Surah Al-Kahf 18:94
ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ
They said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, indeed Gog and Magog are [great] corrupters in the land. So may we assign for you an expenditure that you might make between us and them a barrier?"
Tafsir of Al-Kahf 18:94
Tafsir
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Verse range: 18:94
قالوا يا ذا القرنين إن يٲجوج ومٲجوج مفسدون في اﻻرض فهل نجعل لك خرجا
They said: "O Dhul-Qarnayn! Verily, Ya'juj and Ma'juj are doing great mischief in the land. Shall we then pay you a tribute'' Ibn Jurayj reported from Ata' from Ibn Abbas that; this meant a great reward, i.e., they wanted to collect money among themselves to give to him so that he would create a barrier between them and Ya'juj and Ma'juj.
على أن تجعل بيننا وبينهم سدا
in order that you might erect a barrier between us and them'' Dhul-Qarnayn said with kindness, righteousness and good intentions,