The Holy Quran 12:75 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

قَالُوا۟ جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ مَن وُجِدَ فِى رَحْلِهِۦ فَهُوَ جَزَٰٓؤُهُۥ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Translation

They (the brothers) replied, "(According to the law of our land,) The penalty is that the very person in whose carriage (bag) it is found will be the repayment for it (he will be detained as payment for the stolen article). This is how we punish oppressors (wrong-doers in our land)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The punishment of a thief in the shariah of Ibrahim: this was the punishment of a thief in the shariah of Ibrahim: the one with whom the stolen goods are found remains a slave for one year. The brothers of Yusuf ﵇ named the punishment without hesitation according to their own religious law, because they were completely certain that they were not thieves and…

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