so it was that we aroused them so that they might question one another. one of them said how long have you stayed ? they said we have stayed a day or part of a day. they said your lord knows best how long you have stayed. send one of you to the city with this money. let him observe which of them has the purest food and bring you provisions from there. let him be attentive and let him not make anyone aware of you.
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