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12. Yusuf

Joseph · Meccan · 111 ayahs

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Ayahs 61–70 of 111

61

قَالُوا۟ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَٰعِلُونَ

They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."

Explained together with ayah 59

62

وَقَالَ لِفِتْيَٰنِهِ ٱجْعَلُوا۟ بِضَٰعَتَهُمْ فِى رِحَالِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْرِفُونَهَآ إِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

And [Joseph] said to his servants, "Put their merchandise into their saddlebags so they might recognize it when they have gone back to their people that perhaps they will [again] return."

﴿وَقَالَ لفتيانه﴾ يَعْنِي غِلْمَانِهِ ﴿اجْعَلُوا بِضَاعَتَهُمْ فِي رحالهم﴾ أَيْ: دَرَاهِمَهُمْ فِي مَتَاعِهِمْ ﴿لَعَلَّهُمْ يرجعُونَ﴾ يَقُولُ: إِذَا رُدَّتْ إِلَيْهِمْ بِضَاعَتُهُمْ، كَانَ أَحْرَى أَنْ يَرْجِعُوا إِلَيَّ

63

فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيهِمْ قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا ٱلْكَيْلُ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَآ أَخَانَا نَكْتَلْ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ

So when they returned to their father, they said, "O our father, [further] measure has been denied to us, so send with us our brother [that] we will be given measure. And indeed, we will be his guardians."

﴿قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا مُنِعَ منا الْكَيْل﴾ فِيمَا نَسْتَقْبِلُ؛ إِنْ لَمْ نَأْتِهِ بأخينا

64

قَالَ هَلْ ءَامَنُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا كَمَآ أَمِنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَخِيهِ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ فَٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌ حَٰفِظًۭا ۖ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

He said, "Should I entrust you with him except [under coercion] as I entrusted you with his brother before? But Allah is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the merciful."

Explained together with ayah 63

65

وَلَمَّا فَتَحُوا۟ مَتَٰعَهُمْ وَجَدُوا۟ بِضَٰعَتَهُمْ رُدَّتْ إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مَا نَبْغِى ۖ هَٰذِهِۦ بِضَٰعَتُنَا رُدَّتْ إِلَيْنَا ۖ وَنَمِيرُ أَهْلَنَا وَنَحْفَظُ أَخَانَا وَنَزْدَادُ كَيْلَ بَعِيرٍۢ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ كَيْلٌۭ يَسِيرٌۭ

And when they opened their baggage, they found their merchandise returned to them. They said, "O our father, what [more] could we desire? This is our merchandise returned to us. And we will obtain supplies for our family and protect our brother and obtain an increase of a camel's load; that is an easy measurement."

﴿ونمير أهلنا﴾ إِذَا أَرْسَلْتَهُ مَعَنَا ﴿وَنَزْدَادُ كَيْلَ بعير﴾ وَكَانَ يُوسُفُ وَعَدَهُمْ - فِي تَفْسِيرِ الْحَسَنِ - إِنْ هُمْ جَاءُوا بِأَخِيهِمْ أَنْ يَزِيدَهُمْ حِمْلَ بَعِيرٍ بِغَيْرِ ثَمَنٍ، وَالْبَعِيرُ - فِي تَفْسِيرِ مُجَاهِدٍ -: الْحِمَارُ؛ قَالَ: وَهِيَ لغةٌ لِبَعْضِ الْعَرَب ﴿ذَلِك كيل يسير﴾ قَالَ السُّدِّيُّ: يَعْنِي: سَرِيعًا لَا حَبْسَ فِيهِ.

قَالَ الْحَسَنُ: وَقَدْ كَانَ الْقَوْمُ يَأْتُونَهُ لِلْمِيرِ، فَيُحْبَسُونَ الزَّمَان حَتَّى يُكَال لَهُم.

66

قَالَ لَنْ أُرْسِلَهُۥ مَعَكُمْ حَتَّىٰ تُؤْتُونِ مَوْثِقًۭا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ لَتَأْتُنَّنِى بِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن يُحَاطَ بِكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَوْهُ مَوْثِقَهُمْ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلٌۭ

[Jacob] said, "Never will I send him with you until you give me a promise by Allah that you will bring him [back] to me, unless you should be surrounded by enemies." And when they had given their promise, he said, "Allah, over what we say, is Witness."

﴿إِلَّا أَن يحاط بكم﴾ أَيْ: تُغْلَبُوا عَلَيْهِ.

﴿فَلَمَّا آتَوْهُ موثقهم﴾ عَهْدَهُمْ ﴿قَالَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَا نقُول وَكيل﴾ أَي: حفيظٌ لهَذَا الْعَهْد.

67

وَقَالَ يَٰبَنِىَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوا۟ مِنۢ بَابٍۢ وَٰحِدٍۢ وَٱدْخُلُوا۟ مِنْ أَبْوَٰبٍۢ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍۢ ۖ وَمَآ أُغْنِى عَنكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۖ إِنِ ٱلْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَعَلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ

And he said, "O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against [the decree of] Allah at all. The decision is only for Allah; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely."

﴿وَقَالَ يَا بَنِيَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوا من بَاب وَاحِد﴾ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ: خَشِيَ عَلَى بَنِيهِ الْعَيْنَ، وَكَانُوا ذَوِي صورةٍ وَجَمَالٍ.

﴿مَا كَانَ يُغْنِي عَنْهُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ شيءٍ إِلا حَاجَةً فِي نفس يَعْقُوب قَضَاهَا﴾ يَعْنِي قَوْلَهُ: ﴿لَا تَدْخُلُوا مِنْ بَابٍ وَاحِدٍ وَادْخُلُوا مِنْ أَبْوَابٍ مُتَفَرِّقَة﴾.

قَالَ محمدٌ: (إِلا حَاجَةً) يَعْنِي: لَكِنْ حَاجَةً؛ يَقُولُ: لَوْ قُدِّرَ أَنْ تُصِيبَهُمُ الْعَيْنُ لأَصَابَتْهُمْ وَهُمْ مُفْتَرِقُونَ؛ كَمَا تُصِيبُهُمْ مُجْتَمِعِينَ، لَكِنْ حَاجَةً فِي نَفْسِ يَعْقُوبَ قَضَاهَا.

68

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَهُمْ أَبُوهُم مَّا كَانَ يُغْنِى عَنْهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ إِلَّا حَاجَةًۭ فِى نَفْسِ يَعْقُوبَ قَضَىٰهَا ۚ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذُو عِلْمٍۢ لِّمَا عَلَّمْنَٰهُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

And when they entered from where their father had ordered them, it did not avail them against Allah at all except [it was] a need within the soul of Jacob, which he satisfied. And indeed, he was a possessor of knowledge because of what We had taught him, but most of the people do not know.

﴿وَإِنَّهُ لَذُو عِلْمٍ لِمَا عَلَّمْنَاهُ﴾ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ: يَعْنِي: لِمَا آتَيْنَاهُ من النُّبُوَّة.

69

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِ أَخَاهُ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَنَا۠ أَخُوكَ فَلَا تَبْتَئِسْ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

And when they entered upon Joseph, he took his brother to himself; he said, "Indeed, I am your brother, so do not despair over what they used to do [to me]."

﴿آوى إِلَيْهِ أَخَاهُ﴾ أَيْ: ضَمَّهُ ﴿فَلا تَبْتَئِسْ بِمَا كَانُوا يعْملُونَ﴾ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ: يَقُولُ: لَا تَغْتَمَّ بِمَا كَانَ من أَمرك

70

فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمْ جَعَلَ ٱلسِّقَايَةَ فِى رَحْلِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ أَيَّتُهَا ٱلْعِيرُ إِنَّكُمْ لَسَٰرِقُونَ

So when he had furnished them with their supplies, he put the [gold measuring] bowl into the bag of his brother. Then an announcer called out, "O caravan, indeed you are thieves."

﴿فَلَمَّا جهزهم بجهازهم﴾ يَعْنِي: الْمِيرَةَ، وَوَفَّى لَهُمُ الْكَيْلُ ﴿جَعَلَ السِّقَايَةَ فِي رَحْلِ أَخِيهِ﴾ وَالسِّقَايَةُ: إِنَاءُ الْمَلِكِ الَّذِي كَانَ يُسْقَى فِيهِ؛ وَهُوَ الصُّوَاعُ، وَخَرَجَ إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ وَأَخُوهُمْ مَعَهُمْ وَسَارُوا ﴿ثمَّ أذن مُؤذن﴾ نَادَى منادٍ.

﴿أيتها العير﴾ يَعْنِي: أَهْلَ الْعِيرِ ﴿إِنَّكُمْ لَسَارِقُونَ﴾.

Commentary: Tafsir Ibn Abi Zamanin by Ibn Abi Zamanin. Qur'an text and translation via AlQuran Cloud.