Is there a benefit to be derived from the verse “And when you said, ‘O Musa,’” regarding the poor etiquette of the Children of Israel with their Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) when they called him by his name?

The questioner : Is it derived from the verse that the poor etiquette of the Children of Israel with Musa (peace be upon him) consisted merely of calling him by his name, saying “O Musa”?

The Shaykh : By Allah, poor etiquette can indeed be derived from it, provided it is established that they were commanded to address him with the title of prophethood and not to call him by his name. I do not know about this specific point. However, in any case, according to what we know now, setting aside the specific ruling, is it not considered a type of poor etiquette to address an elder by his name? Even if, for example, you say to a person older than you, “So-and-so” by his name, people consider this poor etiquette. How much more so is it poor etiquette when the person is greater in status and rank with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)? It is truly poor etiquette. For this reason, Allah the Exalted said: Here, the word “calling” (du'a) is a noun added to both the doer and the object, meaning it can be added to the doer or to the object. If it is added to the object, it becomes: “Do not make your calling of the Messenger like your calling of one another,” meaning do not call him by his name as you call one another. If we make it added to the doer, it becomes: “Do not make the Messenger’s calling of you, when he calls you to something, like the calling of one another,” so that you would disobey him as one of you would disobey another. This is supported by His saying: .