Musa said: “My garment, O Hajar, my garment, O Hajar,” meaning, give me my garment, O Hajar. And Hajar kept walking until he reached a gathering of the Children of Israel.
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The Shaykh : Musa said: “My garment, O Hajar, my garment, O Hajar,” meaning, give me my garment, O Hajar. And Hajar kept walking until he reached a gathering of the Children of Israel, and they witnessed that there was no defect in Musa, and praise be to Allah. Then Hajar stopped. So Musa began to strike him: he struck the stone. How can one strike a stone when it is inanimate? Because the stone did what a person of intellect does. When it did what a person of intellect does, it deserved to be disciplined by being struck.
And is that like what mothers do now with their young children? When a child stumbles and is not struck by anything, she strikes the thing he stumbled on. Yes, this is for what? To quiet the child and please him. If it benefits the child and pleases him, then there is no harm.
The important point is that the Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) descended, and the palm trunk became quiet. The trunk of the palm tree became quiet. And this is among the signs of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And, if Allah wills, the rest of the discussion on the remaining hadiths will come. And Allah knows best.
And is that like what mothers do now with their young children? When a child stumbles and is not struck by anything, she strikes the thing he stumbled on. Yes, this is for what? To quiet the child and please him. If it benefits the child and pleases him, then there is no harm.
The important point is that the Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) descended, and the palm trunk became quiet. The trunk of the palm tree became quiet. And this is among the signs of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And, if Allah wills, the rest of the discussion on the remaining hadiths will come. And Allah knows best.