Thus al-Junayd reproved al-Shiblī for the state that prompted him to utter these words, since it was incompatible with contentment. Had he uttered them in the prescribed manner, al-Junayd would not have reproved him.

Among the reports he mentioned are weak ones, such as the following, which he cited without a chain of transmission: “It is said that Moses said, ‘My God, guide me to a deed which, if I perform it, will make You pleased with me.’ He replied, ‘You cannot bear that.’ Moses then fell down in prostration, humbly beseeching Him. Allah revealed to him, ‘O son of ‘Imrān, My pleasure lies in your being content with Me.’”

This Israelite account is questionable. Indeed, it may be said that it is inappropriate to relate such a story about Moses, peace be upon him. It is well known that these Israelite reports have no chains of transmission and cannot serve as proof in any matter of religion unless they have been authentically transmitted to us, such as what has been authentically reported from