Meccan · Surah 12 of 114

Yusuf 12:11

Joseph · ayah 11 of 111

قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأْمَ۫نَّا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَنَٰصِحُونَ

Qaloo ya abana malaka la ta/manna AAala yoosufa wa-innalahu lanasihoon

"They said, "O our father, why do you not entrust us with Joseph while indeed, we are to him sincere counselors?"

Saheeh International translation

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"They said to their father, ‘Why do you not trust us with Joseph? We wish him well."

Pickthall (classic)+

"They said: O our father! Why wilt thou not trust us with Joseph, when lo! we are good friends to him?"

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"They said: "O our father! why dost thou not trust us with Joseph,- seeing we are indeed his sincere well-wishers?"

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

Yusuf's Brothers ask for Their Father's Permission to take Yusuf with Them

When Yusuf's brothers agreed to take him and throw him down the well, taking the advice of their elder brother Rubil, they went to their father Ya`qub, peace be upon him. They said to him, "Why is it that you,

لاَ تَأْمَنَّا عَلَى يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَنَـصِحُونَ

(do not trust us with Yusuf though we are indeed his well-wishers)." They started executing their plan by this introductory statement, even though they really intended its opposite, out of envy towards Yusuf for being loved by his father. They said,

أَرْسِلْهُ مَعَنَا

"(Send him with us) tomorrow so that we all enjoy ourselves and play." Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and As-Suddi said similarly. Yusuf's brothers said next,

وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَـفِظُونَ

(and verily, we will take care of him.), we will protect him and ensure his safety for you.

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

Один из братьев, которые вознамерились убить или прогнать Йусуфа, предложил: «Не убивайте его, потому что убийство - это тяжкий и отвратительный грех. Вы сможете добиться желаемого, даже если разлучите Йусуфа с нашим отцом, не убивая его. А для того, чтобы разлучить их, достаточно бросить Йусуфа на дно колодца. Но вы должны будете пригрозить ему, дабы он никому не рассказывал о нашем поступке, а назвался бежавшим рабом. В этом случае караван путников подберет его. Они оставят его себе и увезут в далекую страну». Этот брат относился к Йусуфу лучше всех остальных. Он отнесся к этому вопросу с наибольшей добротой и богобоязненностью. Воистину, одно зло бывает легче другого, и благодаря незначительному ущербу можно предотвратить гораздо больший ущерб. Братья согласились на это предложение и одобрили его.

Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

Appearing in the fifth (111) and sixth (112) verse is the request of these brothers before their father in which they wondered why he would not trust them with Yusuf, although they wished him fully well. So, they pleaded, he should send him along with them to enjoy himself freely by eating and drinking and playing with them and that they all shall be there to take care of him.

The tone of the very request made by the brothers of Sayyidna Yusuf (علیہ السلام) indicates that they had already made such a request earlier too which was not accepted by their father. Therefore, in the present request, they seem to have tried to assure their father with added effort and insistence.

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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