Surah Hud
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَقَالَ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ فِى دَارِكُمْ ثَلَـٰثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ وَعْدٌ غَيْرُ مَكْذُوبٍ
Fa ‘aqarūhā fa qāla tamatta‘ū fī dārikum ṡalāṡata ayyām(in), żālika wa‘dun gairu makżūb(in).
But they hamstrung her, so he said, "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. That is a promise not to be denied."
📝 Footnotes
358) Their act of killing the she-camel was a violation of the prohibition set by Prophet Saleh (peace be upon him). Therefore, Allah Almighty penalized them by limiting their remaining lifespan to only three days. Thus, as a mockery, they were told to enjoy themselves during those three days. 359) They were destroyed so swiftly by the thunderbolt that they were completely obliterated, as though they had never existed.