Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Kahf, Ayah 12
ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَٰهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَىُّ ٱلْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصَىٰ لِمَا لَبِثُوٓا۟ أَمَدًۭا
Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.
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Then We aroused them We awakened them that We might know a knowledge of direct vision which of the two parties the two groups in disagreement over the length of their stay in the cave was better in calculating ahsā is of the pattern of af‘al meaning ‘more precise’ what they had tarried li-mā labithū is semantically connected to the following in terms of the length of time amadan in the accusative denotes purpose.
Related Hadiths
Sunan Abu Dawud#800Hasan Maqtu'
We thought that by this (prolonging the first rak’ah). He (the prophet) meant that the people might join the first rak’ah.
Narrated by Abu Qatadah said:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#2282Hasan
"The Hour and I were dispatched like these two" - and Abu Dawud(a narrator) indicated with his index and middle fingers- so, how much more(in length) is one then the other.
Narrated by Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(And afterward We raised them up) We woke them up just as We sent them to sleep (that We might know) We might see (which of the two parties) the believers or the disbelievers (would best calculate the time) the duration (that they had tarried) in the Cave.