سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 8
إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
When they said: "Truly, Yûsuf (Joseph) and his brother (Benjamin) are dearer to our father than we, while we are a strong group. Really, our father is in a plain error.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِذْ
idh
When
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they said
لَيُوسُفُ
layūsufu
Surely Yusuf
وَأَخُوهُ
wa-akhūhu
and his brother
أَحَبُّ
aḥabbu
(are) more beloved
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
to
أَبِينَا
abīnā
our father
مِنَّا
minnā
than we
وَنَحْنُ
wanaḥnu
while we
عُصْبَةٌ
ʿuṣ'batun
(are) a group
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
أَبَانَا
abānā
our father
لَفِى
lafī
(is) surely in
ضَلَـٰلٍۢ
ḍalālin
an error
مُّبِينٍ
mubīnin
clear
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.
8. 1 'His brother' refers to Binyamin.
8. 2 That is, we ten brothers are a powerful group and in the majority, whereas Yusuf (AS) and Binyamin (whose mother was different) are only two, yet they are the light of our father's eyes and the delight of his heart.
8. 3 Here, ضلال means a mistake, which according to their assumption, was committed by the father in loving Yusuf (AS) and Binyamin more.
8. 2 That is, we ten brothers are a powerful group and in the majority, whereas Yusuf (AS) and Binyamin (whose mother was different) are only two, yet they are the light of our father's eyes and the delight of his heart.
8. 3 Here, ضلال means a mistake, which according to their assumption, was committed by the father in loving Yusuf (AS) and Binyamin more.
