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302 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; he said: Ibrāhīm ibn Saʿīd narrated to me; he said: Muʿādh ibn Asad narrated to us; he said: al-Faḍl ibn Mūsā informed us, from al-Aʿmash, from al-Minhāl, who said:
“The serpent rose into the sky almost a mile, then swooped down until Pharaoh’s head lay between its fangs. It kept saying, ‘Moses, command me with whatever you wish,’ while Pharaoh kept pleading, ‘I adjure you by the One who has sent you!’ Terror seized his belly that very day.”
٣٠٢ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنِ الْمِنْهَالِ، قَالَ: " ارْتَفَعَتِ الْحَيَّةُ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَدْرَ مِيلٍ، ثُمَّ تَصَوَّبَتْ حَتَّى صَارَ رَأْسُ فِرْعَوْنَ بَيْنَ أَنْيَابِهَا، فَجَعَلَتْ تَقُولُ: يَا مُوسَى مُرْنِي بِمَا شِئْتَ، وَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ: أَنْشُدُكِ بِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكِ، فَأَخَذَهُ بَطْنُهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ "