سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 12
أَرْسِلْهُ مَعَنَا غَدًا يَرْتَعْ وَيَلْعَبْ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَـٰفِظُونَ ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Send him with us tomorrow to enjoy himself and play, and verily, we will take care of him."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَرْسِلْهُ
arsil'hu
Send him
مَعَنَا
maʿanā
with us
غَدًۭا
ghadan
tomorrow
يَرْتَعْ
yartaʿ
(to) enjoy
وَيَلْعَبْ
wayalʿab
and play
وَإِنَّا
wa-innā
And indeed, we
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
لَحَـٰفِظُونَ
laḥāfiẓūna
(will) surely (be) guardians
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
12. 1. The tendency for play and amusement is included in human nature. That is why Allah Almighty has never imposed a ban on permissible play and amusement in any era. It is also allowed in Islam, but with conditions. That is, such play and amusement are permissible in which there is no Shariah objection and which do not become a means to forbidden things. Thus, Hazrat Yaqub (علیہ السلام) also did not object to play and amusement as such. However, he did express the concern that you might become engrossed in play and amusement and he (Yusuf) might be eaten by a wolf, because in open fields and deserts, wolves were common there.
