The Holy Quran 12:88 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

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

Translation

When they (the brothers) entered into the presence of Yusuf عليه الصلاة والسلام they said, "O minister! (Aziz) Calamity (sever hunger) has befallen us and our family. We have come with a sum (of money) that is (so inferior that it is) worthy of being returned, so grant us the full measure (despite the inferior quality of the payment) and be charitable towards us. Indeed Allaah rewards the charitable ones."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The brothers' request to Yusuf ﵇: at their father's bidding they set out for Egypt once again. Since the whereabouts of Yusuf ﵇ were unknown, they probably thought: first let us attend to the one whose whereabouts are known (Binyamin), and since grain is also needed because of the famine, let us draw the Aziz's (the chief minister's)

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