In the Hadith collection, Sahih al-Bukhari, we read the following in Hadith 3407:
The
Angel of Death was sent to Moses when he came to Moses, Moses slapped him on
the eye. The angel returned to his Lord and said, "You have sent me to a
Slave who does not want to die." Allah said, "Return to him and tell
him to put his hand on the back of an ox and for every hair that will come
under it, he will be granted one year of life." Moses said, "O Lord!
What will happen after that?" Allah replied, "Then death." Moses
said, "Let it come now." Moses then requested Allah to let him die
close to the Sacred Land so much so that he would be at a distance of a stone's
throw from it." Abu Huraira added, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
said, 'If I were there, I would show you his grave below the red sand hill on
the side of the road."
Reading the above makes me wish we could have
the ultimate showdown: Moses vs. St. Nick:
