Ubai Ibn Ka’b told us that the Prophet (PBUH) said: Once Moses stood up and addressed Bani Israel. The full story of Al Khidr is mentioned in the following hadith: The man had thought himself superior in terms of wealth however this it is not the level of wealth that Allah (swt) will judge us by, but by our level of taqwa and Imaan. Its shows that wealth is a temporary thing in this life, and just as Allah (swt) can give, He can also take it away at any moment He likes. This story gives an example of the tests of wealth.
The second man warned him and told him to be thankful to Allah (swt) but he refused and so Allah (swt) destroyed his garden. He began to boast, forgetting to thank Allah (swt) for the bounties bestowed upon him. This is a story about two men, one of whom had been given two gardens by Allah. But again, the location of the cave is not mentioned in the Qur’aan and therefore bears no significance. Some scholars have said that the location of the cave is ‘Arajeeb’ in Jordan, according to the description given in the above verse. Thou wouldst have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the right from their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left, while they lay in the open space in the midst of the Cave… The location of the cave is also not mentioned, except that Allah (swt) says: The importance of the story is not how many men were in the cave, but the message that it carries. If the number of those in the cave had any importance or significance, surely Allah would have told us, we are told not to waste our time discussing such matters. Say thou: “My Lord knoweth best their number It is but few that know their (real case).” Enter not, therefore, into controversies concerning them, except on a matter that is clear, nor consult any of them about (the affair of) the Sleepers. (Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth,- doubtfully guessing at the unknown (yet others) say they were seven, the dog being the eighth. The Christian version of this story is known as ‘The Seven Sleepers of Epheus’, however the Qur’aan mentions not the number of those who were in the cave, rather Allah (swt) says:
After leaving it is reported that the youth went back to sleep and Allah (swt) caused them to die. The people of the town were amazed at his strange clothes and old coins. But when he got there he found himself amongst a different people. He disguised himself thinking that the people would recognise him and harm him. One of the youths went to the town to get some food. Here Allah (swt) made them sleep for a number of years (309 lunar years which is 300 solar years).They then awoke, when asked how long they had slept for they estimated a day or half a day. This is about a number of youths who because of their belief in Allah (swt) were driven out of their homes, and ended up in a cave. The Surah can be divided into about seven sections and contains four main stories. He (saw) began to feel sad but the next day Gibraeel revealed to him (saw), Surah Al Kahf, which contained the answers of their (the mushriks) question. After fifteen days the mushriks returned, thinking they triumphed over the Prophet. The prophet (saw) told them that he would tell them in the morning, hoping that he would get revelation from Gibraeel, however he did not.
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