١٠ - وعن أبي عبد الله (ع) قال: كان لموسى بن عمران أخٌ في الله، وكان موسى يُكرمه ويحبه ويُعظمه، فأتاه رجلٌ فقال: أني أحِبّ أن تُكلم لي هذا الجبار، وكان الجبار ملكاً من ملوك بني إسرائيل، فقال: والله ما أعرِفُه ولا سألته حاجةً قط، قال: وما عليك من هذا! لعل الله (جلّ جلاله) يقضي حاجتي على يدك. فرَقَّ له وذهب معه من غير علم موسى، فأتاه ودخل عليه، فلما رآه الجبار أدناه وعظّمه، فسأله حاجةَ الرجل فقضاها له، فلم يلبث ذلك الجبار أن طُعن فمات، فحشد في جنازته أهل مملكته، وغُلّقت لموته أبواب الأسواق لحضور جنازته. وقضي من القضاء أن الشابّ المؤمِنَ أخا موسى مات يوم مات ذلك الجبار وكان أخو موسى إذا دخل منـزِله أغلق عليه بابه فلا يصلُ إليه أحد، وكان موسى إذا أراده فتح البابَ عنه ودخل عليه، وإنّ موسى نسيه ثلاثاً، فلما كان اليوم الرابع ذكره موسى، فقال: قد تركتُ أخي منذ ثلاثٍ فلم آتهِ. ففتح عنه الباب ودخل عليه، فإذا الرجل ميتٌ! وإذا دواب الأرض دبّت عليه فتناولت من محاسن وجهه، فلما رآه موسى عند ذلك، قال: يا ربّ! عدوّك حشرت له الناس، ووليّك أمتَّهُ فسلّطت عليه دوابَّ الأرض تناولَتْ من محاسن وجهه؟ فقال الله (جلّ جلاله): يا موسى، إن وليّي سأل هذا الجبارَ حاجة فقضاها له، فحشدتُ له أهلَ مملكته للصّلاة عليه لأكافئَه عن المؤمن بقضاء حاجته، ليخرُج من الدنيا وليس له عندي حسنة أُكافئه عليها، وإنّ هذا المؤمن سلَّطتُ عليه دواب الأرض لتتناول من محاسن وجهِه لسؤالهِ ذلك الجبّار، وكان لي غير رضىً ليخرُج من الدنيا وما له عندي ذنب.
10. It has been narrated that Abu 'Abd Allah [a.s] recounted: Prophet Musa [a.s], son of 'Imran, had a brother-in-faith whom he cared for, loved and respected. A man once came to this friend of Musa [a.s] and asked him to intercede on his behalf with a tyrant who happened to be a king of the Israelites. 'By Allah, I do not know him and have never asked him for a favor,' friend of Musa replied. 'What have you to lose,' the man persisted, 'Perhaps; Allah will fulfill my need through you.' So, he went off with the man without Musa's knowledge and approached the tyrannical king. When the tyrant saw him, he drew him close and showed him utmost respect. The latter asked the king for the man's favor and it was granted. Shortly thereafter, the king died. The people of his kingdom gathered in large numbers for his funeral and the marketplaces were shut. It so happened that on the very same day, Musa's brother-in-faith passed away, too. He had a tendency to keep his house door shut and whenever Musa wanted to pay him a visit; he would simply let himself in. Now it came to pass that Musa forgot the man for three days. On the fourth day, he said to himself, 'I have neglected my brother for three days. I must visit him.' When he opened the door to let himself in, Musa found his friend dead and the creatures of the earth were feeding on his face. 'O Lord,' Musa called out, 'Your enemy died and You brought forth a multitude for his funeral, but when You caused Your friend to die, You let the creatures eat him up?' 'O Musa,' the Lord [M.G] replied, 'My friend begged this tyrant for a favor and he granted it; so, I gathered the people of his kingdom for his funeral (to honor him) as a reward for his having granted a believer's request and that he may go forth from the world whilst I owe him no reward. And as for this believer, I allowed the creatures of the earth to feed on him because of his having asked a tyrant for a favor; and it was not pleasing to Me that he should leave this world without any sin.'