'As for the story of Prophet Musa with the Angel of death, it is a sound story reported by Al Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad and Al Nasai: from Abu Huraira that the Prophet said: "The Angel of Death was sent to Moses when he came to Moses. Moses SLAPPED him on the eye. The angel returned to his Lord and said, "You have sent me to a Slave who does not want to die". Allah said, "Return to him and tell him to put his hand on the back of an ox and for every hair that will come under it, he will be granted one year of life". Moses said, "O Lord! What will happen after that?" Allah replied, "Then death". Moses said, "Let it come now". Moses then requested Allah to let him die close to the Sacred Land so much so that he would be at a distance of a stone's throw from it". Abu Huraira added, "Allah's Apostle said, 'If I were there, I would show you his grave below the red sand hill on the side of the road".
Al Nawawi said: "It is also possible that Allah did not send the angel of death when he wanted to terminate his life. It might have been only a test. Prophet Musa might have slapped the man because he was a stranger who got into his house without his consent, ignoring that he was in fact the angel of death. It is lawful in Sharia to take out the eye of the person who looks inside your house without your consent. It is known that the angels came in the form of men to Prophets Ibrahim and Lut (Peace and blessing be upon them) and they did not recognize them. Prophet Ibrahim presented them something to eat before they told him who they were. Prophet Musa also might not have recognized the Angel. But when he come the second time with his eye in its place Prophet Musa recognized him and submitted himself to Allah's Will.
To conclude, we say that the Muslim should believe in these Ahadith and the like, as revelation from Allah The Almighty. If the person's mind and reasoning are short of making him understand the revealed message, he should know that the defect is not in the Sharia it is in his own mind and reasoning as Sharia could include some facts that could not be perceived and fully understood by the human mind.
We ask Allah to guide you to the right path.
Allah knows best.' Did you even bother to check what scholars had to say? Or did you think 'Oh look! Something to bash sunnis with?'
Why did Allah bother to send the Prophet PBUH to teach us the Quran? Why do we need school teachers to teach us something? The Quran is fully detailed. What are you trying to put across? Just because something is fully detailed doesnt mean that everyone will be able to fully understand it. Thats why we refer to the Prophet's PBUH sunnah. I could go to waterstones today and get some random book on genetics. Most of it i wouldnt understand. Id need my teacher to help me understand. Just because i consulted a secondary source (the teacher) on a primary source (the book) doesnt mean the usefullness or the amount of detail in the book has suffered. Same with us and the actions of the Prophet PBUH. Just because we turn to his actions to help us interpret the Quran doesnt mean that we have made the Quran useless and divineless.
'And indeed, you are of great moral character' 68:4
'There has certainly been for you in the messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last DAy and [who] remembers Allah often.' 33:21
These two verses say the Prophet has an excellent pattern and great moral character. Dont you want to be of great moral character and give an excellent pattern (example)?
