Yusuf 12:79 قال معاذ الله ان ناخذ الا من وجدنا متاعنا عنده انا اذا لظالمون ٧٩

12:79

قَالَ

مَعَاذَ

ٱللَّهِ

أَن

نَّأۡخُذَ

إِلَّا

مَن

وَجَدۡنَا

مَتَٰعَنَا

عِندَهُۥٓ

إِنَّآ

إِذٗا

لَّظَٰلِمُونَ

٧٩

Joseph responded, “Allah forbid that we should take other than the one with whom we found our property. Otherwise, we would surely be unjust.”

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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Yusuf's Brothers offer taking One of Them instead of Binyamin as a Slave, Yusuf rejects the Offer

When it was decided that Benyamin was to be taken and kept with Yusuf according to the law they adhered by, Yusuf's brothers started requesting clemency and raising compassion in his heart for them,

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Yusuf's Brothers offer taking One of Them instead of Binyamin as a Slave, Yusuf rejects the Offer

When it was decided that Benyamin was to be taken and

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Chapter 12, Page 245, Juz 13

69. When they entered Joseph’s presence, he called his brother ˹Benjamin˺ aside, and confided ˹to him˺, “I am indeed your brother ˹Joseph˺! So do not feel distressed about what they have been doing.” 70. When Joseph had provided them with supplies, he slipped the royal cup into his brother’s bag. Then a herald cried, “O people of the caravan! You must be thieves!” 71. They asked, turning back, “What have you lost?” 72. The herald ˹along with the guards˺ replied, “We have lost the King’s measuring cup. And whoever brings it will be awarded a camel-load ˹of grain˺. I guarantee it.” 73. Joseph’s brothers replied, “By Allah! You know well that we did not come to cause trouble in the land, nor are we thieves.” 74. Joseph’s men asked, “What should be the price for theft, if you are lying?” 75. Joseph’s brothers responded, “The price will be ˹the enslavement of˺ the one in whose bag the cup is found. That is how we punish the wrongdoers.” 76. Joseph began searching their bags before that of his brother ˹Benjamin˺, then brought it out of Benjamin’s bag. This is how We inspired Joseph to plan. He could not have taken his brother under the King’s law, but Allah had so willed. We elevate in rank whoever We will. But above those ranking in knowledge is the One All-Knowing. 77. ˹To distance themselves,˺ Joseph’s brothers argued, “If he has stolen, so did his ˹full˺ brother before.” But Joseph suppressed his outrage—revealing nothing to them—and said ˹to himself˺, “You are in such an evil position, and Allah knows best ˹the truth of˺ what you claim.” 78. They appealed, “O Chief Minister! He has a very old father, so take one of us instead. We surely see you as one of the good-doers.” 79. Joseph responded, “Allah forbid that we should take other than the one with whom we found our property. Otherwise, we would surely be unjust.”

- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran