Allah el Todopoderoso dice:

Allah the Almighty says:

{Y (recuerda) cuando Musa (Moisés) dijo a su pueblo: "Ciertamente, Allah os ordena que sacrifiquéis una vaca." Dijeron: "¿Te burlas de nosotros?" Él dijo: "Me refugio en Allah de ser de los ignorantes." Dijeron: "Invoca a tu Señor por nosotros para que nos aclare cuál es". Él dijo: "Dice:

{And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people: "Verily, Allah commands you that you slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you make fun of us?" He said, "I take Allah's Refuge from being among Al- Jahilun (the ignorant or the foolish). " They said, "Call upon your Lord for us that He may make plain to us what it is!" He said, "He says:

«Verdaderamente, es una vaca ni demasiado vieja ni demasiado joven, sino de una edad intermedia entre ambas condiciones; haced, pues, lo que se os ordena». Dijeron: «Invoca a tu Señor para que nos aclare cuál es su color». Dijo: «Él dice: "Es una vaca amarilla, de color brillante, que agrada a quienes la contemplan"». Dijeron: «Invoca a tu Señor para que nos aclare qué es, pues todas las vacas nos parecen iguales. Y ciertamente, si Allah quiere, seremos guiados». Dijo [Musa (Moisés)]: «Él dice: "Es una vaca que no ha sido adiestrada para arar la tierra ni para regar los campos, sana, sin ninguna mancha salvo su color amarillo brillante"». Dijeron: «Ahora sí has traído la verdad». Así que la sacrificaron, aunque estuvieron a punto de no hacerlo. Y (recordad) cuando matasteis a un hombre y os enzarzasteis en una disputa sobre el crimen.

'Verily, it is a cow neither too old nor too young, but (it is) between the two conditions', so do what you are commanded " They said, "Call upon your Lordfor us to make plain to us its color." He said, "He says: 'It is a yellow cow, bright in its color, pleasing the beholders.” They said, "Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us what it is. Verily, to us all cows are alike. And surely, if Allah wills, we will be guided." He [Musa (Moses)] said, "He says: 'It is a cow neither trained to tilt the soil nor water the fields, sound, having no other color except bright yellow. ' "They said, "Now you have brought the truth." So they slaughtered it though they were near to not doing it. And (remember) when you killed a man and fell into dispute among yourselves as to the crime.

Pero Allah sacó a la luz lo que ustedes ocultaban. Entonces dijimos: "Golpead al muerto con una parte de ella (la vaca)". Así Allah devuelve la vida a los muertos y les muestra Sus Aya: (pruebas, evidencias, versículos, lecciones, signos, revelaciones, etc.) para que comprendan}. (Al-Baqarah, 67-73)

ButAllah brought forth that which you were hiding. So We said: "Strike him (the dead man) with a piece of it (the cow)." Thus Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His Aya: (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) so that you may understand}. (Al-Baqarah, 67- 73)

'Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas, `Ubaidah As-Salmani, Abu Al-`Aliyah, Mujahid, As-Sadiy y otros eruditos de épocas anteriores dijeron: Un anciano de entre los Hijos de Israel era muy rico, y tenía unos sobrinos que deseaban que muriera pronto para heredarlo. Un día, uno de ellos asesinó a propósito al anciano por la noche y lo arrojó en el camino, o a la puerta de uno de sus propios hermanos. Por la mañana, la gente encontró el cadáver y se disputó por él. Su sobrino, el asesino, llegó y comenzó a llorar y a gritar. Algunas personas dijeron:

'Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas, `Ubaidah As-Salmani, Abu Al-`Aliyah, Mujahid, As- Sadiy and other earlier scholars said: An old man from among the Children of Israel was very rich, and he had some nephews who wished he would die soon to inherit him. One day, one of them on purpose murdered him at night and threw him on the road -or at the door of one of his own brothers. In the morning, the people found the dead body and they disputed over him. His nephew -the murderer -came and began to weep and cry. Some people said:

¿Por qué discutís sobre él? ¿Por qué no acudís al Profeta de Allah ﷺ? Su sobrino vino a quejarse ante Musa (la paz sea con él). Musa (la paz sea con él) dijo: ¡por Allah! Quien sepa algo sobre este hombre asesinado, que nos lo haga saber. Pero nadie sabía nada al respecto. Entonces, le pidieron a Musa (la paz sea con él) que preguntara a su Señor sobre este asunto. Musa (la paz sea con él) preguntó a su Señor, y se le ordenó que les mandara sacrificar una vaca: {Allah os ordena que sacrifiquéis una vaca. Dijeron: ¿Te burlas de nosotros?} Es decir, nosotros te preguntamos por el asesinado, ¡y tú nos respondes así! {Dijo: Me refugio en Allah para no ser de los ignorantes (al-yahilun)}, es decir, me refugio en Allah de decir algo distinto de lo que Él me ha revelado; y esa fue Su respuesta a lo que queríais que yo Le preguntara.

Why do you dispute over him? Why do not you go to Allah's Prophet (Peace be upon him)? His nephew came and complained to Musa (Moses (Peace be upon him». Musa (Peace be upon him) said: by Allah! Anyone who knows anything about this murdered man, he should let us know. But, no one knew anything about it. Thereupon, they asked Musa (Peace be upon him) to ask his Lord concerning this issue. Musa (Peace be upon him) asked his Lord and he was commanded to order them to slaughter a cow, {Verily, Allah commands you that you slaughter a cow. They said, Do you make fun of us?} i.e. we ask you about the murdered and you say so! {He said, I take Allah's Refuge from being among Al-Jahilun (the ignorant or the foolish)} i.e. I take Allah's Refuge from saying other than that He revealed to me; and that was His Answer to what you had wanted me to ask Him.

