Tafseer of The Pen · Al-Qalam · 68:23
So they set out, while lowering their voices,
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So they set off, speaking to one another in hushed tones, he says: they made their way to their field while secretly whispering among themselves, that today no needy person should come in to you, he says: while secretly whispering to one another, they said to each other: let no needy person enter your garden to you today.
As Bishr related to us, he said: Yazīd related to us, he said: Saʿīd related to us, on the authority of Qatāda, concerning His words: So they called out to one another in the morning: Set off early to your field, if you would harvest. So they set off, speaking to one another in hushed tones, he says: they whispered secretly.
