قَالُواْ يَٰٓأَبَانَا ٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا خَٰطِـِٔينَ
They said: "O our father! ask for us forgiveness for our sins, for we were truly at fault
They said: O our father! Ask forgiveness of our sins for us, for lo! we were sinful
They said: "O our father! Ask forgiveness (from Allah) for our sins, indeed we have been sinners
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قال بنوه: يا أبانا سل لنا ربك أن يعفو عنا ويستر علينا ذنوبنا، إنا كنا خاطئين فيما فعلناه بيوسف وشقيقه.
Source: King Fahd Complex via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
فأقروا بذنبهم ونجعوا بذلك و { قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا خَاطِئِينَ } حيث فعلنا معك ما فعلنا.
Source: Saadi via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
فعند ذلك قالوا لأبيهم مترفقين له " يا أبانا استغفر لنا ذنوبنا إنا كنا خاطئين قال سوف أستغفر لكم ربي إنه هو الغفور الرحيم " أي من ناب إليه تاب عليه قال ابن مسعود وإبراهيم التيمي وعمرو بن قيس وابن جريج وغيرهم أرجأهم إلى وقت السحر وقال ابن جرير حدثني أبو السائب حدثنا ابن إدريس سمعت عبد الرحمن بن إسحاق يذكر عن محارب بن دسار قال كان عمر رضي الله عنه يأتي المسجد فيسمع إنسانا يقول: اللهم دعوتني فأجبت وأمرتني فأطعت وهذا السحر فاغفر لى قال فاستمع الصوت فإذا هو من دار عبد الله بن مسعود فسأل عبد الله عن ذلك فقال إن يعقوب أخر بنيه إلى السحر بقوله " سوف أستغفر لكم ربي " وقد ورد في الحديث إن ذلك كان ليلة الجمعة كما قال ابن جرير أيضا حدثني المثنى حدثنا سليمان بن عبد الرحمن أبو أيوب الدمشقي حدثنا أبو الوليد انبأنا ابن جريج عن عطاء وعكرمة عن ابن عباس عن رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم " سوف أستغفر لكم ربي " يقول حتى تأتي ليلة الجمعة وهو قول أخي يعقوب لبنيه وهذا غريب من هذا الوجه وفي رفعه نظر والله أعلم.
Source: Ibn Kathir via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
Yahudha brings Yusuf's Shirt and Good News
Ibn `Abbas and Ad-Dahhak said;
الْبَشِيرُ
(good news) means information. Mujahid and As-Suddi said that the bearer of good news was Yahudha, son of Ya`qub. As-Suddi added, "He brought it (Yusuf's shirt) because it was he who brought Yusuf's shirt stained with the false blood. So he liked to erase that error with this good act, by bringing Yusuf's shirt and placing it on his father's face. His father's sight was restored to him." Ya`qub said to his children,
أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَّكُمْ إِنِّى أَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَا لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ
(Did I not say to you, `I know from Allah that which you know not'), that I know that Allah will return Yusuf to me and that,
إِنِّى لأَجِدُ رِيحَ يُوسُفَ لَوْلاَ أَن تُفَنِّدُونِ
(I do indeed feel the smell of Yusuf, if only you think me not senile.)
Yusuf's Brothers feel Sorry and Regretful
This is when Yusuf's brothers said to their father, with humble- ness,
قَالُواْ يأَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا خَـطِئِينَ - قَالَ سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّى إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
("O our father! Ask forgiveness (from Allah) for our sins, indeed we have been sinners." He said: "I will ask my Lord for forgiveness for you, verily, He! Only He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.") and He forgives those who repent to Him. `Abdullah bin Mas`ud, Ibrahim At-Taymi, `Amr bin Qays, Ibn Jurayj and several others said that Prophet Ya`qub delayed fulfilling their request until the latter part of the night.
Source: Ibn Kathir abridged via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
They said ‘O our father ask forgiveness for us of our sins; truly we have been sinful’.
Source: Jalalayn (English) via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
Now, when the truth of the matter became clear, the brothers of Yusuf asked for the forgiveness of their father in a spiritually endearing style by saying: قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا اسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا خَاطِئِينَ : 'Our father, pray to Allah to forgive us our sins. Surely, we have been wrong - 97.' Thus, it is obvious that a person who prays to Allah Ta` ala for the forgiveness of their sins would do that himself too.
Source: Maarif-ul-Quran via spa5k/tafsir_api · reference
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