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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Yusuf 12:77

Word by word

۞ قَالُوٓا۟ إِن يَسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ أَخٌ لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ فَأَسَرَّهَا يُوسُفُ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ وَلَمْ يُبْدِهَا لَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ أَنتُمْ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا ۖ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ

They said, "If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allāh is most knowing of what you describe."

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

قال إخوة يوسف: إنْ سرق هذا فقد سرق أخ شقيق له من قبل (يقصدون يوسف عليه السلام) فأخفى يوسف في نفسه ما سمعه، وحدَّث نفسه قائلا أنتم أسوأ منزلة ممن ذكرتم، حيث دبَّرتم لي ما كان منكم، والله أعلم بما تصفون من الكذب والافتراء.

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