Joseph — Verse 71
12:71 · Yusuf
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قَالُوا۟ وَأَقۡبَلُوا۟ عَلَیۡهِم مَّاذَا تَفۡقِدُونَ ٧١
qālū wa-aqbalū ʿalayhim mādhā tafqidūn
Joseph / Yusuf (12:71)
and they turned and said, ‘What have you lost?’
qālū wa-aqbalū ʿalayhim mādhā tafqidūn
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Yusuf had His Golden Bowl placed in Binyamin's Bag; a Plot to keep Him in Egypt
After Yusuf supplied them with their provisions, he ordered some of his servants to place his silver bowl (in Binyamin's bag), according to the majority of scholars. Some scholars said that the king's bowl was made from gold. Ibn Zayd added that the king used it to drink from, and later, measured food grains with it since food became scarce in that time, according to Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd. Shu`bah said that Abu Bishr narrated that Sa`id bin Jubayr said that Ibn `Abbas said that the king's bowl was made from silver and he used it to drink with. Yusuf had the bowl placed in Binyamin's bag while they were unaware, and then had someone herald,
أَيَّتُهَا الْعِيرُ إِنَّكُمْ لَسَارِقُونَ
(O you (in) the caravan! Surely, you are thieves!) They looked at the man who was heralding this statement and asked him,
مَّاذَا تَفْقِدُونَقَالُواْ نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ
("What is it that you have lost" They said: "We have lost the bowl of the king..."), which he used to measure food grains,
وَلِمَن جَآءَ بِهِ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ
(and for him who produces it is a camel load), as a reward,
وَأَنَاْ بِهِ زَعِيمٌ
(and I will be bound by it.), as assurance of delivery of the reward.
They said after coming towards them ‘What is it that you are missing?’
قال أولاد يعقوب مقبلين على المنادي: ما الذي تفقدونه؟
وقالوا " ماذا تفقدون قالوا نفقد صواع الملك " أي صاعه الذي يكيل به " ولمن جاء به حمل بعير " وهذا من باب الجعالة " وأنا به زعيم " وهذا من باب الضمان والكفالة.
ثم بين - سبحانه - ما قاله إخوة يوسف بعد أن سمعوا المؤذن يستوقفهم ويتهمهم بالسرقة فقال - تعالى - ( وَأَقْبَلُواْ عَلَيْهِمْ مَّاذَا تَفْقِدُونَ ) .ثم بين - سبحانه - ما قاله إخوة يوسف بعد ان سمعوا المؤذن يستوقفهم ويتهمهم بالسرقة فقال - تعالى - ( وَأَقْبَلُواْ عَلَيْهِمْ مَّاذَا تَفْقِدُونَ ) .وتفقدون : من الفقد ، وهوغيبة الشئ عن الحس بحيث لا يعرف مكانه .أى : قال إخوة يوسف بدهشة وفزع لمن ناداهم وأخبرهم بأنهم سارقون ، قالوا لهم : ماذا تفقدون - أيها الناس - من أشياء حتى اتهتمونا بأننا سارقون؟!!!
القول في تأويل قوله تعالى : قَالُوا وَأَقْبَلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ مَاذَا تَفْقِدُونَ (71)قال أبو جعفر: يقول تعالى ذكره: قال بنو يعقوب لما نودوا: أَيَّتُهَا الْعِيرُ إِنَّكُمْ لَسَارِقُونَ ، وأقبلوا على المنادي ومن بحضرتهم يقولون لهم: (ماذا تفقدون) ، ما الذي تفقدون؟.
( قالوا وأقبلوا عليهم ) عطفوا على المؤذن وأصحابه ( ماذا تفقدون ) ما الذي ضل عنكم . والفقدان : ضد الوجد .
وجملة { قالوا } جواب لنداء المنادي إياهم { إنكم لسارقون } ، ففصلت الجملة لأنها في طريقة المحاورة كما تكرر غير مرة .وضمير { قالوا } عائد إلى العير .وجملة { وأقبلوا عليهم } حال من ضمير { قالوا }. ومرجع ضمير { أقبلوا } عائد إلى فتيان يوسف عليه السلام . وضمير { عليهم } راجع إلى ما رجع إليه ضمير { قالوا } ، أي وقد أقبل عليهم فتيان يوسف عليه السلام .
{ قَالُوا } أي: إخوة يوسف { وَأَقْبَلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ } لإبعاد التهمة، فإن السارق ليس له همٌّ إلا البعد والانطلاق عمن سرق منه، لتسلم له سرقته، وهؤلاء جاءوا مقبلين إليهم، ليس لهم همٌّ إلا إزالة التهمة التي رموا بها عنهم، فقالوا في هذه الحال: { مَاذَا تَفْقِدُونَ } ولم يقولوا: "ما الذي سرقنا"" لجزمهم بأنهم براء من السرقة."
لا يوجد تفسير لهذه الأية
At the time of departure of Joseph’s brothers, Joseph out of kindness put his drinking cup (which was perhaps made of silver) in his brother Benjamin’s possessions. This was not known to Benjamin or to the courtiers. Thereafter, by the will of God, it happened that the royal measure for measuring the corn (which was also perhaps very costly) was misplaced somewhere. When the royal servants did not find it after making a search, they suspected Joseph’s brothers who had left just then. One of the officials called back the caravan. In the course of inquiries they themselves (Joseph’s brothers) suggested as a punishment for theft (which was prevalent among them), according to the law of Abraham, that the thief himself should remain with the owner for a year as a slave.
Verse 71 carries the response of the accused: قَالُوا وَأَقْبَلُوا عَلَيْهِم مَّاذَا تَفْقِدُونَ that is, ` the brothers of Yusuf turned to the announcer, as if protesting on being made into thieves, and asked him to say what is it that you seem to have lost.'
(They cried, coming towards them: What is it ye have lost?) what is it that you are looking for?