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Yusuf 12:67

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وَقَالَ يَـٰبَنِىَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوا۟ مِنۢ بَابٍ وَٰحِدٍ وَٱدْخُلُوا۟ مِنْ أَبْوَٰبٍ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍ ۖ وَمَآ أُغْنِى عَنكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۖ إِنِ ٱلْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَعَلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ

And he said, "O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against [the decree of] Allāh at all. The decision is only for Allāh; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely."

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وقال لهم أبوهم: يا أبنائي إذا دخلتم أرض «مصر» فلا تدخلوا مِن باب واحد، ولكن ادخلوها من أبواب متفرقة، حتى لا تصيبكم العين، وإني إذ أوصيكم بهذا لا أدفع عنكم شيئًا قضاه الله عليكم، فما الحكم إلا لله وحده، عليه اعتمدت ووثقت، وعليه وحده يعتمد المؤمنون.

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