The Holy Quran 12:77 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

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

Translation

(In their anger,) They (the brothers) said, "If he has stolen then surely his brother before him (Yusuf) must have also stolen." Yusuf concealed this (accusation) in his heart and did not disclose it to them (he did not falsify what they said). He said (to himself), "You are worse off (because you stole a son from his father). (Nevertheless) Allaah knows best what you speak (and He will take you to task for it)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

this was an allusion to Yusuf ﵇. To display their own innocence, out of sheer unjust persistence and hostility, they confirmed Binyamin's guilt, and even after so long a time they were not ashamed to cast a false accusation on the innocent Yusuf ﵇. The mufassirs (commentators)

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