The basis of this story as reported by the Holy Prophet( Allah venerate him and gave peace) - in a Prophetic authentic saying is that Moses, peace be upon him, delivered a sermon to the Children of Israel which made their eyes tearful and their hearts softened. When he was asked, Do you know someone more knowledgeable than yourself? He replied, No. So Allah revealed to him that His worshipper Al-Khadir was more knowledgeable than him.
Moses said, Oh my Lord lead me to the way to meet him. Allah then revealed to him that he should carry hout, a kind of fish, in a nap sack and walk by the shore until the meeting of the two seas. If he lost the fish, he would find there Al Khadir. So Moses walked with his servant until two seas met.
Anyway, Moses and his servant were sleeping on a rock and in the morning when they woke, they started their journey. Moses asked for food and his servant replied that he had lost the fish and satan had caused him to forget to mention it. Moses recognized this as being the meeting place, so they returned along the same path and found Al Khadir.
Allah says they found one of Our worshippers to whom We had given from Our Mercy.
He also stated that he practiced these things by the Order of Allah and not by his own order. Allah described the manner of teaching Al Khadir the same way as other Prophets. Allah added, And we taught him from Ours a Knowledge. The scholars of Ihsan derived from this verse a type of knowledge known as Divine Knowledge of Allah (Ilm Ladinni).
Many good reliable people mention that they have seen him and that he speaks to them.
Moses saw Al Khadir covered in white clothes, as is reported in the Hadith, and greeted him with As-salamu Alaika, peace be upon you.
With this Al Khadir raised his head and said, And where is As Salam in your land?
He then asked, Who are you?
Moses replied, I am Moses.
Al Khadir then confirmed, Moses, Prophet of the children of Israel is it not?
Moses responded, Yes, who told you that I am the Prophet of the children of Israel?
Al Khadir replied, He Who directed you to me.
He asked Moses, Is there nothing to keep you busy with the children of Israel, such that you left them and came here?
Moses answered, No, but I love to meet you and to receive knowledge from you.
Al Khadir said, I have knowledge from Allah which you do not know, and you have knowledge from Allah that I do not know.
Moses then asked, as recorded in the Holy Koran, May I follow you so that you can teach me of what you have learned of righteousness?
This polite question reminds us of the very polite behavior of the Angel Gabriel when he came and sat before the Holy Prophet placing his knees to the knees of the Prophet and placing his palms upon the top of his knees. This type of behavior is an important condition in obtaining the knowledge which is the inheritance of the Prophet. This is the way in Islam, it is very important to examine the behavior of the student before the knowledge is transmitted.
Also, Moses lost the company of his teacher, Al Khadir, when he broke the promise that he would not enquire about anything Al Khadir did not explain and the promise to be patient. This tells us that patience and obedience to the teacher is very important. In the Hadith the Holy Prophet said, May Allah have Mercy upon Moses, son of Imran, if he had been patient he would have seen wonders.
So, when you follow spiritual person of Ihsan science, you have to possess good manner and be patient.
The statement that severed Moses from his company was that he not only enquired about an event, but he offered advice of which he had no knowledge to his teacher. The suggestion Moses made was that Al Khadir took a price for what he did, although the Prophets do not take payment for what they do in the Way of Allah. When this occurred, Al Khadir informed Moses that this was the time for them to depart and go their separate ways.
It is not a weakness that Moses should learn from someone else, because perfection accepts more perfection and the Holy Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him), although he was the most knowledgeable, was ordered by Allah to say: O my Lord, increase me in knowledge. So, although Allah talked directly to Moses without intervention and gave him great and wonderful miracles, he still had to go learn.
The Quranic Story
Moses said to his (assisting) youth, 'I will not give up until I reach the point where the two seas meet even though I should go on for many years.' But when they came to the point where the two met, they forgot their fish, which made its way burrowing into the sea.
And when they had gone further, he said to his assisting youth; 'Bring us our breakfast; we are worn out from our journey.'
He replied, 'Wouldnt you know it! I forgot the fish when we were resting on the rock; none but satan made me forget to mention it. It made its way into the sea in a marvelous fashion.'
'This is what we have been seeking!' he said. They retraced their footsteps and found one of Our worshipers to whom We had given from Our Mercy, and to whom We had taught knowledge of Ours.
Moses said to him, 'May I follow you so that you can teach me of what you have learned of righteousness?'
'You will not bear patiently with me,' he replied. 'For how can you bear patiently with that which you have never encompassed in your knowledge?'
He (Moses) said, 'If Allah wills, you shall find me patient, I shall not disobey your order.'
He said, 'If you follow me, you must not question me about anything till I myself speak to you concerning it.'
So they departed and when they boarded a ship, he bored a hole in it.
'What! Have you made a hole in it,' he asked, 'to drown its passengers? You have done a dreadful thing!'
'Did I not I tell you that you would not bear patiently with me? he replied.
Moses said, 'Do not blame me for what I forgot, nor press me to do something which is too difficult,' and so they moved on.
Thereafter they met a boy and he killed him. He (Moses) exclaimed, 'What! Have you killed a pure soul and it was not done (in retaliation) for a soul? You have done a terrible thing!'
'Did I not tell you,' he replied, 'that you would not be able to bear patiently with me?'
He (Moses) said, 'If I question you again do not let me be your companion; you already have enough of an excuse.'
So they moved on and thereafter came to the inhabitants of a village. They asked its inhabitants for some food, but they declined to host them. There, they found a wall about to fall down whereupon his companion restored it.
He (Moses) said, 'Had you wished, you could have taken payment for that.'
He said, 'This is the parting between me and you. Now I will tell you the interpretation of that which you could not patiently bear.
As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working on the sea. I rendered it imperfect because behind them there was a king who was taking every ship by brutal force.
As for the boy, his parents are believers, and we were afraid lest he should impose on them with his insolence and disbelief. It was our wish that their Lord should grant them another in exchange, better in purity and tenderness.
As for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city. Beneath it was (buried) a treasure belonging to them. Their fathers had been a righteous persons and your Lord willed that when they reach manhood their treasure is to be brought out as a mercy from your Lord.
What I did was not done by my own command. That is the interpretation of what you could not bear with patience.' [18.60-82]
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