At
the time of the Prophet Moses, there was someone from the tribe of Israel who
was rich. He has abundant assets and is very old. He has several nieces and
nephews. His nephews hoped for his death so that they could obtain an
inheritance in the form of wealth. So one of his nieces killed him in the
middle of the night and dumped him at the intersection. Some say that he threw away
his uncle's body at the front door of one of them.
In
the morning, people talk to each other about the murder and are still looking
for who the killer was. Then came the victim's niece. He shouted and confessed
that tyranny had taken place. People just realized that they should not have to
fight to find the killer and they should have left the matter to the Prophet
Moses.
The
nephew met the Prophet Moses and told the Prophet about the disaster. Prophet
Moses said that Allah SWT would praise someone who knew who killed that person.
But no one knows it. They asked the Prophet Moses to plead with Allah SWT to
know the killer.
Prophet
Moses asked Allah SWT about it. Allah ordered to slaughter a female cow. When
people heard the words of the Prophet Moses about the order, they assumed Moses
was mocking them. They want to know who the killer is but instead hear
something that is considered to have no correlation.
Prophet
Moses responded by saying that he took refuge in Allah so as not to say
anything other than those revealed by Allah SWT. Indeed it is an answer from
Allah SWT in order to solve the problem of murder.
Surah
Al-Baqarah verse 67:
وَإِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ
لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأۡمُرُكُمۡ أَن تَذۡبَحُواْ بَقَرَةٗۖ قَالُوٓاْ
أَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُوٗاۖ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِٱللَّهِ أَنۡ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ ٦٧
67. And [recall] when Moses said to his people,
"Indeed, Allah commands you to slaughter a cow." They said, "Do
you take us in ridicule?" He said, "I seek refuge in Allah from being
among the ignorant."
Instead
of immediately searching for any female cow to slaughter, the Children of
Israel actually troubled themselves by asking about the characteristics of the
female cow in detail. They are answered with something very rare. They were
ordered to slaughter middle-aged female cows, those who were not old and not
young. They also asked again about the color of the female cow. So they were
ordered to slaughter an old yellow cow and please those who looked at it. They
still ask again because they are still confused about the true characteristics
of the female cow. The characteristics given are more detailed. They were
ordered to slaughter a female cow that had never been used to plow the land and
had not been used to irrigate crops. The female cow is healthy and has no
defects. There is also no strip of animal skin, which is no other color besides
the original color on the skin. After being explained in as much detail as
possible, then they assume that the female cow is clearly defined.
That
said, they only found the female cow in a man from among them. The person is
very devoted to his parents. They want to ask the cow, but that person doesn't
want to give it. Then, they tried to buy it for the price of gold as heavy as
the female cow, but the person still refused. Finally, they bought the female
cow with the price of gold weighing ten times the weight of the female cow.
That person wants to sell it.
After
getting the female cow, Prophet Moses ordered them to slaughter it. But they
were hesitant to do it and almost didn't do it. After being slaughtered,
Prophet Moses conveyed Allah's command to them to hit the body of the killed
person with a part of the female cow. Some say the part of the tongue, or the
flesh of the thigh, or the bone that is connected to the cartilage, or the
piece of flesh that is between the shoulders.
Surah
Al-Baqarah verses 68-73:
قَالُواْ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا
رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا هِيَۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٞ لَّا
فَارِضٞ وَلَا بِكۡرٌ عَوَانُۢ بَيۡنَ ذَٰلِكَۖ فَٱفۡعَلُواْ مَا تُؤۡمَرُونَ ٦٨ قَالُواْ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن
لَّنَا مَا لَوۡنُهَاۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٞ صَفۡرَآءُ
فَاقِعٞ لَّوۡنُهَا تَسُرُّ ٱلنَّٰظِرِينَ
٦٩ قَالُواْ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا هِيَ إِنَّ ٱلۡبَقَرَ
تَشَٰبَهَ عَلَيۡنَا وَإِنَّآ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَمُهۡتَدُونَ ٧٠ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٞ
لَّا ذَلُولٞ تُثِيرُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَلَا تَسۡقِي ٱلۡحَرۡثَ مُسَلَّمَةٞ لَّا شِيَةَ
فِيهَاۚ قَالُواْ ٱلۡـَٰٔنَ جِئۡتَ بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ فَذَبَحُوهَا وَمَا كَادُواْ
يَفۡعَلُونَ ٧١ وَإِذۡ قَتَلۡتُمۡ نَفۡسٗا
فَٱدَّٰرَٰٔتُمۡ فِيهَاۖ وَٱللَّهُ مُخۡرِجٞ مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَكۡتُمُونَ ٧٢ فَقُلۡنَا ٱضۡرِبُوهُ بِبَعۡضِهَاۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ يُحۡيِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ وَيُرِيكُمۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمۡ
تَعۡقِلُونَ ٧٣
68. They said, "Call upon your Lord to make
clear to us what it is." [Moses] said, "[Allah] says, 'It is a cow
which is neither old nor virgin, but median between that,' so do what you are
commanded."
69. They said, "Call upon your Lord to show
us what is her color." He said, "He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright
in color - pleasing to the observers.' "
70. They said, "Call upon your Lord to make
clear to us what it is. Indeed, [all] cows look alike to us. And indeed we, if
Allah wills, will be guided."
71. He said, "He says, 'It is a cow neither
trained to plow the earth nor to irrigate the field, one free from fault with
no spot upon her.' " They said, "Now you have come with the
truth." So they slaughtered her, but they could hardly do it.
72. And [recall] when you slew a man and disputed
over it, but Allah was to bring out that which you were concealing.
73. So, We said, "Strike the slain man with
part of it." Thus does Allah bring the dead to life, and He shows you His
signs that you might reason.
After
the body was beaten, Allah SWT revived the murdered person. He rose with blood
still flowing. Prophet Moses asked him, "Who killed you?" He replied,
"The one who killed me is my own niece." Then he returned to being a
corpse as before.
Surah
Luqman verse 28:
مَّا خَلۡقُكُمۡ وَلَا
بَعۡثُكُمۡ إِلَّا كَنَفۡسٖ وَٰحِدَةٍۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعُۢ بَصِيرٌ ٢٨
28. Your creation and your resurrection will not
be but as that of a single soul. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing.
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