Yusuf 78: They said, “Oh lord! Verily, he has a very old father. Keep one of us instead of him, for we see you among the muhsin.”
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They said, “Oh lord! Verily, he has a very old father. Keep one of us instead of him, for we see you among the muhsin.”
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His brothers, who did not recognize Hadrat Yusuf 'alaihis-salâm', said to Yusuf 'alaihis-salâm': O saint! I mean, O honorable person, honorable person, we have recognized you as a good person. This brother of ours has an old father and he has entrusted him to us. He loves him very much. You release him and keep one of us in his place. Because his father is old, he cannot bear the longing for him. Let us not oppress our father in his old age. They say, "We see you as one of the good ones, you are a benevolent person.
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In verse 78 they said: O Aziz, truly he has a very old father; in his place detain one of us, for we see you as one of those who do good, they say. They had given their word to their father, that we'll bring Benjamin back. Thereupon, the one saying this was probably the eldest brother, and when they wanted to kill Joseph, this eldest brother also stopped them. No, let's not kill him, let's throw him into the well. A caravan coming by will take him away, or else he will die. It's over and done with, so to speak. The brother who prevented his being killed, probably the eldest. His brothers, not recognizing Joseph (peace be upon him), say to Joseph (peace be upon him): O Aziz, that is, O honored person, respected man, we have come to know you as a good man.
This brother of ours has an old father, and he entrusted him to us. He loves him very much too. You set him free, detain one of us in his place. Because his father is old. He cannot bear longing for him. Let us not wrong our father in his old age. We see you as one of the good. You are a person who loves goodness, they say. Yes.