Al-Kahf 18:18 وتحسبهم ايقاظا وهم رقود ونقلبهم ذات اليمين وذات الشمال وكلبهم باسط ذراعيه بالوصيد لو اطلعت عليهم لوليت منهم فرارا ولمليت منهم رعبا ١٨

18:18

وَتَحۡسَبُهُمۡ

أَيۡقَاظٗا

وَهُمۡ

رُقُودٞۚ

وَنُقَلِّبُهُمۡ

ذَاتَ

ٱلۡيَمِينِ

وَذَاتَ

ٱلشِّمَالِۖ

وَكَلۡبُهُم

بَٰسِطٞ

ذِرَاعَيۡهِ

بِٱلۡوَصِيدِۚ

لَوِ

ٱطَّلَعۡتَ

عَلَيۡهِمۡ

لَوَلَّيۡتَ

مِنۡهُمۡ

فِرَارٗا

وَلَمُلِئۡتَ

مِنۡهُمۡ

رُعۡبٗا

١٨

(Tí o bá rí wọn), ó máa lérò pé wọ́n kò sí lójú oorun, ojú oorun ni wọ́n sì wà. A sì ń yí wọn ní ẹ̀gbẹ́ padà sí ọ̀tún àti sí òsì. Ajá wọn sì na apá rẹ̀ méjèèjì sílẹ̀ ní ẹnu-ọ̀nà. Tí ó bá jẹ́ pé o yọjú wò wọ́n ni, ìwọ ìbá pẹ̀yìndà láti họ fún wọn, ìwọ ìbá sì kún fún ìbẹ̀rù-bojo láti ara wọn.

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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Their Sleep in the Cave

Some of the scholars mentioned that when Allah caused them to sleep, their eyelids did not close, lest disintegration took hold of them. If their eyes remained open to the air, this would be better for the sake of preservation. Allah says:

وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ أَيْقَاظًا وَهُمْ رُقُو

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Their Sleep in the Cave

Some of the scholars mentioned that when Allah caused them to sleep, their eyelids did not close, lest disintegration took hold

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Chapter 18, Page 295, Juz 15

18. (Tí o bá rí wọn), ó máa lérò pé wọ́n kò sí lójú oorun, ojú oorun ni wọ́n sì wà. A sì ń yí wọn ní ẹ̀gbẹ́ padà sí ọ̀tún àti sí òsì. Ajá wọn sì na apá rẹ̀ méjèèjì sílẹ̀ ní ẹnu-ọ̀nà. Tí ó bá jẹ́ pé o yọjú wò wọ́n ni, ìwọ ìbá pẹ̀yìndà láti họ fún wọn, ìwọ ìbá sì kún fún ìbẹ̀rù-bojo láti ara wọn. 19. Báyẹn (ni wọ́n wà) tí A fi gbé wọn dìde padà nítorí kí wọ́n lè bi ara wọn léèrè ìbéèrè. Òǹsọ̀rọ̀ kan nínú wọn sọ pé: “Ìgbà wo lẹ ti wà níbí?” Wọ́n sọ pé: “A wà níbí fún ọjọ́ kan tàbí apá kan nínú ọjọ́.” Wọ́n sọ pé: “Olúwa yín lÓ nímọ̀ jùlọ nípa ìgbà tí ẹ ti wà níbí.” Nítorí náà, ẹ gbé ọ̀kan nínú yín dìde lọ sí inú ìlú pẹ̀lú owó fàdákà yín yìí. Kí ó wo èwó nínú oúnjẹ ìlú ló mọ́ jùlọ, kí ó sì mú àsè wá fún yín nínú rẹ̀. Kí ó ṣe pẹ̀lẹ́pẹ̀lẹ́, kò sì gbọdọ̀ jẹ́ kí ẹnì kan kan fura si yín. 20. (Nítorí pé) dájúdájú tí wọ́n bá fi lè mọ̀ nípa yín, wọn yóò jù yín lókò tàbí kí wọ́n da yín padà sínú ẹ̀sìn wọn. (Tí ó bá sì fi rí bẹ́ẹ̀) nígbà náà, ẹ kò níí jèrè mọ́ láéláé.

- Shaykh Abu Rahimah Mikael Aykyuni