Yusuf 11: They said; “Oh our father, why do you not trust us about Joseph? We certainly desire only good for him.”
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They said; “Oh our father, why do you not trust us about Joseph? We certainly desire only good for him.”
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The brothers of Yusuf 'alaihis-salâm' prepared their traps and came to their father. O our father! Why do you not entrust Yusuf to us? He is our brother too. We are the ones who think well of him. However, their intention was to get rid of Hadrat Yusuf as they had decided beforehand. They would leave Hadrat Yusuf 'alaihis-salâm' at the bottom of a well, and one of the passing caravans would take Hadrat Yusuf 'alaihis-salâm' and carry him away as a slave. With this intention, they asked their father for Hadrat Yusuf 'alaihis-salâm'.
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What do they say? They said: O our father, what is the matter with you that about Joseph you do not trust us? Yet we wish him well. The trap begins. Yes, the brothers of Joseph (peace be upon him), having prepared the traps they set, come to their father.
O our father, why do you not entrust Joseph to us, when he too is our brother? We are the ones who wish him well, they said. Yet their intention, as they had decided earlier, was to be rid of Joseph. They would leave Joseph (peace be upon him) at the bottom of a well. One of the passing caravans would take him.
It would take Joseph (peace be upon him); they would carry him off as a slave. With this very intention they asked their father for Joseph (peace be upon him).