Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Qamar, Ayah 28

Al-Qamar · Ayah 28 · View Ayah
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ ٱلْمَآءَ قِسْمَةٌۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍۢ مُّحْتَضَرٌۭ
And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(And inform them that the water) of the well (is to be shared between (her and) them) one day for her and one day for them. (Every drinking will be witnessed) Salih informed them of this. They agreed to comply and observed this for a while but then their wretchedness overtook them.

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And inform them that the water is to be divided between them and the She-camel one day for them and the next for it every drinking every portion of water will be attended’ by the people drawing water on their designated day and by the She-camel on its day. They adhered to this regime but eventually became impatient with it and decided to slaughter the She-camel.

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