قَالَ
إِن
سَأَلۡتُكَ
عَن
شَيۡءِۭ
بَعۡدَهَا
فَلَا
تُصَٰحِبۡنِيۖ
قَدۡ
بَلَغۡتَ
مِن
لَّدُنِّي
عُذۡرٗا
٧٦
Moses replied, “If I ever question you about anything after this, then do not keep me in your company, for by then I would have given you enough of an excuse.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
[Moses] said, "If I should ask you about anything after this, then do not keep me as a companion. You have obtained from me an excuse."
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Story of killing the Boy
فَانطَلَقَا
(Then they both proceeded,) means, after the first incident,
حَتَّى إِذَا لَقِيَا غُلاَمًا فَقَتَلَهُ
(till they met a boy, and he (Khidr) killed him.) It has been stated previously that this boy was playing with other boys in one of the towns, and that Al-Khidr
…The Story of killing the Boy
فَانطَلَقَا
(Then they both proceeded,) means, after the first incident,
حَتَّى إِذَا لَقِيَا غُلاَمًا فَقَتَلَهُ
(till they
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