Al-Kahf 18:19 وكذالك بعثناهم ليتساءلوا بينهم قال قايل منهم كم لبثتم قالوا لبثنا يوما او بعض يوم قالوا ربكم اعلم بما لبثتم فابعثوا احدكم بورقكم هاذه الى المدينة فلينظر ايها ازكى طعاما فلياتكم برزق منه وليتلطف ولا يشعرن بكم احدا ١٩
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
بَعَثۡنَٰهُمۡ
لِيَتَسَآءَلُواْ
بَيۡنَهُمۡۚ
قَالَ
قَآئِلٞ
مِّنۡهُمۡ
كَمۡ
لَبِثۡتُمۡۖ
قَالُواْ
لَبِثۡنَا
يَوۡمًا
أَوۡ
بَعۡضَ
يَوۡمٖۚ
قَالُواْ
رَبُّكُمۡ
أَعۡلَمُ
بِمَا
لَبِثۡتُمۡ
فَٱبۡعَثُوٓاْ
أَحَدَكُم
بِوَرِقِكُمۡ
هَٰذِهِۦٓ
إِلَى
ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ
فَلۡيَنظُرۡ
أَيُّهَآ
أَزۡكَىٰ
طَعَامٗا
فَلۡيَأۡتِكُم
بِرِزۡقٖ
مِّنۡهُ
وَلۡيَتَلَطَّفۡ
وَلَا
يُشۡعِرَنَّ
بِكُمۡ
أَحَدًا
١٩
And in like manner We awakened them that they might question one another. A speaker from among them said: How long have ye tarried? They said: We have tarried a day or some part of a day, (Others) said: Your Lord best knoweth what ye have tarried. Now send one of you with this your silver coin unto the city, and let him see what food is purest there and bring you a supply thereof. Let him be courteous and let no man know of you.
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