Surah Yusuf
Chapter 12 · Verse 17 · Revealed in Makkah
“They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Yusuf's Brothers try to deceive Their Father
Allah narrates to us the deceit that Yusuf's brothers resorted to, after they threw him to the bottom of the well. They went back to their father, during the darkness of the night, crying and showing sorrow and grief for losing Yusuf. They started giving excuses to their father for what happened to Yusuf, falsely claiming that,
إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
The brothers, then, said:
يَا أَبَانَا إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَاعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ ۖ وَمَا أَنتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَّنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَادِقِينَ
What does this verse bring up for you today?