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Sad 38:21 ۞ وهل اتاك نبا الخصم اذ تسوروا المحراب ٢١

38:21
۞ وَهَلۡ
أَتَىٰكَ
نَبَؤُاْ
ٱلۡخَصۡمِ
إِذۡ
تَسَوَّرُواْ
ٱلۡمِحۡرَابَ
٢١
And hath the story of the litigants come unto thee? How they climbed the wall into the royal chamber;
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

The Story of the Two Litigants

In discussing this passage, the scholars of Tafsir mention a story which is mostly based upon Isra'iliyat narrations. Nothing has been reported about this from the Infallible Prophet that we could accept as true. But Ibn Abi Hatim narrated a Hadith whose chain of narrat

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The Story of the Two Litigants

In discussing this passage, the scholars of Tafsir mention a story which is mostly based upon Isra'iliyat narrations. No

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Chapter 38, Page 454, Juz 23

15. These wait for but one Shout, there will be no second thereto. 16. They say: Our Lord! Hasten on for us our fate before the Day of Reckoning. 17. Bear with what they say, and remember Our bondman David, lord of might, Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah). 18. Lo! We subdued the hills to hymn the praises (of their Lord) with him at nightfall and sunrise, 19. And the birds assembled; all were turning unto Him. 20. We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and decisive speech. 21. And hath the story of the litigants come unto thee? How they climbed the wall into the royal chamber; 22. How they burst in upon David, and he was afraid of them. They said: Be not afraid! (We are) two litigants, one of whom hath wronged the other, therefor judge aright between us; be not unjust; and show us the fair way. 23. Lo! this my brother hath ninety and nine ewes while I had one ewe; and he said: Entrust it to me, and he conquered me in speech. 24. (David) said: He hath wronged thee in demanding thine ewe in addition to his ewes, and lo! many partners oppress one another, save such as believe and do good works, and they are few. And David guessed that We had tried him, and he sought forgiveness of his Lord, and he bowed himself and fell down prostrate and repented. 25. So We forgave him that; and lo! he had access to Our presence and a happy journey's end. 26. (And it was said unto him): O David! Lo! We have set thee as a viceroy in the earth; therefor judge aright between mankind, and follow not desire that it beguile thee from the way of Allah. Lo! those who wander from the way of Allah have an awful doom, forasmuch as they forgot the Day of Reckoning.

- M. Pickthall

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