Moses, peace be upon him, from Egypt to Madyan, and between him and it were eight nights. It was said: Like the distance from Basra to Kufa. He had no food except the leaves of trees, and he went out barefoot, and he did not reach it until the soles of his feet were worn through.
His saying, the Exalted: "He found there a crowd of people watering."
16811 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah narrated to us: Shababah narrated to us: Warqa' narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, regarding His saying: "A crowd of people," he said: A group of people.
16812 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us: Yahya ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Bukayr narrated to us: 'Abd Allah ibn Lahi'ah narrated to me: 'Ata' ibn Dinar narrated to me: Sa'id ibn Jubayr narrated to me, regarding the saying of Allah: "He found there a crowd of people," he says: A group.
16813 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us: 'Amr ibn Hammad narrated to us: Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi, "He found there a crowd of people," he says: A multitude of people watering.
His saying, the Exalted: "Watering."
16814 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas narrated to us: 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Salamah narrated to us: Salamah narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, who said: So Moses went out without provisions, without servants, and without a mount, fearful and anticipating, until he came upon a crowd of people in Madyan, people who possessed livestock and sheep.
His saying, the Exalted: "And he found besides them two women."
16815 - Via the same chain, from Ibn Ishaq, meaning His saying: "And he found besides them two women," meaning: He found two women apart from the people.
His saying, the Exalted: "Holding back."
16816 - Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Abi al-Thalj narrated to us: Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us: Asbagh ibn Zayd narrated to us: al-Qasim ibn Abi Ayyub narrated to us: Sa'id ibn Jubayr narrated to us, from Ibn 'Abbas, "And he found besides them two women holding back," meaning by that: restraining their sheep. It was narrated similarly from Sa'id ibn Jubayr and al-Suddi.
16817 - My father narrated to us: 'Amr ibn 'Awn narrated to us: Hushaym informed us, from Husayn, from Abu Malik, regarding His saying: "Holding back," he said: They were restraining their sheep until the people finished and the well was clear for them.
مُوسَى صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ مِصْرَ إِلَى مَدْيَنَ وَبَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهَا ثَمَانِ لَيَالٍ كَانَ يُقَالُ:
نَحْوٌ مِنَ الْبَصْرَةِ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ طَعَامٌ إِلا وَرِقُ الشَّجَرِ وَخَرَجَ حَافِيًا فَمَا وَصَلَ إِلَيْهَا حَتَّى وَقَعَ خُفُّ قَدَمِهِ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّةً مِنَ النَّاسِ يَسْقُونَ
١٦٨١١ - حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، ثنا شَبَابَةُ، ثنا وَرْقَاءُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَوْلُهُ: أُمَّةً مِنَ النَّاسِ قَالَ: أُنَاسٌ.
١٦٨١٢ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الله بن بكبير حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ: وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّةً مِنَ النَّاسِ يَقُولُ: قَوْمًا.
١٦٨١٣ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ، ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، ثنا أَسْبَاطٌ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّةً مِنَ النَّاسِ يَقُولُ: كَثْرَةً مِنَ النَّاسِ يَسْقُونَ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: يَسْقُونَ
١٦٨١٤ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ، ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ثنا سَلَمَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ: فَخَرَجَ مُوسَى بِغَيْرِ زَادٍ وَلا خَدَمٍ وَلا ظَهْرٍ خَائِفًا يَتَرَقَّبُ حَتَّى وَقَعَ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ بِمَدْيَنَ أَهْلِ نَعْمٍ وَشَاةٍ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَوَجَدَ مِنْ دُونِهِمُ امْرَأَتَيْنِ
١٦٨١٥ - بِهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ يَعْنِي قَوْلَهُ: وَوَجَدَ مِنْ دُونِهِمُ امْرَأَتَيْنِ أَيْ وَجَدَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ دُونَ الْقَوْمِ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: تَذُودَانِ
١٦٨١٦ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي الثَّلْجِ، ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، ثنا أَصْبَغُ ابن زَيْدٍ، ثنا الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَوَجَدَ مِنْ دُونِهِمُ امْرَأَتَيْنِ تَذُودَانِ يَعْنِي بِذَلِكَ حَابِسَتَيْنِ غَنَمَهُمَا. وَرُوِيَ، عَنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ وَالسُّدِّيِّ نَحْوُ ذَلِكَ.
١٦٨١٧ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ أَنْبَأَ هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ: تَذُودَانِ قَالَ: تَحْبِسَانِ غَنَمَهُمَا حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ النَّاسُ وَيَخْلُوَ لَهُمَا الْبِئْرُ.
