سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 64
قَالَ هَلْ ءَامَنُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا كَمَآ أَمِنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَخِيهِ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ فَٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌ حَـٰفِظًا ۖ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ﴿64﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "Can I entrust him to you except as I entrusted his brother [Yûsuf (Joseph)] to you aforetime? But Allâh is the Best to guard, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
هَلْ
hal
Should
ءَامَنُكُمْ
āmanukum
I entrust you
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
with him
إِلَّا
illā
except
كَمَآ
kamā
as
أَمِنتُكُمْ
amintukum
I entrusted you
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
with
أَخِيهِ
akhīhi
his brother
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ ۖ
qablu
before
فَٱللَّهُ
fal-lahu
But Allah
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
(is) the best
حَـٰفِظًۭا ۖ
ḥāfiẓan
Guardian
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and He
أَرْحَمُ
arḥamu
(is the) Most Merciful
ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ
l-rāḥimīna
(of) the merciful
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah64) ➊ { قَالَ هَلْ اٰمَنُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ …:} He said, when you took Yusuf (peace be upon him) away, you said the same thing—{’’اِنَّا لَهٗ لَحٰفِظُوْنَ ‘‘}—then you protected him so well that to this day there is no news of that poor soul. So, should I trust your protection regarding him the same way I trusted you before regarding his brother?
➋ { فَاللّٰهُ خَيْرٌ حٰفِظًا…: } That is, I am sending him with you out of necessity for grain, so I am not entrusting him to your protection, but rather I am entrusting him to Allah’s protection. He, the Most Merciful of the merciful, will protect him with His mercy. Ibn Kathir says that when Yaqub (peace be upon him) sent Yusuf (peace be upon him) with his brothers, he only said: «{ وَ اَخَافُ اَنْ يَّاْكُلَهُ الذِّئْبُ } » [ یوسف : ۱۳ ] (And I fear that a wolf may eat him). Now, when he entrusted his brother to Allah’s protection by saying {’’ فَاللّٰهُ خَيْرٌ حٰفِظًا وَّ هُوَ اَرْحَمُ الرّٰحِمِيْنَ ‘‘}, not only did he get Yusuf’s brother back, but Yusuf (peace be upon him) as well.
➋ { فَاللّٰهُ خَيْرٌ حٰفِظًا…: } That is, I am sending him with you out of necessity for grain, so I am not entrusting him to your protection, but rather I am entrusting him to Allah’s protection. He, the Most Merciful of the merciful, will protect him with His mercy. Ibn Kathir says that when Yaqub (peace be upon him) sent Yusuf (peace be upon him) with his brothers, he only said: «{ وَ اَخَافُ اَنْ يَّاْكُلَهُ الذِّئْبُ } » [ یوسف : ۱۳ ] (And I fear that a wolf may eat him). Now, when he entrusted his brother to Allah’s protection by saying {’’ فَاللّٰهُ خَيْرٌ حٰفِظًا وَّ هُوَ اَرْحَمُ الرّٰحِمِيْنَ ‘‘}, not only did he get Yusuf’s brother back, but Yusuf (peace be upon him) as well.
