By Him Who chose Muhammad ﷺ in the worlds. And the Jew said: By Him Who chose Moses in the worlds. Thereupon the Muslim lifted his hand and slapped at the face of the Jew. The Jew went to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him about his affair and the affair of the Muslim. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Don't make me superior to Moses for mankind will swoon and I would be the first to recover from it and Moses would be at that time seizing the side of the Throne and I do not know (whether) he would swoon and would recover before me or Allah would make an exception for him. (Using translation from Muslim 2373c)
اسْتَبَّ رَجُلَانِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَقَالَ الْمُسْلِمُ وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُحَمَّدًا عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ وَقَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ فَغَضِبَ الْمُسْلِمُ فَلَطَمَ عَيْنَ الْيَهُودِيِّ فَأَتَى الْيَهُودِيُّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِذَلِكَ فَدَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ فَاعْتَرَفَ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تُخَيِّرُونِي عَلَى مُوسَى فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَصْعَقُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يُفِيقُ فَأَجِدُ مُوسَى مُمْسِكًا بِجَانِبِ الْعَرْشِ فَمَا أَدْرِي أَكَانَ فِيمَنْ صَعِقَ فَأَفَاقَ قَبْلِي؟ أَمْ كَانَ مِمَّنِ اسْتَثْنَاهُ اللهُ ﷻ؟