Tafsir as-Saadi (تيسير الكريم الرحمن في تفسير كلام المنان) — Page 851

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لِفَتَاهُ هَذِهِ الْمَقَالَةُ قَالَ لَهُ: فَتَاهُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ أَيْ: أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ حِينَ آوَانَا اللَّيْلُ إِلَى تِلْكَ الصَّخْرَةِ الْمَعْرُوفَةِ بَيْنَهُمَا فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ وَمَا أَنْسَانِيهِ إِلَّا الشَّيْطَانُ لِأَنَّهُ السَّبَبُ فِي ذَلِكَ {وَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا} أَيْ: لَمَّا انْسَرَبَ فِي الْبَحْرِ وَدَخَلَ فِيهِ، كَانَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْعَجَائِبِ.

(from previous page) ⟵ When Moses said this to his servant, his servant replied to him: 'Do you remember when we rested by the rock? I forgot the fish—and none but Satan made me forget to mention it—and it took its way into the sea in a wondrous manner.'

قَالَ الْمُفَسِّرُونَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ الْمَسْلَكُ لِلْحُوتِ سَرَبًا، وَلِمُوسَى وَفَتَاهُ عَجَبًا فَلَمَّا قَالَ لَهُ الْفَتَى هَذَا الْقَوْلَ، وَكَانَ عِنْدَ مُوسَى وَعْدٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ إِذَا فَقَدَ الْحُوتَ، وَجَدَ الْخَضِرَ فَقَالَ مُوسَى {ذَلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ} أَيْ: نَطْلُبُ {فَارْتَدَّا} أَيْ: رَجَعَا عَلَى آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا أَيْ رَجَعَا يَقُصَّانِ أَثَرَهُمَا إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي نَسِيَا فِيهِ الْحُوتَ فَلَمَّا وَصَلَا إِلَيْهِ وَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا وَهُوَ الْخَضِرُ وَكَانَ عَبْدًا صَالِحًا لَا نَبِيًّا عَلَى الصَّحِيحِ.

Commentators say that this path was a tunnel for the fish, but a wonder for Moses and his companion. When the young man said this, Moses—who had a promise from God that losing the fish would lead him to Al-Khidr—replied, {That is what we were seeking}. {So they returned}, meaning they retraced their steps back to the place where they had forgotten the fish. Upon arriving, they found one of Our servants, Al-Khidr; he was a righteous servant, not a prophet, according to the most accurate view.

آتَيْنَاهُ رَحْمَةً مِنْ عِنْدِنَا: أَيْ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ رَحْمَةً خَاصَّةً بِهَا زَادَ عِلْمُهُ وَحَسُنَ عَمَلُهُ {وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ} {مِنْ لَدُنَّا} أَيْ: عِنْدَنَا عِلْمًا، وَكَانَ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ مَا لَمْ يُعْطَ مُوسَى، وَإِنْ كَانَ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَعْلَمَ مِنْهُ بِأَكْثَرَ مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ، وَخُصُوصًا فِي الْعُلُومِ الْإِيمَانِيَّةِ، وَالْأُصُولِيَّةِ، لِأَنَّهُ مِنْ أُولِي الْعَزْمِ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ، الَّذِينَ فَضَّلَهُمُ اللَّهُ عَلَى سَائِرِ الْخَلْقِ بِالْعِلْمِ وَالْعَمَلِ، وَغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ، فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعَ بِهِ مُوسَى قَالَ لَهُ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْأَدَبِ وَالْمُشَاوَرَةِ، وَالْإِخْبَارِ عَنْ مَطْلَبِهِ.

{We gave him mercy from Us}: God granted him a special mercy that increased his knowledge and refined his deeds. {And We taught him} {from Our presence}, meaning knowledge directly from Us. He had been given knowledge that Moses had not, even though Moses, peace be upon him, was more knowledgeable in most matters, especially in the sciences of faith and foundational principles, as he was one of the messengers of firm resolve whom God favored over all creation in knowledge, action, and more. When Moses met him, he spoke with politeness and consultation, explaining his request:

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Vocabulary · المفردات (44 verbs · 60 nouns)

• قَالَ — to say
• رَأَى — to see
• أَوَى — to take shelter
• فَتًى — young man
• مَقَالَة — articles
• صَخْرَة — rock