The Holy Quran 12:18 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

وَجَآءُو عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِۦ بِدَمٍ كَذِبٍ ۚ قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا ۖ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ

Translation

(In an effort to substantiate their story, they dipped the shirt of Yusuf عليه الصلاة والسلام into the blood of a sheep they had slaughtered. Referring to this, Allaah says,) They came with false blood on his shirt. (Noticing that the bloodstained shirt was not torn, Ya'qoob realised that the brothers were lying. Therefore,) He said, "But your souls have made up this matter (tale) for you. However, I shall exercise patience without any complaint, and I shall seek Allaah's assistance against what you have devised."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

They had slaughtered a goat or a deer or the like and brought back Yusuf's ﵇ shirt sprinkled with its blood. Presenting this false blood, they began to assure their father that the shirt had become bloodstained from the wolf's wounding [him].

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