The Holy Quran 18:77 — Surah Al-Kahf

Arabic text

فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَيَآ أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ ٱسْتَطْعَمَآ أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا۟ أَن يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَن يَنقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا

Translation

So they proceeded until they came across the people of a town from whom they asked for food (because it was customary for people in those times to host travellers), but the people refused to host them (despite knowing that the two had nothing to eat). They then found a wall in the town that was near the point of (near) collapse and he (Khidr, miraculously) straightened it (single-handedly). Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام said, "If you wished, (you could have been as insensitive as the people of the town and) you could have taken (adequate) payment for this (instead of doing it as a favour)." (This was now the third and final time that Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام's objection was taken).

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

فذهب موسى والخَضِر حتى أتيا أهل قرية، فطلبا منهم طعامًا على سبيل الضيافة، فامتنع أهل القرية عن ضيافتهما، فوجدا فيها حائطًا مائلا يوشك أن يسقط، فعدَّل الخَضِر مَيْلَه حتى صار مستويًا، قال له موسى: لو شئت لأخذت على هذا العمل أجرًا تصرفه في تحصيل طعامنا حيث لم يضيفونا.

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