of seeking nearness is following the path that leads to the goal. This seeking nearness, and the fact that this path leads to the goal, is not established except by evidence from the Shari'ah. Accordingly, whatever the Shari'ah has not come with, seeking nearness to Allah through it is of the nature of legislating in the religion of Allah what is not part of it. For this reason, the verified scholars among the people of knowledge considered seeking nearness through the status of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to be one of the types of associating partners with Allah.
It also contains evidence that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is All-Capable and Generous, because the incapable one is not asked for water, and the stingy one does not give, is that not so? For this reason, Allah responded.
It also contains evidence for affirming the hearing of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), as indicated by His saying: . The “fa” here indicates causality. “We said” means “when he asked, We said.” This indicates that Allah heard his request and responded to it.
It also contains evidence, which is also among the important proofs, for affirming the existence of Allah the Exalted for the deniers. The response to supplication is evidence of the existence of the One being supplicated to. How many verses in the Qur'an mention that Allah the Exalted responded to the supplicant: and others.
It contains evidence of the perfection of the power of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), in that Moses (peace and blessings be upon him) struck the stone with the staff and springs burst forth. Is this the custom with such things? No, not with such things. But it is not in this form; the custom has not been with such things. It is evidence of the power of Allah and that the matter is not as the naturalists claim, that it is nature. If things were by nature, they would not change and would remain as they are.
It contains evidence of a sign among the signs of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) by which His prophet Moses was verified, is that not so? Several signs are connected to this staff, among them: he struck the sea with it and it split; he struck the stone with it and it burst forth; he ate the magic of the magicians, yes? And it turned into a snake, yes.
It contains evidence of the wisdom of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) in that He made this bursting water twelve springs for two benefits. The first benefit: spaciousness for the Children of Israel, because if it had been one spring, hardship would have befallen them due to crowding. Second: distancing from enmity and hatred among them, because they were twelve tribes, twelve tribes. If they had gathered in one place with the narrowness and the need for water, severe conflict would have occurred among them, and it might have led to fighting. This is from the mercy of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) for the Children of Israel in that He made it burst forth as twelve springs. For this reason, Allah pointed to this blessing by saying: . Each people, from where? From the Children of Israel.