What is meant by "years" in the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And they remained in their cave for three hundred years and added nine"?
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Question:
He says: Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-Kahf:[Al-Kahf 18:25] Is it the Hijri year or the Gregorian year?
Answer:
The verse, he said, is followed by:[Al-Kahf 18:26] The apparent meaning of the verse is that it was not the duration they remained, but rather this is the opinion of people. People say: [Al-Kahf 18:25] This is from the conjectures of people. As for the truth, no one knows it except Allah. For this reason, he said: [Al-Kahf 18:26] And Allah knows best regarding the duration they remained; no one knows it except Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
He says: Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-Kahf:
And they remained in their cave for three hundred years and exceeded by nine.
وَلَبِثُوا فِي كَهْفِهِمْ ثَلَاثَ مِائَةٍ سِنِينَ وَازْدَادُوا تِسْعًاAnswer:
The verse, he said, is followed by:
Say, "Allah is most knowing of how long they remained
قُلِ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُواAnd they remained in their cave for three hundred years and exceeded by nine.
وَلَبِثُوا فِي كَهْفِهِمْ ثَلَاثَ مِائَةٍ سِنِينَ وَازْدَادُوا تِسْعًاSay, "Allah is most knowing of how long they remained. He has [knowledge of] the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth.
قُلِ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثُوا لَهُ غَيْبُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما المقصود بالسنة في قوله تعالى ﴿ولبثوا في كهفهم ثلاث مائة سنين وازدادوا تسعا﴾؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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