once he entered the city at a time when its people were heedless and he encountered two men fighting one of whom belonged to his own people and the other to his foes. now the man belonging to moses own people cried out to him for help against the man from the foes and moses struck him with his fist and finished him. moses said this is an act of satan. surely he is an enemy who openly misleads.
ودخل المدينة على حين غفلة من أهلها فوجد فيها رجلين يقتتلان هذا من شيعته وهذا من عدوه فاستغاثه الذي من شيعته على الذي من عدوه فوكزه موسى فقضى عليه قال هذا من عمل الشيطان إنه عدو مضل مبين