After Allah the Almighty commanded Moses to go to Pharaoh to call him to worship Allah alone and to send the Children of Israel with Moses to take them to Jerusalem, Moses PBUH supplicated his Lord, Exalted and Sublime be He, by saying the following:
“My Lord! Uplift my heart for me” which means expand it and open it, so that I may bear verbal and physical harm, and my heart may not become distressed by that, and my chest may not become constricted. If the chest becomes narrow, it will not enable its owner to guide the creation and call them to worship Allah. Regarding this fact, Allah the Almighty said to His Prophet (Muhammad PBUH) “It is out of Allah’s mercy that you ˹O Prophet˺ have been lenient with them. Had you been cruel or hard-hearted, they would have certainly abandoned you.” May the people accept the truth with leniency and openness of heart.
“and make my task easy” means, make my task easy for me and grant me assistance to accomplish it, for it is difficult and arduous.
“and remove the impediment from my tongue”: The knot in his tongue is his inability to utter some letters, and the reason for his tongue knot was the ember that he had thrown in his mouth by the arrangement of Allah the Almighty. When Pharaoh decided to kill him after Moses seized Pharaoh’s beard and plucked it while he was on his lap. As a result, Pharaoh got angry, but Asiyah said to him, “He is irrational in his behaviour because of his young age.” She went on, “Test him by putting jewels in a plate and coals in a bowl, and we will present them to him. If he chooses to take the jewels, he is rational and he knows very well what he is doing. In that case. do whatever you wish to him. But if he takes the coal, he is irrational, and so do not take his deeds seriously. When Pharaoh presented both the plate and bowel, Moses chose to take the coal due to Allah’s arrangement, and it was the reason for his tongue knot.
Moses asked his Lord to loosen it from his tongue, so that he would make his words clear when he addressed Pharaoh, and would convey his Message. Pharaoh insulted the Prophet of Allah, Moses by referring to the knot, when he said, “Am I not better than this nobody who can hardly express himself?”
“and grant me a helper from my family* Aaron, my brother* Strengthen me through him* and let him share my task” Moses PBUH asked Allah the almighty to make his brother Harun (Aron) his supporter in conveying the Divine Message and bearing its burdens.
Strengthen me through him“ means that let him back me, because as you know man is stronger when he is with others, than when he is alone.
“and let him share my task” by making Harun a Prophet with Moses.
“so that we may glorify You much* and remember You much* When Allah’s Prophet Moses knew that Allah the Almighty likes to be glorified and remembered, he explained the reason why he wanted his brother Harun to be his supporter saying that they would glorify and remember Him a lot. Doing this actually is the main purpose of all acts of worships.
There are benefits of remembering Allah: some of which are:
– The greatest purpose of calling others to worship Allah is glorifying Allah the Almighty and Exalting Him over all things.
– Having a group of people who are obedient to Allah the Almighty, and remember Him a lot helps man remember Allah and glorify.
“for truly You have ˹always˺ been overseeing us.”) You know our condition, our weakness, our helplessness, and our desperate need of You in all matters. Also, You know our situation more than we do, and You are More Merciful upon us than we are, so accept our plea and respond to our supplication.
Allah the Almighty says:
(Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed all bounds˺.”* Moses prayed, “My Lord! Uplift my heart for me* and make my task easy* and remove the impediment from my tongue* so people may understand my speech* and grant me a helper from my family* Aaron, my brother* Strengthen me through him* and let him share my task,) (Taha 20:24-32)
(And my brother Aaron is more eloquent than I, so send him with me as a helper to support what I say, for I truly fear they may reject me*.Allah responded, “We will assist you with your brother and grant you both authority, so they cannot harm you. With Our signs, you and those who follow you will ˹certainly˺ prevail.”) (Al-Qasas 28:35)
:بعد أن أمر الله تعالى موسى بالذهاب إلى فرعون ليدعوه إلى عبادة الله وحده وإرسال بني إسرائيل مع موسى ليذهب به إلى أرض المقدس، دعا موسى عليه السلام ربه عز وجل فقال
رب اشرح لي صدري”: وسعه وأفسحه، لأتحمل الأذى القولي والفعلي، ولا يتكدر قلبي بذلك، ولا يضيق صدري، فإن الصدر إذا ضاق، لم يصلح صاحبه لهداية الخلق ودعوتهم، قال الله لنبيه صلى الله عليه وسلم: “فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ لِنْتَ لَهُمْ وَلَوْ كُنْتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ الْقَلْبِ لانْفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِكَ”، وعسى الخلق يقبلون الحق مع اللين وسعة الصدر وانشراحه عليهم.
