۞ وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ نَبَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا۟ ٱلْمِحْرَابَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And has there come to you the news of the adversaries, when they climbed over the wall of [his] prayer chamber -
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அந்த வழக்காளிகளின் செய்தி உமக்கு வந்ததா? அவர்கள் (தாவூது இறைவணக்கத்திற்காக அமைத்திருந்த) மிஹ்ராபின் சுவரைத் தாண்டி -
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද ඔවුහු නැමදුම් ස්ථානය වෙත (බිත්තියෙන්) නැග පැමිණි අවස්ථාවේ එම වාදයේ පුවත ඔබ වෙත පැමිණියේ ද?
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور کیا تجھے جھگڑا کرنے والوں کی (بھی) خبر ملی؟ جبکہ وه دیوار پھاند کر محراب میں آگئے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- あなたは論争者の物語を聞いたのか，人びとが私室の壁を乗り越えて，
- ChineseMa Jian
- 两造来告状的故事来临你了吗？当时，他们逾墙而入内殿。
Tafsir of 38:21
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 narration cannot be regarded as Sahih because it is reported by Yazid Ar-Raqashi from Anas, may Allah be pleased with him. Although Yazid was one of the righteous, his Hadiths are regarded as weak by the Imams. So, it is better to speak briefly of this story and refer knowledge of it to Allah, may He be exalted. For the Qur'an is true and what it contains is also true. فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ (he was terrified of them.) This was because he was in his Mihrab (private chamber). That was the noblest part of his house, where he commanded that no one should enter upon him that day. So, he did not realize that these two people had climbed the fence surrounding his Mihrab (private chamber) to ask him about their case.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
