Hadith 9

Tafseer of the Imam (Hassan Al-Askari-asws) – ‘The Imam-asws said: ‘When Musa–as ended up to the sea, Allah–azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto him–as: “Say to the Children of Israel: ‘Renew My–azwj Tawheed (Oneness), and instruct your hearts to mention Muhammad–saww, the Chief of My–azwj servants and My–azwj maids, and prepare upon yourself the Wilayah of Ali–asws, brother of Muhammad–saww, and his–saww goodly Progeny–asws, and be saying: ‘O Allah–azwj! By their–asws virtue, Make us cross upon the back of this water’, so the water would be transformed for you all as land”. Musa–as said that to them, and they said: ‘Are you–as implementing upon us what we dislike, and did we flee from the people of Pharaoh–la except out of fear of death (in the first place)? And you–as want to invade this water with us to be immersing in it with these words? And what are you–as intending what would be occurring upon us, from this? ’ Kalb Bin Yohanna said to Musa–as, and he was upon a horse of his, and that gulf was of four Farsakhs (approximately 24 kilometres), ‘O Prophet–as of Allah–azwj! Allah–azwj Commands you–as with this that we should be saying and entering the water? ’ He–as said: ‘Yes’. He said, ‘Are you–as ordering me with it? ’ He–as said: ‘Yes’. He–asws said: ‘So he paused and renewing upon himself the Tawheed of Allah–azwj, and the Prophet-hood of Muhammad–saww, and the Wilayah of Ali–asws Bin Abu Talib–asws, and the goodly ones–asws from their Progeny–asws, what he had been instructed with. Then he said, ‘O Allah–azwj! By their–asws virtue, Cause me to cross upon the back of this water! ’ Then he spurred his horse and galloped upon the back of the water, and the water from beneath him was like the soft ground, until he reached the end of the gulf. Then he returned galloping, then said to the Children of Israel, ‘O Children of Israel! Obey Musa–as, for this supplication is nothing except keys to the doors of the Gardens, and locks upon the doors of the Fires, and descended of the sustenance, and a fetcher upon the servants of Allah–azwj and His–azwj maids of the Mercy of the Beneficent, the Compeller, the Creator’. But they refused, and said, ‘We will not travel except upon the ground’. Allah–azwj Revealed unto Musa–as Strike the sea with your staff [26: 63] and say: ‘O Allah–azwj! By the virtue of Muhammad–saww and his–saww goodly Progeny–asws, part it! ’ So, he–as did, and it parted, and the ground appeared up to the end of the gulf. Musa–as