Surah Qasas ayat 12 Tafsir Quran 28:12

﴿۞ وَحَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَرَاضِعَ مِن قَبْلُ فَقَالَتْ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ يَكْفُلُونَهُ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ نَاصِحُونَ﴾
[ القصص: 12]

28:12 And We had prevented from him [all] wet nurses before, so she said, "Shall I direct you to a household that will be responsible for him for you while they are to him [for his upbringing] sincere?"

And We had forbidden him to take to the breasts of fostermothers from before that is to say we prevented him from taking to the breasts of any suckling mother other than his own mother. Therefore he would not accept the breasts of any of the foster-mothers brought for him. So she his sister said ‘Shall I show you a household — having seen their affection for him — who will take care of him for you by having him suckled and so on and who will act in good faith towards him?’ the suffixed pronoun in lahu has been interpreted as referring to the king as a response to them when they asked Mary how she could be sure. Her suggestion was accepted. So she brought his mother and he took to her breast. She explained to them that he had taken to her breast because of her pleasant scent and the wholesome taste of her milk. Permission was given to her to breast-feed him in her own house and so she returned with him just as God exalted be He says

And We had already made him reject and refuse breast feeding from all the women who were available to suckle and nurse a strange child. So conditioned, his sister suggested to Pharaohs household a solution, she said: Shall I tell you of a family who would rear him and take good care of him for you

The intense Grief of Musa's Mother, and how He was returned to Her Allah tells us how, when her child was lost in the river, the heart of Musa's mother became empty, i.e., she could not think of any matter in this world except Musa.
This was the view of Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu `Ubaydah, Ad-Dahhak, Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Qatadah and others. إِن كَادَتْ لَتُبْدِى بِهِ ( She was very near to disclose his (case ),) means, because of the intensity of her grief, she almost told people that she had lost a son.
She would have disclosed her situation, if Allah had not given her strength and patience.
Allah says: لَوْلا أَن رَّبَطْنَا عَلَى قَلْبِهَا لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَوَقَالَتْ لأُخْتِهِ قُصِّيهِ ( had We not strengthened her heart, so that she might remain as one of the believers.
And she said to his sister: "Follow him." ) means, she told her daughter, who was older and was of an age to understand things, قُصِّيهِ ( Follow him. ) means, follow his traces and look for information about him, try to find out about him around the city.
So she went out to do that. فَبَصُرَتْ بِهِ عَن جُنُبٍ ( So she watched him from a far place (secretly ),) Ibn `Abbas said, "Off to the side." Mujahid said, "It means she looked from afar.
Qatadah said: "She started to look at him as if she was not really interested." When Musa had settled into the house of Fir`awn, after the king's wife had begun to love him and asked Fir`awn not to kill him, they brought to him the wet nurses who were to be found in their household, and he did not accept any of them, refusing to take milk from them.
So they took him out to the marketplace, hoping to find a woman who would be suitable to nurse him.
When ( his sister ) saw him in their arms, she recognized him, but she did not give any indication nor did they suspect her.
Allah says: وَحَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَرَاضِعَ مِن قَبْلُ ( And We had already forbidden foster suckling mothers for him, ) Because of his honored status with Allah, it was forbidden by divine decree.
It was decreed that no one should nurse him except his own mother, and Allah caused this to be the means reuniting him with his mother so that she could nurse him and feel safe after having felt such fear.
When his sister saw that they were confused over who should nurse the child, فَقَالَتْ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ يَكْفُلُونَهُ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ نَـصِحُونَ ( she said: "Shall I direct you to a household who will rear him for you, and look after him in a good manner" ) Ibn `Abbas said: When she said that, they had some doubts about her, so they seized her and asked her, How do you know these people will be sincere and will care for him" She said to them, "They will be sincere and will care for him because they want the king to be happy and because they hope for some reward." So they let her go.
After what she said, being safe from their harm, they took her to their house and brought the baby to his mother.
She gave him her breast and he accepted it, so they rejoiced and sent the glad tidings to the wife of Fir`awn.
She called for Musa's mother, treating her kindly and rewarding her generously.
She did not realize that she was his real mother, but she saw that the baby accepted her breast.
Then Asiyah asked her to stay with her and nurse the baby, but she refused, saying, "I have a husband and children, and I cannot stay with you, but if you would like me to nurse him in my own home, I will do that." The wife of Fir`awn agreed to that, and paid her a regular salary and gave her extra gifts and clothing and treated her kindly.
The mother of Musa came back with her child, happy that after a time of fear Allah granted her security, prestige, and ongoing provision.
There was only a short time between the distress and the way out, a day and night, or thereabouts -- and Allah knows best.
Glory be to the One in Whose hands are all things; what He wills happens and what He does not will does not happen.
He is the One Who grants those who fear Him, a way out from every worry and distress, Allah said: فَرَدَدْنَـهُ إِلَى أُمِّهِ كَىْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا ( So We restored him to his mother, that her eye might be comforted, ) means, by him, وَلاَ تَحْزَنْ ( and that she might not grieve, ) means, for him. وَلِتَعْلَمَ أَنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ ( and that she might know that the promise of Allah is true. ) meaning, `We had promised her to return him to her and to make him one of the Messengers.' When he was returned to her, she realized that he was one of the Messengers, so as she brought him up, she treated him both as a child ( with kindness ) and as a Messenger ( with respect ). وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ( But most of them know not. ) means, they do not know the wisdom of Allah in His actions and their good consequences, for which He is to be praised in this world and the Hereafter.
For a thing may happen that people do not like, but its consequences are good, as Allah says: وَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُواْ شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تُحِبُّواْ شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ ( and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you ) ( 2:216 ). فَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُواْ شَيْئاً وَيَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْراً كَثِيراً ( it may be that you dislike a thing and Allah brings through it a great deal of good ) ( 4:19 ).

