22. Some will say: ‘(The Companions of the Cave) were three, and the fourth of them was their dog.’ And others will say: ‘(They were) five, and the sixth of them was their dog.’ (They are) guessing at the Unseen. Yet others will say: ‘(They were) seven, and the eighth of them was their dog.’ Say: ‘My Lord knows best their number, and none (truly) knows about them except a few.’ So do not dispute concerning them except with a clear argument. And do not question any of them about them.

سيقولون ثلاثة رابعهم كلبهم ويقولون خمسة سادسهم كلبهم رجما بالغيب ويقولون سبعة وثامنهم كلبهم قل ربي أعلم بعدتهم ما يعلمهم إلا قليل فلا تمار فيهم إلا مراء ظاهرا ولا تستفت فيهم منهم أحدا