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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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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The brothers of Yusuf said, "The penalty for it is that the one in whose possession it is found—he himself will be its recompense. This is how we punish [70] wrongdoers in our land."
[70]
The Punishment for Theft in Canaan:
The brothers of Yusuf said, "We belong to a noble family; we are not thieves or people of mischief. We had come from Canaan to get grain and now we are returning with the grain." Those who were pursuing them said, "That is fine, but show us your belongings, and also tell us, if by chance the stolen goods are found among any of your belongings, then what will be the punishment for that?"
The Recovery of the Cup:
They replied, "In our country, the punishment for a thief is that if the stolen goods are found among someone's belongings or in his house, then the thief is handed over to the owner of the stolen goods for a year." The guarantor said, "Alright, we accept your statement as well." Saying this, the guarantor began to search their belongings. After searching the belongings of a few brothers, when Binyamin's belongings were searched, the missing cup was found in them. Thus, the guarantor took possession of the stolen cup and also took Binyamin into his custody.
[70]
The Punishment for Theft in Canaan:
The brothers of Yusuf said, "We belong to a noble family; we are not thieves or people of mischief. We had come from Canaan to get grain and now we are returning with the grain." Those who were pursuing them said, "That is fine, but show us your belongings, and also tell us, if by chance the stolen goods are found among any of your belongings, then what will be the punishment for that?"
The Recovery of the Cup:
They replied, "In our country, the punishment for a thief is that if the stolen goods are found among someone's belongings or in his house, then the thief is handed over to the owner of the stolen goods for a year." The guarantor said, "Alright, we accept your statement as well." Saying this, the guarantor began to search their belongings. After searching the belongings of a few brothers, when Binyamin's belongings were searched, the missing cup was found in them. Thus, the guarantor took possession of the stolen cup and also took Binyamin into his custody.
