13412 - From 'Amr ibn Maymun who said: 'Al-hash' (shaking) is the staff between the two branches; he does not move it until the leaves fall. 'Al-khabt' (beating) is that he beats until the leaves fall.

13413 - Malik ibn Anas narrated to us, saying: 'Al-hash' is that a man places the hook-end (mihjan) on a branch, then shakes it until its leaves and fruits fall without breaking the twig. This is 'al-hash', and it is not 'al-khabt'.

The Saying of the Exalted: "...and I have other uses for it."

He said: "Needs."

13414 - Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated to us regarding His saying: "...and I have other uses for it," he said: "Needs and benefits."

13415 - From al-Suddi (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding His saying: "other uses," he says: "Other needs; I carry the provision-bag and the water-skin upon it."

13416 - From Qatadah regarding His saying: "...and I have other uses for it," he said: "It would shine for him at night; it was the staff of Adam (peace be upon him)."

The Saying of the Exalted: "So he threw it down, and suddenly it was a snake, moving swiftly."

13417 - From Ibn 'Abbas: "So he threw it down, and suddenly it was a snake, moving swiftly." It was not a snake before that. It passed by a tree and ate it, and passed by a rock and swallowed it. Moses began to hear the sound of the rock inside its belly. He turned to flee, and it was called out to him: "O Moses, take it!" He did not take it. Then it was called out the second time: "Take it and do not fear." It was said to him the third time: "Indeed, you are of the secure," so he took it.

13418 - From Ibn Abi Hatim, from his father, from Ahmad ibn 'Abdah, from Hafs ibn Jami', from Simak, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas: "So he threw it down, and suddenly it was a snake, moving swiftly." It was not a snake before that. It passed by a tree and ate it, and passed by a rock and swallowed it. Moses began to hear the sound of the rock inside its belly. He turned to flee, and it was called out to him: "O Moses, take it!" He did not take it. Then it was called out the second time: "Take it and do not fear." It was said to him the third time: "Indeed, you are of the secure," so he took it.