Transliteration:( Qaala yabna'umma laa ta'khuz bi lihyatee wa laa bi ra'see innee khasheetu an taqoola farraqta baina Baneee Israaa'eela wa lam tarqub qawlee )
131. From this we learn that a beard should be one fistful in length i.e. length of four fingers which one is able to catch. This length was the practice of the Prophets. The Holy Prophet ? would practise Khilaal of the beard (running fingers through his blessed beard) at the time of making Wudhu, and this is only possible if the beard is long
132. From this we understand that if a pious person wrongly punishes you, there is no retaliation for it. There is no retaliation upon the father, teacher, a Prophet. Although Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) was hard on Hazrat Harun (On whom be peace) when he was innocent, there was no retaliatory action sought by Hazrat Harun (On whom be peace) against Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace), nor did Allah Almighty command him to seek forgiveness.Â
We further learn that we, common people, have no right to interfere and meddle in the battles of our pious predecessors, which they had fought among themselves. It is not permissible for any believer to speculate in this incident between Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) and Hazrat Harun (On whom be peace). Likewise, no Muslim should wag his tongue concerning the battles that were fought between the Noble Companions. When the Holy Prophet ? presented himself for the purpose of retaliation, it was for the purpose of teaching justice.
133. It should be remembered that Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) had caught the beard of Hazrat Harun (On whom be peace) in a fit of anger and in a state of frenzy without investigating what had actually taken place.
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The tafsir of Surah Ta-Ha verse 94 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Taha ayat 92 which provides the complete commentary from verse 92 through 94.
(20:94) Aaron answered: “Son of my mother! Do not seize me with my beard, nor by (the hair of) my head.[71] I feared that on returning you might say: ‘You sowed discord among the Children of Israel, and did not pay heed to my words.'”[72]
71. See (Surah Al-Aaraf, Ayat 150).
72. It can also be interpreted like this: You did not wait for orders from me. In order to understand fully the statement of Prophet Aaron (peace be upon him), one should read this verse along with (Surah Al-Aaraf, ayat 150), where he says: Son of my mother, these people overpowered me and were going to kill me. So, let not the enemies gloat over me. Do not count me among the people who have done wrong. Now if both these verses are read together, one can easily see the true picture of the event. Prophet Aaron (peace be upon him) did his utmost to stop the people from committing the sin of calf-worship, but they revolted against him and might even have killed him. Fearing a clash between them, therefore, he held his peace lest Prophet Moses (peace be upon him), on his return, might blame him for letting the situation worsen and failing to control it effectively in his absence. The last clause of (Surah Al-Aaraf, Ayat 150) also gives the hint that there existed among the people a good number of the enemies of the two brothers.
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