It was narrated to me by Muhammad ibn Rafi' and Abd ibn Humayd—Abd said: "We were informed," while Ibn Rafi' said: "It was narrated to us by Abd al-Razzaq, who said: We were informed by Ma'mar, from Ibn Tawus, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Angel of Death was sent to Moses, peace be upon him. When he came to him, Moses struck him and knocked out his eye. The angel returned to his Lord and said: 'You sent me to a servant who does not want to die.' He said: So Allah restored his eye to him and said: 'Return to him and tell him to place his hand on the back of an ox—for every hair that his hand covers, he will be granted one year [of life].' Moses said: 'O Lord, then what?' He said: 'Then death.' Moses said: 'Then let it be now.' So he asked Allah to bring him near to the Holy Land, a stone's throw away. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Had I been there, I would have shown you his grave, beside the road, beneath the red sand dune."