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Yusuf (Joseph)

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وَمَا تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ﴿١٠٤

Translation (Sahih International)

And you do not ask of them for it any payment. It is not except a reminder to the worlds.

Word-by-word meaning

وَمَاwamāAnd not
تَسْـَٔلُهُمْtasaluhumyou ask them
عَلَيْهِʿalayhifor it
مِنْminany
أَجْرٍ ۚajrinreward
إِنْinNot
هُوَhuwa(is) it
إِلَّاillābut
ذِكْرٌۭdhik'runa reminder
لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَlil'ʿālamīnato the worlds

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

This Story is a Revelation from AllahAllah narrated to Muhammad ﷺ, the story of Yusuf and his brothers and how Allah raised him over them, giving him the better end, triumph, the sovereignty and wisdom (i.e., prophethood), even though they tried to harm and kill him. Allah said, `This and similar stories are part of the unseen incidents of the past, O Muhammad,نُوحِيهِ إِلَيْكَ(which We reveal to you.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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