Sahih al-Bukhari 1294 (Book 23, Hadith 94)
one of his eyes. The angel went back to his Lord, and said, “You sent me to a slave who does not want
to die.” Allah restored his eye and said, “Go back and tell him (i.e. Moses) to place his hand over the
back of an ox, for he will be allowed to live for a number of years equal to the number of hairs coming
under his hand.” (So the angel came to him and told him the same). Then Moses asked, “O my Lord!
What will be then?” He said, “Death will be then.” He said, “(Let it be) now.” He asked Allah that He
bring him near the Sacred Land at a distance of a stone’s throw. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) said, “Were I
there I would show you the grave of Moses by the way near the red sand hill.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 1294 (Book 23, Hadith 94)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The monumental hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari was authored by the renowned scholar al-Bukhārī approximately in the year 847. It is universally regarded as one of the most valued and authentic texts in Sunni Islamic scholarship, second only to the Quran in authority. This work is a primary member of the Kutub al-Sittah, a group of six trusted hadith collections that also includes the works of Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, and ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s compilation is vast, featuring 7,563 hadiths systematically arranged across 97 different books.
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