Moses chose “to be ill - treated with the people of God rather than to have the temporary enjoyment of sin. ”
لَقَدِ ٱخْتَارَ مُوسَى « أَنْ تُسَاءَ مُعَامَلَتُهُ مَعَ شَعْبِ ٱللهِ عَلَى ٱلتَّمَتُّعِ ٱلْوَقْتِيِّ بِٱلْخَطِيَّةِ » .‏ ‏