سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 9
ٱقْتُلُوا۟ يُوسُفَ أَوِ ٱطْرَحُوهُ أَرْضًا يَخْلُ لَكُمْ وَجْهُ أَبِيكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ قَوْمًا صَـٰلِحِينَ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Kill Yûsuf (Joseph) or cast him out to some (other) land, so that the favour of your father may be given to you alone, and after that you will be righteous folk (by intending repentance before committing the sin)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱقْتُلُوا۟
uq'tulū
Kill
يُوسُفَ
yūsufa
Yusuf
أَوِ
awi
or
ٱطْرَحُوهُ
iṭ'raḥūhu
cast him
أَرْضًۭا
arḍan
(to) a land
يَخْلُ
yakhlu
so will be free
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
وَجْهُ
wajhu
(the) face
أَبِيكُمْ
abīkum
(of) your father
وَتَكُونُوا۟
watakūnū
and you will be
مِنۢ
min
after that
بَعْدِهِۦ
baʿdihi
after that
قَوْمًۭا
qawman
a people
صَـٰلِحِينَ
ṣāliḥīna
righteous
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.
9. 1. This means to repent, that is, by throwing into the well or by killing, they will repent to Allah for this sin.
