Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And their dog stretched out its forelegs at the entrance of the cave”
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Question:
The questioner, Abdullah from the Eastern Province, says: I would like an explanation of the noble verse, as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Kahf 18:18] ... [Al-Kahf 18:18].
Answer:
This is in the context of the People of the Cave. They were the young men who believed in their Lord and fled with their religion from the disbelievers, so they took refuge in a cave where they hid, and their dog was with them; their dog accompanied them. Allah caused sleep to overtake them in this cave, and the dog was affected by the sleep along with them. This is proof that the company of the righteous brings good, even to animals. This dog was affected by what affected these awliya, the close friends of Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Their sleep lasted so long that their hair and their nails grew.
If the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or anyone else had seen them, this state would have caused him fear. Because of the length of the period, the length of their hair, the length of their nails, and the change in their conditions. This is among the signs of Allah the Mighty and Majestic.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner, Abdullah from the Eastern Province, says: I would like an explanation of the noble verse, as Allah the Exalted said:
while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance. If you had looked at them, you would have turned from them in flight and been
وَكَلْبُهُم بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِالْوَصِيدِ لَوِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَوَلَّيْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَارًا وَلَمُلِئْتَbeen filled by them with terror.
مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًاAnswer:
This is in the context of the People of the Cave. They were the young men who believed in their Lord and fled with their religion from the disbelievers, so they took refuge in a cave where they hid, and their dog was with them; their dog accompanied them. Allah caused sleep to overtake them in this cave, and the dog was affected by the sleep along with them. This is proof that the company of the righteous brings good, even to animals. This dog was affected by what affected these awliya, the close friends of Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Their sleep lasted so long that their hair and their nails grew.
If the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or anyone else had seen them, this state would have caused him fear. Because of the length of the period, the length of their hair, the length of their nails, and the change in their conditions. This is among the signs of Allah the Mighty and Majestic.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/253 — archive.org (19:47)
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