Tafseer of Taa-Haa · Taa-Haa · 20:103
They will murmur among themselves, "You remained not but ten [days in the world]."
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His words يَتَخَافَتُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِنْ لَبِثْتُمْ إِلا عَشْرًا (they whisper among themselves: you have remained no more than ten days): He — exalted be His praise — says: they whisper among one another, and some confide secretly to others: you remained only in the world — that is, they say to one another: you remained only ten days in the world.
In accordance with what we have said about this, the exegetes also spoke.
* Mention of who said this:
ʿAlī related to me, saying: Abū Ṣāliḥ related to us, saying: Muʿāwiya related to me, on the authority of ʿAlī, on the authority of Ibn ʿAbbās, concerning the words (يتخافتون بينهم): he says: they confide it secretly to one another.
Bishr related to us, saying: Yazīd related to us, saying: Saʿīd related to us, on the authority of Qatāda, concerning the words يَتَخَافَتُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ : that is: they confide it secretly to one another — إِنْ لَبِثْتُمْ إِلا عَشْرًا .
