The Holy Quran 20:94 — Surah Taha

Arabic text

قَالَ يَبْنَؤُمَّ لَا تَأْخُذْ بِلِحْيَتِى وَلَا بِرَأْسِىٓ ۖ إِنِّى خَشِيتُ أَن تَقُولَ فَرَّقْتَ بَيْنَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَمْ تَرْقُبْ قَوْلِى

Translation

He (Haaroon عليه الصلاة والسلام) said, "O son of my mother! Do not grab my beard or (seize) my head. (I did not disassociate from them because) I feared that you would say, 'You divided the Bani Israa'eel and did not wait for my word (my instructions).'"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

In the intensity of his zeal, Musa ﵇ had seized Harun ﵇ by the beard and the hair of his head. A detailed discussion of this has already passed in the notes on Surah Al-A'raf. The excuse of Harun ﵇: that is, it seemed to me that waiting for your return was better than doing something in your absence that would cause a split among the Children of Israel.

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