The Holy Quran 18:71 — Surah Al-Kahf

Arabic text

فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِى ٱلسَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا ۖ قَالَ أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا إِمْرًا

Translation

So they proceeded until (when they needed to cross a river) they boarded a boat (belonging to some poor people who offered to transport them free of charge) and (as they disembarked after crossing) he (Khidr) made a hole in it (by removing a few planks). (Surprised at this,) Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام exclaimed, "Have you made a hole to drown the people of the boat? You have certainly perpetrated (done) a grave act."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The incident of the boat: when they were about to board that boat, the boatmen recognised Khidr ﵇ and took them on board free of charge. Seeing such damage in return for this kindness, Musa ﵇ was all the more astonished.

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