سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ إِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَتَوْا مُوسَى ( عليه السلام ) فَسَأَلُوهُ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ يُمْطِرَ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِذَا أَرَادُوا وَ يَحْبِسَهَا إِذَا أَرَادُوا فَسَأَلَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ذَلِكَ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ذَلِكَ لَهُمْ يَا مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرَهُمْ مُوسَى فَحَرَثُوا وَ لَمْ يَتْرُكُوا شَيْئاً إِلَّا زَرَعُوهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَنْزَلُوا الْمَطَرَ عَلَى إِرَادَتِهِمْ وَ حَبَسُوهُ عَلَى إِرَادَتِهِمْ فَصَارَتْ زُرُوعُهُمْ كَأَنَّهَا الْجِبَالُ وَ الْآجَامُ ثُمَّ حَصَدُوا وَ دَاسُوا وَ ذَرَّوْا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا شَيْئاً فَضَجُّوا إِلَى مُوسَى ( عليه السلام ) وَ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا سَأَلْنَاكَ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُمْطِرَ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْنَا إِذَا أَرَدْنَا فَأَجَابَنَا ثُمَّ صَيَّرَهَا عَلَيْنَا ضَرَراً فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ضَجُّوا مِمَّا صَنَعْتَ بِهِمْ فَقَالَ وَ مِمَّ ذَاكَ يَا مُوسَى قَالَ سَأَلُونِي أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ أَنْ تُمْطِرَ السَّمَاءَ إِذَا أَرَادُوا وَ تَحْبِسَهَا إِذَا أَرَادُوا فَأَجَبْتَهُمْ ثُمَّ صَيَّرْتَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرَراً فَقَالَ يَا مُوسَى أَنَا كُنْتُ الْمُقَدِّرَ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَلَمْ يَرْضَوْا بِتَقْدِيرِي فَأَجَبْتُهُمْ إِلَى إِرَادَتِهِمْ فَكَانَ مَا رَأَيْتَ
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Ibn Muskan, from Sadeyr who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> saying that: ‘The Children of Israel came over to Musa<sup>as</sup>, so they asked him<sup>as</sup> that he<sup>as</sup> should ask Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic to Cause the sky to rain upon them whenever they so wanted it to, and Withhold it whenever they so want it to’. So he<sup>as</sup> asked Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic for that to be for them. So Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Said: “That is for them, O Musa<sup>as</sup>!” So Musa<sup>as</sup> informed them, and they did not leave anything except that they cultivated it. Then the rain would descend upon their intentions and be withheld upon their intentions. Thus, their plantations came to be like the mountains and the forests. Then they harvested and threshed and scattered it, but they did not find anything (grains). So they raised a clamout to Musa<sup>as</sup> and said, ‘But rather we asked you<sup>as</sup> that you<sup>as</sup> should ask Allah<sup>azwj</sup> that He<sup>azwj</sup> Causes the sky to rain upon us whenever we so wanted it to. So He<sup>azwj</sup> Answered us. Then it came to be harmful upon us!’. So he<sup>as</sup> said: ‘O Lord<sup>azwj</sup>! The Children of Israel are raising a clamour from what has been done with them’. So He<sup>azwj</sup> Said: “And why is that so, O Musa<sup>as</sup>?” He<sup>as</sup> said: ‘They asked me<sup>as</sup> to ask You<sup>azwj</sup> that the sky should rain whenever they so wanted it to, and withhold whenever they so wanted it to, so You<sup>azwj</sup> Answered them. Then it came to be harmful upon them’. So He<sup>azwj</sup> Said: “O Musa<sup>as</sup>! I<sup>azwj</sup> had Measured out for the Children of Israel, but they were not pleased with My<sup>azwj</sup> Measurement. So I<sup>azwj</sup> Left it to them to their will (as they can only see superficially upon the growth), and it turned out to what you<sup>as</sup> saw”’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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