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cause I forgot. Do not demand of me something which is too difficult.'
So they went on until they met a youngster whom he killed. Musa
said, 'Have you killed a boy who has done no wrong, without it being
in retaliation for someone else? This is truly an appalling thing that
you have done!' He said, 'Did I not tell you that you would not be able
to bear with me?' Musa said, 'If I ask you about anything after this,
then you should no longer keep me company. I will have given you ex-
cuse enough.' So they went on until they reached the inhabitants of a
town. They asked them for food but they refused them hospitality.
They found there a wall about to fall down and he built it up. Musa
said, 'If you had wanted, you could have taken a wage for doing that.'
He said, 'This is where you and I part company. I will let you know the
explanation of those things about which you were not able to restrain
yourself. As for the boat, it belonged to some poor people who worked
on the sea. I wanted to damage it because a king was coming behind
them, commandeering every boat. As for the boy, his parents were be-
lievers and we feared that he would darken their days with excessive
insolence and disbelief. We wanted their Lord to give them in ex-
change a purer son than him, one more compassionate. As for the wall,
it belonged to two young orphans in the town and there was a treasure
underneath it, belonging to them. Their father was one of the right-
eous and your Lord wanted them to come of age and then to unearth
their treasure as a mercy from Him. I did not do it of my own volition.
That is the explanation of the things about which you were not able to
restrain yourself.' (Surat al-Kahf, 65-82)

THOSE WHO FEAR THEIR LORD IN THE UNSEEN
No burden-bearer can bear another's burden. If someone weighed
down calls for help to bear his load, none of it will be borne for him,
even by his next of kin. You can only warn those who fear their Lord in
the Unseen and perform prayer. Whoever is purified, is purified for
himself alone. Allah is your final destination. (Surah Fatir, 18)
You can only warn those who act on the Reminder and fear the All-
Merciful in the Unseen. Give them the good news of forgiveness and a
generous reward. (Surah Ya Sin, 11)