and thus did we rouse them that they might question each other. a speaker among them said how long have you tarried? they said we have tarried for a day or a part of a day. said your lord knows best how long you have tarried. now send one of you with this silver of yours to the city then let him see which of them has purest food so let him bring you provision from it and let him behave with gentleness and by no means make your case known to any one for surely if they prevail against you they would stone you to death or force you back to their religion and then you will never succeed.
وكذلك بعثناهم ليتساءلوا بينهم قال قائل منهم كم لبثتم قالوا لبثنا يوما أو بعض يوم قالوا ربكم أعلم بما لبثتم فابعثوا أحدكم بورقكم هذه إلى المدينة فلينظر أيها أزكى طعاما فليأتكم برزق منه وليتلطف ولا يشعرن بكم أحدا إنهم إن يظهروا عليكم يرجموكم أو يعيدوكم في ملتهم ولن تفلحوا إذا أبدا