The meeting between Moosa and Al-Khidhr, may Allaah exalt their mention

15-10-2012 | IslamWeb

Question:

Assalamualaikum, how do we know the person with Musa (peace be upon him) was Khidr (peace be upon him)? As the name is not mentioned din Quran..
Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

The story of Al-Khidhr and Moosa (Moses), may Allaah exalt their mention, was already mentioned in the Quran without mentioning the name of Al-Khidhr. Allaah Says (what means): {And they found a servant from among Our servants [i.e. al-Khidhr] to whom We had given mercy from Us and had taught him from Us a [certain] knowledge.} [Quran 18:65]

However, the Sunnah clarified that his name was Al-Khidhr. In Saheeh Al-Bukhari, the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said about the story of Al-Khidhr may Allaah exalt his mention  and Moosa may Allaah exalt his mention that when Moosa claimed to be the most knowledgeable man on earth: ''Allaah revealed to Moosa: Of course, there is our servant Al-Khidhr (who has better knowledge than you)….”

Besides, Al-Bukhari may Allaah have mercy upon him reported in his Saheeh that the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said: ''He was named Al-Khidhr (which literally mean the green man) because he sat on a barren land and the ground turned green with vegetation behind him.”

For more benefit, please refer to Fatwa 82168.

Allaah Knows best.

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