His companions said to him...

His companions said to him: “O prophet of Allah, what about the promise that you have promised us of?” Prophet Noah (as) prayed Allah to carry out the promise that He had made. Allah revealed to him to plant another stone and when it grew and fruited, Allah would torment them.

فأخبر نوح أصحابه بذلك، فصاروا ثلاث فرق: فرقة ارتدت، وفرقة نافقت، وفرقة ثبتت مع نوح، ففعل نوح ذلك حتى إذا بلغت النخلة وأثمرت وأكل منها نوح وأطعم أصحابه، قالوا: يا نبيّ الله، الوعد الذي وعدتنا، فدعا نوح ربه، فأوحى إليه أن يغرس الغرسة الثالثة فإذا بلغ وأثمر أهلك قومه، فأخبر أصحابه فافترق الفرقتان ثلاث فرق: فرقة ارتدت، وفرقة نافقت، وفرقة ثبتت معه. Noah (as) told his companions about that. They divided into three groups.

One group apostatized, the other dissembled and the third one still kept to Noah (as). Prophet Noah (as) planted a stone again. It grew and fruited. He ate from its fruit and fed his companions. They said: “O prophet of Allah, what about the promise that you have made?” He prayed Allah. Allah revealed to him to plant a third stone and if it grew, fruited and he ate from its fruit, then Allah would perish his people. Noah (as) told his companions of that.

The two groups (the hypocrites and the believers) divided into three groups; one apostatized, one dissembled and the third still kept to Noah (as). حتى فعل نوح ذلك عشر مرات، وفعل الله ذلك بأصحابه الذين يبقون معه فيفترقون كل فرقة ثلاث فرق على ذلك، فلما كان في العاشرة جاء إليه رجال من أصحابه الخاصة المؤمنين، فقالوا: يا نبيّ الله، فعلت بنا ما وعدت أو لم تفعل فأنت صادق نبيٌّ مرسل لا نشكّ فيك ولو فعل