(28:12) And We had already forbidden the breasts of the nurses for the child. *14 (On seeing this) the girl said to them, "Shall I tell you of a house whose people will bring him up for you and look after him well?" *15

And We had prevented from him [all] meaning

*14) That is, " The child would not take to any nurse whom the queen would call for suckling him. "
*15) This shows that the sister did not go and sit back at home when she found that her brother had reached Pharaoh's palace, but cleverly hung about the palace to watch every new development.
Then, when she found that the child was not taking to any nurse, and the queen was anxious to get a nurse who would suit it, the intelligent girl went straight into the palace, and said, " I can tell you the whereabouts of a nurse, who will bring him up with great affection. " Here it should be borne in mind that in old days the well-to-do and noble families of these countries generally used to entrust their children to nurses for bringing up.
We know that in the time of the Holy Prophet also nurses from the suburbs used to visit Makkah from time to time in order to get infants from the well-to-do families for suckling and nursing on rich wages.
The Holy Prophet himself was brought up by Halimah Sa diyah in the desert.
The same custom was prevalent in Egypt.
that is why the Prophet Moses' sister did not say that she would bring a suitable nurse, but said that she would tell them of a house whose people would take up the responsibility of bringing him up with care and affection.

 

The intense Grief of Musa's Mother, and how He was returned to Her Allah tells us how, when her child was lost in the river, the heart of Musa's mother became empty, i.e., she could not think of any matter in this world except Musa.
This was the view of Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu `Ubaydah, Ad-Dahhak, Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Qatadah and others. إِن كَادَتْ لَتُبْدِى بِهِ ( She was very near to disclose his (case ),) means, because of the intensity of her grief, she almost told people that she had lost a son.
She would have disclosed her situation, if Allah had not given her strength and patience.
Allah says: لَوْلا أَن رَّبَطْنَا عَلَى قَلْبِهَا لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَوَقَالَتْ لأُخْتِهِ قُصِّيهِ ( had We not strengthened her heart, so that she might remain as one of the believers.
And she said to his sister: "Follow him." ) means, she told her daughter, who was older and was of an age to understand things, قُصِّيهِ ( Follow him. ) means, follow his traces and look for information about him, try to find out about him around the city.
So she went out to do that. فَبَصُرَتْ بِهِ عَن جُنُبٍ ( So she watched him from a far place (secretly ),) Ibn `Abbas said, "Off to the side." Mujahid said, "It means she looked from afar.
Qatadah said: "She started to look at him as if she was not really interested." When Musa had settled into the house of Fir`awn, after the king's wife had begun to love him and asked Fir`awn not to kill him, they brought to him the wet nurses who were to be found in their household, and he did not accept any of them, refusing to take milk from them.
So they took him out to the marketplace, hoping to find a woman who would be suitable to nurse him.
When ( his sister ) saw him in their arms, she recognized him, but she did not give any indication nor did they suspect her.
Allah says: وَحَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَرَاضِعَ مِن قَبْلُ ( And We had already forbidden foster suckling mothers for him, ) Because of his honored status with Allah, it was forbidden by divine decree.
It was decreed that no one should nurse him except his own mother, and Allah caused this to be the means reuniting him with his mother so that she could nurse him and feel safe after having felt such fear.
