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Yusuf 12:88

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فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ مَسَّنَا وَأَهْلَنَا ٱلضُّرُّ وَجِئْنَا بِبِضَـٰعَةٍ مُّزْجَىٰةٍ فَأَوْفِ لَنَا ٱلْكَيْلَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْنَآ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَجْزِى ٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ

So when they entered upon him [i.e., Joseph], they said, "O ʿAzeez, adversity has touched us and our family, and we have come with goods poor in quality, but give us full measure and be charitable to us. Indeed, Allāh rewards the charitable."

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Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

فذهبوا إلى «مصر» ، فلما دخلوا على يوسف قالوا: يا أيها العزيز أصابنا وأهلنا القحط والجدب، وجئناك بثمن رديء قليل، فأعطنا به ما كنت تعطينا من قبل بالثمن الجيد، وتصدَّقْ علينا بقبض هذه الدراهم الرديئة القليلة وتسامح معنا فيها، إن الله تعالى يثيب المتفضِّلين على أهل الحاجة بأموالهم.

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