قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مُوسَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ " فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ {قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا} كَانَتِ الأُولَى نِسْيَانًا، وَالْوُسْطَى شَرْطًا، وَالثَّالِثَةُ عَمْدًا {قَالَ لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلاَ تُرْهِقْنِي مِنْ أَمْرِي عُسْرًا}. {لَقِيَا غُلاَمًا فَقَتَلَهُ} فَانْطَلَقَا فَوَجَدَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُ. قَرَأَهَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَمَامَهُمْ مَلِكٌ.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Moses the Messenger of Allah," and then he narrated the whole story about him.Al-Khadir said to Moses, "Did not I tell you that you can have no patience with me." (18.72). Mosesthen violated the agreement for the first time because of forgetfulness, then Moses promised that if heasked Al-Khadir about anything, the latter would have the right to desert him. Moses abided by thatcondition and on the third occasion he intentionally asked Al-Khadir and caused that condition to beapplied. The three occasions referred to above are referred to by the following Verses:"Call me not to account for forgetting And be not hard upon me." (18.73)"Then they met a boy and Khadir killed him." (18.74)"Then they proceeded and found a wall which was on the verge of falling and Khadir set it upstraight." (18.77)