When his sister saw that they were confused over who should nurse the child, فَقَالَتْ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ يَكْفُلُونَهُ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ نَـصِحُونَ ( she said: "Shall I direct you to a household who will rear him for you, and look after him in a good manner" ) Ibn `Abbas said: When she said that, they had some doubts about her, so they seized her and asked her, How do you know these people will be sincere and will care for him" She said to them, "They will be sincere and will care for him because they want the king to be happy and because they hope for some reward." So they let her go.
After what she said, being safe from their harm, they took her to their house and brought the baby to his mother.
She gave him her breast and he accepted it, so they rejoiced and sent the glad tidings to the wife of Fir`awn.
She called for Musa's mother, treating her kindly and rewarding her generously.
She did not realize that she was his real mother, but she saw that the baby accepted her breast.
Then Asiyah asked her to stay with her and nurse the baby, but she refused, saying, "I have a husband and children, and I cannot stay with you, but if you would like me to nurse him in my own home, I will do that." The wife of Fir`awn agreed to that, and paid her a regular salary and gave her extra gifts and clothing and treated her kindly.
The mother of Musa came back with her child, happy that after a time of fear Allah granted her security, prestige, and ongoing provision.
There was only a short time between the distress and the way out, a day and night, or thereabouts -- and Allah knows best.
Glory be to the One in Whose hands are all things; what He wills happens and what He does not will does not happen.
He is the One Who grants those who fear Him, a way out from every worry and distress, Allah said: فَرَدَدْنَـهُ إِلَى أُمِّهِ كَىْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا ( So We restored him to his mother, that her eye might be comforted, ) means, by him, وَلاَ تَحْزَنْ ( and that she might not grieve, ) means, for him. وَلِتَعْلَمَ أَنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ ( and that she might know that the promise of Allah is true. ) meaning, `We had promised her to return him to her and to make him one of the Messengers.' When he was returned to her, she realized that he was one of the Messengers, so as she brought him up, she treated him both as a child ( with kindness ) and as a Messenger ( with respect ). وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ( But most of them know not. ) means, they do not know the wisdom of Allah in His actions and their good consequences, for which He is to be praised in this world and the Hereafter.
For a thing may happen that people do not like, but its consequences are good, as Allah says: وَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُواْ شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تُحِبُّواْ شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ ( and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you ) ( 2:216 ). فَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُواْ شَيْئاً وَيَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْراً كَثِيراً ( it may be that you dislike a thing and Allah brings through it a great deal of good ) ( 4:19 ).

( And We had before forbidden foster-mothers ) the milk of foster-mothers ( for him ) for Moses, ( so she said ) the sister of Moses said to the entourage of Pharaoh: ( Shall I show you a household who will rear him ) Moses ( for you and take care of him ) and she directed them to her mother?

And We had already forbidden (other) foster suckling mothers for him, until she (his sister came up and) said: "Shall I direct you to a household who will rear him for you, and sincerely they will look after him in a good manner?"

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