THE STORY OF THE PROPHET MOSES - Moses Married in Madyan Country

Moses had traveled a long distance since leaving Egypt. After a while, Moses arrived in the country of Madyan. Moses felt tired and hungry, he decided to rest. At that time, Moses saw people who were swarming around the water source to drink their livestock. Behind the crowd were two girls who had difficulty giving their animals to drink. Moses approached the two girls and helped them to fetch water. The two girls got what they needed. So Moses returned to take shelter. Moses prayed to God so he could get help.

Surah Al-Qashash verses 23-24:

وَلَمَّا وَرَدَ مَآءَ مَدۡيَنَ وَجَدَ عَلَيۡهِ أُمَّةٗ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ يَسۡقُونَ وَوَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمُ ٱمۡرَأَتَيۡنِ تَذُودَانِۖ قَالَ مَا خَطۡبُكُمَاۖ قَالَتَا لَا نَسۡقِي حَتَّىٰ يُصۡدِرَ ٱلرِّعَآءُۖ وَأَبُونَا شَيۡخٞ كَبِيرٞ  ٢٣ فَسَقَىٰ لَهُمَا ثُمَّ تَوَلَّىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلظِّلِّ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَآ أَنزَلۡتَ إِلَيَّ مِنۡ خَيۡرٖ فَقِيرٞ  ٢٤

23.  And when he came to the well of Madyan, he found there a crowd of people watering [their flocks], and he found aside from them two women driving back [their flocks]. He said, "What is your circumstance?" They said, "We do not water until the shepherds dispatch [their flocks]; and our father is an old man."

24.  So he watered [their flocks] for them; then he went back to the shade and said, "My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need."

The two girls told their experience to their father's (according to some story, the father was Shu'aib). Then, the girls's father ordered his daughters to invite Moses to their home. One of the two girls walked over to Moses. The girl said that her father invited Moses to their home to repay the kindness that Moses had done. Musa was grateful for his wish. With pleasure, Moses accepted the invitation and went to the girls' father's house.

Moses was welcomed by the father of the girls when they arrived at their home. The father was pleased with Moses' personality. Moses told about him and the various events he experienced until he reached the land of Madyan. The father said that Moses was safe and secure from those who wanted to arrest him. One of the girls said to her father that Moses would work for them, because Moses was a strong and trustworthy person. The father of the girls also intended to marry Moses with one of his daughters. The condition is that Moses had to graze livestock belonging to the girls's father for eight years. Moses agreed and was even able to fulfill it into ten years.

Surah  Al-Qashash verses 25-28:

فَجَآءَتۡهُ إِحۡدَىٰهُمَا تَمۡشِي عَلَى ٱسۡتِحۡيَآءٖ قَالَتۡ إِنَّ أَبِي يَدۡعُوكَ لِيَجۡزِيَكَ أَجۡرَ مَا سَقَيۡتَ لَنَاۚ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُۥ وَقَصَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلۡقَصَصَ قَالَ لَا تَخَفۡۖ نَجَوۡتَ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ  ٢٥ قَالَتۡ إِحۡدَىٰهُمَا يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱسۡتَ‍ٔۡجِرۡهُۖ إِنَّ خَيۡرَ مَنِ ٱسۡتَ‍ٔۡجَرۡتَ ٱلۡقَوِيُّ ٱلۡأَمِينُ  ٢٦ قَالَ إِنِّيٓ أُرِيدُ أَنۡ أُنكِحَكَ إِحۡدَى ٱبۡنَتَيَّ هَٰتَيۡنِ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَأۡجُرَنِي ثَمَٰنِيَ حِجَجٖۖ فَإِنۡ أَتۡمَمۡتَ عَشۡرٗا فَمِنۡ عِندِكَۖ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَنۡ أَشُقَّ عَلَيۡكَۚ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ  ٢٧ قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَكَۖ أَيَّمَا ٱلۡأَجَلَيۡنِ قَضَيۡتُ فَلَا عُدۡوَٰنَ عَلَيَّۖ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلٞ  ٢٨

25.  Then one of the two women came to him walking with shyness. She said, "Indeed, my father invites you that he may reward you for having watered for us." So when he came to him and related to him the story, he said, "Fear not. You have escaped from the wrongdoing people."

26.  One of the women said, "O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy."

27.  He said, "Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two daughters, on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you. And I do not wish to put you in difficulty. You will find me, if Allah wills, from among the righteous."

28.  [Moses] said, "That is [established] between me and you. Whichever of the two terms I complete - there is no injustice to me, and Allah, over what we say, is Witness."

Moses did his work patiently and diligently. During this time the girls father saw that Moses was truly a young man who was honest, strong, and trustworthy. It is not wrong if Moses was made a son-in-law. After the agreement period was over, Moses married and lived happily with his wife. Moses was able to be a good protector for his wife.