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Surah Yusuf • Ayah 13

Para 12 Surah 12 : 13
قَالَ إِنِّى لَيَحْزُنُنِىٓ أَن تَذْهَبُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَأَخَافُ أَن يَأْكُلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَأَنتُمْ عَنْهُ غَـٰفِلُونَ

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قَالَ
إِنِّى
لَيَحْزُنُنِىٓ
أَن
تَذْهَبُوا۟
بِهِۦ
وَأَخَافُ
أَن
يَأْكُلَهُ
ٱلذِّئْبُ
وَأَنتُمْ
عَنْهُ
غَـٰفِلُونَ

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Classical Tafsir: Ibn Kathir en

Ya`qub's Answer to Their RequestAllah narrates to us that His Prophet Ya`qub said to his children, in response to their request that he send Yusuf with them to the desert to tend their cattle, إِنِّى لَيَحْزُنُنِى أَن تَذْهَبُواْ بِهِ(Truly, it saddens me that you should take him away.) He said that it was hard on him that he be separated from Yusuf for the duration of their trip, until they came back. This demonstrates the deep love that Ya`qub had for his son, because he saw in Yusuf great goodness and exalted qualities with regards to conduct and physical attractiveness associated with the rank of prophethood. May Allah's peace and blessings be on him. Prophet Ya`qub's statement next, وَأَخَافُ أَن يَأْكُلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَأَنْتُمْ عَنْهُ غَـفِلُونَ(I fear lest a wolf should devour him, while you are careless of him.) He said to them, `I fear that you might be careless with him while you are tending the cattle and shooting, then a wolf might come and eat him while you are unaware.' They heard these words from his mouth and used them in their response for what they did afterwards. They also gave a spontaneous reply for their father's statement, saying, لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذَا لَّخَـسِرُونَ(If a wolf devours him, while we are an `Usbah, then surely, we are the losers.) They said, `If a wolf should attack and devour him while we are all around him in a strong group, then indeed we are the losers and weak.'

Classical Tafsir: Ibn Kathir Urdu ur

انجانے خطرے کا اظہار ٭٭نبی اللہ یعقوب علیہ السلام اپنے بیٹوں کی اس طلب کا کہ بھائی یوسف کو ہمارے ساتھ سیر کے لیے بھیجئے جواب دیتے ہیں کہ تمہیں معلوم ہے مجھے اس سے بہت محبت ہے۔ تم اسے لے جاؤ گے مجھ پر اس کی اتنی دیر کی جدائی بھی شاق گزرے گی۔ یعقوب علیہ السلام کی اس بڑھی ہوئی محبت کی وجہ یہ تھی کہ آپ یوسف علیہ السلام کے چہرے پر خیر کے نشان دیکھ رہے تھے۔ نبوت کا نور پیشانی سے ظاہر تھا۔ اخلاق کی پاکیزگی ایک ایک بات سے عیاں تھی۔ صورت کی خوبی، سیرت کی اچھائی کا بیان تھی، اللہ کی طرف سے دونوں باپ بیٹوں پر صلوۃ و سلام ہو۔ دوسری وجہ یہ بھی ہے کہ ممکن ہے تم اپنی بکریوں کے چرانے چگانے اور دوسرے کاموں میں مشغول رہو اور اللہ نہ کرے کوئی بھیڑیا آ کر اس کا کام تمام کر جائے اور تمہیں پتہ بھی نہ چلے۔ آہ یعقوب علیہ السلام کی اسی بات کو انہوں نے لے لیا اور دماغ میں بسا لیا کہ یہی ٹھیک عذر ہے، یوسف علیہ السلام کو الگ کر کے ابا کے سامنے یہی من گھڑت گھڑ دیں گے۔ اسی وقت بات بنائی اور جواب دیا کہ ابا آپ نے کیا خوب سوچا۔ ہماری جماعت کی جماعت قوی اور طاقتور موجود ہو اور ہمارے بھائی کو بھیڑیا کھا جائے؟ بالکل نا ممکن ہے۔ اگر ایسا ہو جائے تو پھر تو ہم سب بے کار نکمے عاجز نقصان والے ہی ہوئے۔صفحہ نمبر3963

Classical Tafsir: Bayan-ul-Quran ur

آیت 13 قَالَ اِنِّىْ لَيَحْزُنُنِيْٓ اَنْ تَذْهَبُوْا بِهٖ وَاَخَافُ اَنْ يَّاْكُلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَاَنْتُمْ عَنْهُ غٰفِلُوْنَ مجھے اس بات کا ڈر ہے کہ وہ تمہارے ساتھ چلا جائے پھر تم لوگ اپنی مصروفیات میں منہمک ہوجاؤ اس طرح وہ جنگل میں اکیلا رہ جائے اور کوئی بھیڑیا اسے پھاڑ کھائے۔

Classical Tafsir: Ma'arif al-Qur'an en

When the brothers of Sayyidna Yusuf (علیہ السلام) requested their father that he should send Yusuf with them on a recreational outing, Sayyidna Ya'qub (علیہ السلام) told them that he did not favour sending him out for two reasons: (1) He remains uncomfortable without him in sight and (2) he apprehends that, in the wilderness out there, it might so happen that they become neglectful at some time and a wolf might eat him up.The apprehension of Sayyidna Ya'qub may have been caused either due to the abundance of wolves in Canaan, or because he had seen in a dream that he is standing on top of a hill and Sayyidna Yusuf (علیہ السلام) is there on the slope downhill. All of a sudden ten wolves surround him and try to attack him. But, one of the wolves came forward to rescue him from the rest. Once released, Sayyidna Yusuf علیہ السلام took refuge inside the terrain.The interpretation of that dream manifested later when it turned out that the ten wolves were these ten brothers and the wolf which defended Sayyidna Yusuf (علیہ السلام) and saved him from being killed was his elder brother, Yahuda (Judah). And the depth of the pit was the interpretation of his hiding under the land.In a narration from Sayyidna ` Abdullah ibn ` Abbas ؓ ، it has been reported that Sayyidna Ya` qub (علیہ السلام) ، because of this dream, felt the danger of an unfortunate situation coming at the hands of these brothers. Thus, in fact, they were the ones he had alluded to as wolves - but, in consideration of his wisdom, he did not lay the truth bare. (Qurtubi)

Historical Context: Yusuf Thrown into the Well — Brotherhood's Betrayal c. 1700–1600 BCE

The brothers of Yusuf, jealous of their father's preference for him, plotted to kill him or cast him away. They took him into the desert, threw him into a well, and returned with his shirt stained with false blood, claiming a wolf had devoured him. A passing caravan found Yusuf and sold him as a slave in Egypt. The Quran (12:8-20) portrays this betrayal as the beginning of a divine plan that would ultimately exalt Yusuf and unite the family on higher terms.

🏛️ Civilization: Ancient Canaanite / Patriarchal
📍 Region: Canaan (Palestine)
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