Ibn 'Abbas, 'Ubaidah, Mujahid, 'Ikrimah, As-Sadiy, Abu Al-'Aliyah y otros dijeron: si hubieran degollado cualquier vaca, habrían cumplido con el propósito.

Ibn 'Abbas,'Ubaidah, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, As-Sadiy, Abu Al-`Aliyah and others said: If they were to slaughter any cow, they would fulfill the purpose thereof.

Pero se complicaron la vida (al hacer tantas preguntas sobre ello), y así Allah el Todopoderoso se la complicó (estableciendo tantas condiciones para la vaca deseada). Preguntaron por su descripción, su color y su edad, y se les respondió con lo que era escaso y costoso (de modo que les resultara difícil encontrarla). Lo esencial es que se les ordenó sacrificar no una vaca demasiado vieja ni demasiado joven, sino una que estuviera entre ambas condiciones.

But, they made it difficult for themselves (by asking so many questions thereof), and thus Allah the Almighty made it difficult for them (by stipulating so many conditions for the desired cow). They asked about its description, color and age; and they were answered with what was scarce and dear (in a way to make it hard for them to find it). The point is that they were commanded to slaughter neither a too old cow, nor a too young, but (it is) between the two conditions.

Esta opinión fue sostenida por Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Abu Al-`Aliyah, `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Qatadah y otros. Luego, se apretaron con sus preguntas al preguntar por su color. Y se les respondió que fuera {una vaca amarilla, brillante en su color, que agrada a quienes la contemplan}, lo cual es muy raro y preciado.

This view was held by Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Abu Al-`Aliyah, `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Qatadah and others. Then, they pressed themselves with their questions through asking about its color. And they were answered to make it {yellow cow, bright in its color, pleasing the beholders}, which is very rare and dear.

Luego preguntaron: {Dijeron: "Pide a tu Señor por nosotros que nos aclare cómo es. En verdad, todas las vacas nos parecen iguales. Y si Allah quiere, ciertamente seremos guiados." Dijo [Musa (Moisés)]: "Él dice: 'Es una vaca que no ha sido entrenada para arar la tierra ni para regar los campos, sana, sin ninguna otra marca salvo un amarillo intenso.'" Dijeron: "Ahora sí has traído la verdad." Y la sacrificaron, aunque estuvieron a punto de no hacerlo}. Se dice que no lograron encontrar una vaca con todas estas características, sino a un hombre piadoso y bueno con su padre. Le pidieron que se la vendiera, pero se negó. Intentaron tentarlo con el precio, hasta que le ofrecieron oro equivalente a su peso. Pero se negó. Luego le ofrecieron una cantidad de oro equivalente a diez veces su peso. Finalmente, aceptó su oferta y se la entregó. Entonces, Musa (la paz sea con él) les ordenó sacrificarla {Y la sacrificaron, aunque estuvieron a punto de no hacerlo}, es decir, mientras dudaban.

Then, they asked: {They said, "Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us what it is. Verily, to us all cows are alike. And surely, if Allah wills, we will be guided." He [Musa (Moses)] said, "He says: 'It is a cow neither trained to tilt the soil nor water the fields, sound, having no other color except bright yellow.' "They said, "Now you have brought the truth." So they slaughtered it though they were near to not doing it}. It is said that they could not find a cow with all these descriptions but with a man who was righteous and good to his father. They asked him to submit it to them, but he refused. They tried to seduce him as to its price till they offered him what equals its wieght in gold. But, he refused. Then, they offered him an amount of gold that equals its weight ten-times. Finally, he accepted their offer and submitted it to them. Then, Musa (Peace be upon him) commanded them to slaughter it {So they slaughtered it though they were near to not doing it} i.e. while they were hesitant.

Luego, Musa (la paz sea con él) les ordenó, por mandato de Allah, que golpearan al muerto con una parte de la vaca. Algunos eruditos dijeron: con parte de su fémur, o con parte de la carne entre sus hombros. Cuando lo golpearon con una parte de ella, Allah el Altísimo lo resucitó. Musa (la paz sea con él) le preguntó: ¿quién es tu asesino? Él dijo: fue mi sobrino quien me mató. Luego, volvió a morir. Allah el Altísimo dice {Así es como Allah da vida a los muertos y les muestra Sus Ayat (pruebas, evidencias, versículos, lecciones, signos, revelaciones, etc.) para que comprendáis}, es decir, así como presenciasteis la resurrección de aquel muerto por mandato de Allah el Altísimo, Él puede hacer lo mismo con todos los muertos cuando quiera. Dice Allah el Altísimo {La creación de todos vosotros y la resurrección de todos vosotros no es sino como (la creación y resurrección de) una sola persona. Verdaderamente, Allah es Oyente, Vidente}. (Luqmán, 28)

Then, Musa (Peace be upon him) instructed them with the Command of Allah to strike the dead man with a piece of the cow. Some scholars said: with part of its thighbone, or with part of the flesh between its shoulders. When they stroke him with part thereof, he was resurrected by Allah the Almighty. Musa (Peace be upon him) asked him: who's your murderer? He said: it was my nephew who killed me. Then, he died again. Allah the Almighty says {Thus Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) so that you may understand} i.e. as you witnessed the revival of that dead man by the Command of Allah the Almighty, He can do the same to all the dead people when He wishes to. He, Almighty Allah, says {The creation of you all and the resurrection of you all are only as (the creation and resurrection of) a single person. Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Seer}. (Luqman, 28)