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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 81
ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِيكُمْ فَقُولُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّ ٱبْنَكَ سَرَقَ وَمَا شَهِدْنَآ إِلَّا بِمَا عَلِمْنَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِلْغَيْبِ حَـٰفِظِينَ ﴿81﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Return to your father and say, ‘O our father! Verily, your son (Benjamin) has stolen, and we testify not except according to what we know, and we could not know the Unseen!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱرْجِعُوٓا۟
ir'jiʿū
Return
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
to
أَبِيكُمْ
abīkum
your father
فَقُولُوا۟
faqūlū
and say
يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ
yāabānā
'O our father
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱبْنَكَ
ib'naka
your son
سَرَقَ
saraqa
has stolen
وَمَا
wamā
and not
شَهِدْنَآ
shahid'nā
we testify
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِمَا
bimā
of what
عَلِمْنَا
ʿalim'nā
we knew
وَمَا
wamā
And not
كُنَّا
kunnā
we were
لِلْغَيْبِ
lil'ghaybi
of the unseen
حَـٰفِظِينَ
ḥāfiẓīna
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.
80. 1. That is, the promise we made that we would bring Binyamin back safely, we made according to our knowledge. Later, the incident that occurred, due to which we had to leave Binyamin behind, was not even in our imagination or suspicion. The second meaning is that the punishment for theft that we stated—that the thief should be kept in exchange for the theft—we suggested this punishment according to our knowledge. There was no ill intention involved in it. But it was a coincidence that when the luggage was searched, the stolen cup was found in Binyamin's belongings.
81. 2. That is, we were unaware of the events that would occur in the future.
81. 2. That is, we were unaware of the events that would occur in the future.
