Surah Yusuf — Ayah 78 (12:78)

English translation (Saheeh International)

They said, "O ʿAzeez,¹ indeed he has a father [who is] an old man, so take one of us in place of him. Indeed, we see you as a doer of good."

1. - Addressing Joseph, who now held the title of "al-ʿAzeez."

Brief commentary

Joseph’s brothers told him that their father was old and elderly and loved their brother dearly. They asked him to take one of them instead of him, saying that they saw that he was a doer of good in his dealings with them and others, and they asked him to be generous with them by doing this.