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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 79
قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلَّا مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَـٰعَنَا عِندَهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّظَـٰلِمُونَ ﴿79﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "Allâh forbid, that we should take anyone but him with whom we found our property. Indeed (if we did so), we should be Zâlimûn (wrong-doers)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
مَعَاذَ
maʿādha
Allah forbid
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah forbid
أَن
an
that
نَّأْخُذَ
nakhudha
we take
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَن
man
(one) who
وَجَدْنَا
wajadnā
we found
مَتَـٰعَنَا
matāʿanā
our possession
عِندَهُۥٓ
ʿindahu
with him
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed, we
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
لَّظَـٰلِمُونَ
laẓālimūna
surely (would be) wrongdoers
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.
79. 1. This answer was given because the real purpose of Hazrat Yusuf ؑ was to detain Binyamin.
