Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ الْمَكِّيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ الْقَدَّاحُ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقُ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ مَارَانِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ فِي الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي اتَّبَعَهُ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام فَقُلْتُ هُوَ الْخَضِرُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام وَقَالَ الْفَزَارِيُّ هُوَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَمَرَّ بِنَا أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَدَعَوْتُهُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَذْكُرُ الَّذِي تَبِعَهُ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام قَالَ نَعَمْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ بَيْنَمَا مُوسَى جَالِسٌ فِي مَلَإٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ هَلْ أَحَدٌ أَعْلَمُ بِاللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى مِنْكَ قَالَ مَا أَرَى فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ بَلَى عَبْدِي الْخَضِرُ فَسَأَلَ السَّبِيلَ إِلَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى لَهُ الْحُوتَ آيَةً إِنْ افْتَقَدَهُ وَكَانَ مِنْ شَأْنِهِ مَا قَصَّ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Abbad al-Makki told us, Abdullah ibn Maymun al-Qaddah told us, Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq told us, from Ibn Shihab, from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah, from Ibn Abbas, who said: A man from Banu Fazara disputed with me concerning the man whom Musa, peace be upon him, followed. I said: "He is al-Khidr, peace be upon him," but the Fazari said: "He is another man." Ibn Abbas said: Then Ubayy ibn Ka'b passed by us, so I called him and asked him: "Did you hear the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, mention the one whom Musa, peace be upon him, followed?" He said: "Yes, I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: While Musa was sitting among a gathering of the Children of Israel, a man said to him: 'Is anyone more knowledgeable about Allah, blessed and exalted, than you?' He said: 'I do not think so.' So Allah revealed to him: 'Yes, My servant al-Khidr.' So he asked for the way to him, and Allah, blessed and exalted, made the fish a sign for him if he lost it; and matters proceeded as Allah, blessed and exalted, has related."