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
Such (being their state), we raised them up (from sleep), that they might question each other. Said one of them, "How long have ye stayed (here)?" They said, "We have stayed (perhaps) a day, or part of a day." (At length) they (all) said, "Allah (alone) knows best how long ye have stayed here.... Now send ye then one of you with this money of yours to the town: let him find out which is the best food (to be had) and bring some to you, that (ye may) satisfy your hunger therewith: And let him behave with care and courtesy, and let him not inform any one about you.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Their awakening and sending One of Themselves to buy Food Allah says: `just as We caused them to ...
كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ
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(They said: "We have stayed a day or part of a day.") because they enter
…Their awakening and sending One of Themselves to buy Food Allah says: `just as We caused them to ...
كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ
(How long have you stayed (here)) m
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