If they did not join in, they could expect reprisals from angry inmates. Unable to communicate with one another, the three men prayed for wisdom.
وَبِٱلْمُقَابِلِ ،‏ فَإِنَّ عَدَمَ ٱنْضِمَامِهِمْ كَانَ سَيَجْلُبُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَقْمَةَ ٱلسُّجَنَاءِ ٱلْآخَرِينَ ٱلثَّائِرِينَ .‏