سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 74
فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا لَقِيَا غُلَـٰمًا فَقَتَلَهُۥ قَالَ أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةًۢ بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَّقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا نُّكْرًا ﴿74﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then they both proceeded, till they met a boy, and he (Khidr) killed him. Mûsâ (Moses) said: "Have you killed an innocent person who had killed none? Verily, you have committed a thing Nukr (a great Munkar - prohibited, evil, dreadful thing)!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱنطَلَقَا
fa-inṭalaqā
Then they both set out
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
until
إِذَا
idhā
when
لَقِيَا
laqiyā
they met
غُلَـٰمًۭا
ghulāman
a boy
فَقَتَلَهُۥ
faqatalahu
then he killed him
قَالَ
qāla
He said
أَقَتَلْتَ
aqatalta
Have you killed
نَفْسًۭا
nafsan
a soul
زَكِيَّةًۢ
zakiyyatan
pure
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
for other than
نَفْسٍۢ
nafsin
a soul
لَّقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
جِئْتَ
ji'ta
you have done
شَيْـًۭٔا
shayan
a thing
نُّكْرًۭا
nuk'ran
evil
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74. Then they both set out again, until they met a boy [64], and (Khidr) killed him. Musa said, "You have killed an innocent soul, who had killed no one. Surely, you have done a terrible thing."
[64]
Why Did Khidr Kill the Young Boy?
This was a handsome young boy who was playing together with other boys. Sayyiduna Khidr caught this boy and twisted his neck until his soul departed. Now, it is obvious that a champion of the Shariah, an Ulul-Azm Prophet, how could he tolerate such a thing? Previously, an act had already occurred that was against the temperament of Sayyiduna Musa ؑ, and this act was even more severe than the previous one. Therefore, Sayyiduna Musa ؑ could not restrain himself and objected, even expressing a slight reproach.
[64]
Why Did Khidr Kill the Young Boy?
This was a handsome young boy who was playing together with other boys. Sayyiduna Khidr caught this boy and twisted his neck until his soul departed. Now, it is obvious that a champion of the Shariah, an Ulul-Azm Prophet, how could he tolerate such a thing? Previously, an act had already occurred that was against the temperament of Sayyiduna Musa ؑ, and this act was even more severe than the previous one. Therefore, Sayyiduna Musa ؑ could not restrain himself and objected, even expressing a slight reproach.
