سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 75
قَالُوا۟ جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ مَن وُجِدَ فِى رَحْلِهِۦ فَهُوَ جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿75﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They [Yûsuf’s (Joseph) brothers] said: "His penalty should be that he, in whose bag it is found, should be held for the punishment (of the crime). Thus we punish the Zâlimûn (wrong-doers)!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ
jazāuhu
Its recompense
مَن
man
(is that one) who
وُجِدَ
wujida
it is found
فِى
fī
in
رَحْلِهِۦ
raḥlihi
his bag
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
then he
جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚ
jazāuhu
(will be) his recompense
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
نَجْزِى
najzī
(do) we recompense
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
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.
(Ayah75) {مَنْ وُّجِدَ فِيْ رَحْلِهٖ فَهُوَ جَزَآؤُهٗ:} From this it is understood that with Yaqub (peace be upon him), the punishment for a thief was that he would become the slave or captive of the owner of the stolen item, either permanently or for some period of time. The duration is not specified in the verse.
