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4274. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "A Jewish man said in the marketplace of Al-Madinah: 'By the One Who chose Musa above all of mankind.' An Ansārī man raised his hand and slapped him. He said: 'How dare you say this when the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ is among us?' Mention of that was made to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and he
said: 'Allâh says: "And the Trumpet will be blown, and all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth will swoon away, except him whom Allâh wills. Then it will be blown a second time, and behold they will be standing, looking on (waiting)."[1] I will be the first one to raise his head, and I will see Musa holding on to one of the pillars of the Throne, and I do not know whether he will have raised his head before me, or he will be one of those whom Allâh exempts. And whoever says that I am better than Yunus bin Mattâ, he is lying." (Hasan)
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Muslims are requested to have strong solicitude for their religion. However, expressing such feelings in the way that implies degradation of other Prophets is forbidden.
The Companion slapped the Jew since his style of expression indicated a superiority of Musa ﷺ, over the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, which was impolite behavior.
A type of virtue of Musa ﷺ, is mentioned to teach that even a true matter should not be expressed in the way that could lead to some misunderstanding.
The Throne is a creation of Allâh, it has legs, and on the Day of Judgment all can see it. Moreover, those who perform certain good deeds will get shelter in its shade and will be safe from the sufferings of the Day of Resurrection.
Those who will not become unconscious from the sound of the Horn are not mentioned in the Hadith. So, guessing and speculation is not appropriate.
