Moses puts a coal in his mouth

 

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SHEMOT (Exodus 1:1–6:1)

 

1.      https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus?lang=bi

2.      https://hadithanswers.com/reference-for-musa-alayhis-salam-putting-coal-in-his-mouth-as-a-child/

3.      https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach_cdo/aid/1644/jewish/Moses-Becomes-Tongue-tied.htm https://archive.is/wip/P2cv4

4.      https://www.sefaria.org/Shemot_Rabbah.1.26?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en

 

(2) ‘Allamah Mizzi (rahimahullah) has stated that besides a few parts, the majority of this narration from Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu’anhuma) is not a hadith. It [i]s a historical (Israeli) narration. The Grand Hadith and Tafsir Master, Ibn Kathir (rahimahullah) quoted this from his teacher Al-Mizzi (rahimahullah) and declared it from those historical (Israeli) narrations that we are allowed to quote. (Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Surah Taha, Ayah:39) This incident is part of a lengthy narration knows an “hadithul futun” which is reported from Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu’anhuma) and is recorded with a reliable chain in the following books[…]

I have a question concerning the report concerning Nabi Musa (‘alayhis salam) putting the burning coal into his mouth in infancy causing him to stutter when he spoke.

 

(3) This story is found in Midrash Rabbah Exodus 1:26 Menachem Posner for Chabad.org

Moses snatched a glowing coal and put it to his lips. He burned his tongue, but his life was saved. After that fateful test, Moses suffered from a slight speech defect. He could not become an orator, but his words were to carry weight with all, for it was G‑d's words that were spoken through his lips.

 

Shemot Rabbah 1:26 (sefaria.org)

And some of the observers sitting among them were the magicians of Egypt that said, “We are wary of this, that he is taking your crown and placing it on his head, that he not be the one we say (i.e. prophesy) that will take the kingship from you.” Some said to kill him, and some said to burn him. And Jethro was sitting among them and said to them, “This child has no intent [to take the throne]. Rather, test him by bringing in a bowl [a piece of] gold and a coal. If he outstretches his hand towards the gold, [surely] he has intent [to take the throne], and you should kill him. And if he outstretches his hand towards the coal, he [surely] does not have intent [to take the throne], and he does not deserve the death penalty.” They immediately brought the bowl before him (Moses), and he outstretched his hand to take the gold, and Gabriel came and pushed his (Moses’) hand, and he grabbed the coal. He then brought his hand along with the coal into his mouth and burned his tongue, and from this was made (Exodus 4:10) “slow of speech and slow of tongue.”

 

Lou's SUMMARY: Birth and early rise of Moses, burning bush, Pharaoh’s decrees, and Moses leadership for redemption.  The children of Israel multiply in Egypt, which threatens the Pharaoh.  Pharaoh enslaves them and orders the Hebrew midwives to kill all male babies at birth. When they disobey, he orders his people to cast the Hebrew babies into the Nile.

 A child is born to Yocheved, the daughter of Levi, and her husband, Amram, and placed in a basket on the river, while the baby’s sister, Miriam, stands watch from afar. Pharaoh’s daughter discovers the boy, raises him as her son, and names him Moses.