There ensued an altercation betwin the two and very soon...

There ensued an altercation betwin the two and very soon they began trading blows. In the resulting brawl, the rider beat the old man so severely that he died. Witnessing this, Prophet Musa (a.s) said: “O' Lord! What kind of incident was this and what kind of justice exists in this episode; the money was taken by the shepherd but it was the old man who had to face oppression and injustice?” He (a.s) was told: “O' Musa!

This old man had killed the rider's father and so retaliation was achieved between them. (In addition) the rider's father had owed to the…