ويسر لي أمري”: أي سهل مهمتي عليَّ وارزقني العون عليها فإنها صعبة شاقة.
واحلل عقدة من لساني”: العقدة في لسانه هي عدم قدرته على النطق ببعض الحروف، وسبب عقدة لسانه، الجمرة التي ألقاها في فمه بتدبير الله عزّ وجلّ حيث عزم فرعون على قتله لما وضعه في حجره يلاعبه فأخذ موسى بلحية فرعون ونتفها فغضب فقالت له آسية إنه لا يعقل لصغر سنه وقالت له تختبره بوضع جواهر في طبق وجمر في طست ونقدمهما له فإن أخذ الجواهر فهو عاقل ودونك افعل به ما شئت، وإن أخذ الجمر فهو غير عاقل فلا تحفل به ولا تغتم لفعله، وقدم لموسى الطبق والطست فمد يده إلى الطست بتدبير الله فأخذ جمرة فكانت سبب هذه العقدة
فسأل موسى ربه أن يحلها من لسانه ليفصح إذا خاطب فرعون ويبين فيفُهم قوله، وبذلك يؤدي رسالته. وقد عير فرعون نبي الله موسى بهذه العقدة كما في قوله: “أَمْ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ هَذَا الَّذِي هُوَ مَهِينٌ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ”.
وَاجْعَلْ لِي وَزِيرًا مِنْ أَهْلِي. هَارُونَ أَخِي. اشْدُدْ بِهِ أَزْرِي. وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِي أَمْرِي “: هذا طلب من الله تعالى أن يجعل له من أخيه هارون معيناً على تبليغ الرسالة وتحمل أعبائها.
اشدد به أزري” أي قو به ظهري، فإن الإنسان مع الجماعة أقوى منه لوحده.
وأشركه في أمري” وذلك بأن يجعل الله هارون نبيًا مع موسى.
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كي نسبحك كثيراً. ونذكرك كثيراً”: لما علم نبي الله موسى أن الله يحب أن يسبح ويعظم ويذكر علل سؤاله بهذا السبب، وهو الإكثار من التسبيح والتهليل ويدخل في ذلك سائر العبادات لأن التسبيح والتهليل هو مقصدها الأعظم.
وفي ذلك فوائد: منها:
من أعظم مقاصد الدعوة إلى الله تعظيم الله وتسبيحه وتنزيهه -جل جلاله.
وجود الجماعة من الناس الطائعين لله الذاكرين له تعين الإنسان على ذكر الله وتعظيمه وإجلاله.
إِنَّكَ كُنْتَ بِنَا بَصِيرًا”: تعلم حالنا وضعفنا وعجزنا وافتقارنا إليك في كل الأمور وأنت أبصر بنا من أنفسنا وأرحم، فمُنَّ عَلَيْنَا بما سألناك، وأجبنا فيما دعوناك.
قال الله تعالى
اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ ﴿٢٤﴾ قَالَ رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي ﴿٢٥﴾ وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي ﴿٢٦﴾ وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي ﴿٢٧﴾ يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي ﴿٢٨﴾ وَاجْعَل لِّي وَزِيرًا مِّنْ أَهْلِي ﴿٢٩﴾ هَارُونَ أَخِي ﴿٣٠﴾ اشْدُدْ بِهِ أَزْرِي ﴿٣١﴾ وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِي أَمْرِي
طه 20 :24- 32
(وَأَخِى هَٰرُونُ هُوَ أَفْصَحُ مِنِّى لِسَانًا فَأَرْسِلْهُ مَعِىَ رِدْءًا يُصَدِّقُنِىٓ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ* |قَالَ سَنَشُدُّ عَضُدَكَ بِأَخِيكَ وَنَجْعَلُ لَكُمَا سُلْطَٰنًا فَلَا يَصِلُونَ إِلَيْكُمَا بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ أَنتُمَا وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكُمَا ٱلْغَٰلِبُون) القصص 28: 34-3