The Holy Quran 12:68 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَهُمْ أَبُوهُم مَّا كَانَ يُغْنِى عَنْهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ إِلَّا حَاجَةً فِى نَفْسِ يَعْقُوبَ قَضَىٰهَا ۚ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذُو عِلْمٍ لِّمَا عَلَّمْنَـٰهُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

When they entered as their father had instructed them (through different gates), it (this precaution) could not be of any benefit to them against (the will of) Allaah. However, it (the precaution) was a need in the heart of Yaqoob عليه الصلاة والسلام (a demand of the love he had for them) that he fulfilled. Indeed he was knowledgeable of that which We taught him (He knew that the means and precautions that man adopts are not responsible for the outcome of events, all matters rest in Allaah's control), but most people do not know (they regard the means and precautions to be directly responsible for the manner in which events take place).

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

ولما دخلوا من أبواب متفرقة كما أمرهم أبوهم، ما كان ذلك ليدفع قضاء الله عنهم، ولكن كان شفقة في نفس يعقوب عليهم أن تصيبهم العين، وإن يعقوب لصاحب علمٍ عظيم بأمر دينه علَّمه الله له وحْيًا، ولكن أكثر الناس لا يعلمون عواقب الأمور ودقائق الأشياء، وما يعلمه يعقوب -عليه السلام- مِن أمر دينه.

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