سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 71
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِى ٱلسَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا ۖ قَالَ أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا إِمْرًا ﴿71﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So they both proceeded, till, when they embarked the ship, he (Khidr) scuttled it. Mûsâ (Moses) said: "Have you scuttled it in order to drown its people? Verily, you have committed a thing "Imr" (a Munkar - evil, bad, dreadful thing)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱنطَلَقَا
fa-inṭalaqā
So they both set out
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
until
إِذَا
idhā
when
رَكِبَا
rakibā
they had embarked
فِى
fī
on
ٱلسَّفِينَةِ
l-safīnati
the ship
خَرَقَهَا ۖ
kharaqahā
he made a hole in it
قَالَ
qāla
He said
أَخَرَقْتَهَا
akharaqtahā
Have you made a hole in it
لِتُغْرِقَ
litugh'riqa
to drown
أَهْلَهَا
ahlahā
its people
لَقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
جِئْتَ
ji'ta
you have done
شَيْـًٔا
shayan
a thing
إِمْرًۭا
im'ran
grave
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
From these verses, it is established that forgetfulness can occur from the resolute messengers, and that a perfect teacher holds the student accountable for mistakes, is relatively lenient in holding accountable for the first mistake (is more lenient than {’’ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ ‘‘ ’’ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ لَّكَ ‘‘}), and that one should pardon on the excuse of forgetfulness.
