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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 79
قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلَّا مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَـٰعَنَا عِندَهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّظَـٰلِمُونَ ﴿79﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "Allâh forbid, that we should take anyone but him with whom we found our property. Indeed (if we did so), we should be Zâlimûn (wrong-doers)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
مَعَاذَ
maʿādha
Allah forbid
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah forbid
أَن
an
that
نَّأْخُذَ
nakhudha
we take
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَن
man
(one) who
وَجَدْنَا
wajadnā
we found
مَتَـٰعَنَا
matāʿanā
our possession
عِندَهُۥٓ
ʿindahu
with him
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed, we
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
لَّظَـٰلِمُونَ
laẓālimūna
surely (would be) wrongdoers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
Yusuf said, "Allah forbid that we should take anyone except the one with whom we found our (missing) property [76]; otherwise, we would surely be unjust."
[76] When this incident occurred, the brothers of Yusuf immediately thought, "Now how can we face our father, to whom we had made such a firm promise that we would surely bring Binyamin back with us, except if some calamity befell us?" Now, if these ten brothers went to their father and only Binyamin was not with them, what greater proof could there be of their lies and deceit? Especially in the situation that, due to the incident with Sayyiduna Yusuf, their father was already suspicious of them. Now they began to plead before Sayyiduna Yusufؑ, saying, "You have already done us many favors; please do us this one as well: instead of Binyamin, keep any one of us as your slave, because his father is very old and venerable and will not be able to bear the pain of his separation." In response, Sayyiduna Yusufؑ said, "How could we commit such an injustice? We will only keep the one with whom our lost property was found." Even at this point, Sayyiduna Yusufؑ did not call Binyamin a thief, nor did he accuse him of theft, because in reality, he had not stolen.
[76] When this incident occurred, the brothers of Yusuf immediately thought, "Now how can we face our father, to whom we had made such a firm promise that we would surely bring Binyamin back with us, except if some calamity befell us?" Now, if these ten brothers went to their father and only Binyamin was not with them, what greater proof could there be of their lies and deceit? Especially in the situation that, due to the incident with Sayyiduna Yusuf, their father was already suspicious of them. Now they began to plead before Sayyiduna Yusufؑ, saying, "You have already done us many favors; please do us this one as well: instead of Binyamin, keep any one of us as your slave, because his father is very old and venerable and will not be able to bear the pain of his separation." In response, Sayyiduna Yusufؑ said, "How could we commit such an injustice? We will only keep the one with whom our lost property was found." Even at this point, Sayyiduna Yusufؑ did not call Binyamin a thief, nor did he accuse him of theft, because in reality, he had not stolen.
