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Yusuf (Joseph)

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قَالُوا۟ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَٰعِلُونَ﴿٦١

Translation (Sahih International)

They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."

Word-by-word meaning

قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
سَنُرَٰوِدُsanurāwiduWe will try to get permission
عَنْهُʿanhufor him
أَبَاهُabāhu(from) his father
وَإِنَّاwa-innāand indeed we
لَفَـٰعِلُونَlafāʿilūnasurely will do

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Yusuf's Brothers travel to EgyptAs-Suddi, Muhammad bin Ishaq and several others said that the reason why Yusuf's brothers went to Egypt, is that after Yusuf became minister of Egypt and the seven years of abundance passed, then came the seven years of drought that struck all areas of Egypt. The drought also reached the area of Kana`an (Canaan), where Prophet Ya`qub, peace be upon him, and his children resided.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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