سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 94
وَلَمَّا فَصَلَتِ ٱلْعِيرُ قَالَ أَبُوهُمْ إِنِّى لَأَجِدُ رِيحَ يُوسُفَ ۖ لَوْلَآ أَن تُفَنِّدُونِ ﴿94﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when the caravan departed, their father said: "I do indeed feel the smell of Yûsuf (Joseph), if only you think me not a dotard (a person who has weakness of mind because of old age)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَمَّا
walammā
And when
فَصَلَتِ
faṣalati
departed
ٱلْعِيرُ
l-ʿīru
the caravan
قَالَ
qāla
their father said
أَبُوهُمْ
abūhum
their father said
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, I
لَأَجِدُ
la-ajidu
[I] find
رِيحَ
rīḥa
(the) smell
يُوسُفَ ۖ
yūsufa
(of) Yusuf
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
if not
أَن
an
that
تُفَنِّدُونِ
tufannidūni
you think me weakened in mind
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.
94. 1. On one side, the caravan departed with this shirt from Egypt, and on the other side, as a miracle from Allah, Prophet Yaqub (عليه السلام) began to sense the fragrance of Prophet Yusuf (عليه السلام). This was, in fact, a declaration that even Allah’s Prophet remains unaware until Allah conveys the information, even if the son is in a well in his own city. And when Allah arranges it, then even from a distant land like Egypt, the fragrance of the son reaches him.
