The Holy Quran 18:63 — Surah Al-Kahf

Arabic text

قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَآ إِلَى ٱلصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّى نَسِيتُ ٱلْحُوتَ وَمَآ أَنسَىٰنِيهُ إِلَّا ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُۥ ۚ وَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا

Translation

He (Yusha عليه الصلاة والسلام) replied, “Did I not tell you that when we sought shelter (rested) by the boulder I forgot (to watch) the fish? It was certainly Shaytaan that made me forget to mention it (to you). (The fish then came to life and) It made its way into the sea in an extremely marvellous way."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, my forgetting the essential matter and my memory failing me at the very moment it was needed came about through the whispering of Shaytan.

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