Which Surah and Juz is Quran 12:42 from?

This ayah is from Surah Yusuf (Joseph), the 12th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 12.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 12:42?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 12:42?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

Ayah 41

يَٰصَىٰحِبَىِ ٱلسِّجْنِ أَمَّآ أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْق...

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Q: What does Quran 12:42 mean?

Quran 12:42 (Surah Yusuf, Ayah 42) translates to: "And he said to the one whom he knew would go free, "Mention me before your master." But Satan made him forget the mention [to] his master, and Joseph remained in prison several years."

Q: What topics does Quran 12:42 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Shaytan, Prophet Yusuf, Prophet Yusuf's Story, Satanic Deception, Divine Decree.

Ayah 43

وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَٰتٍۢ...

وَقَالَ لِلَّذِى ظَنَّ أَنَّهُۥ نَاجٍۢ مِّنْهُمَا ٱذْكُرْنِى عِندَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنسَىٰهُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ ذِكْرَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلَبِثَ فِى ٱلسِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِينَ

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And he said to the one whom he knew would go free, "Mention me before your master." But Satan made him forget the mention [to] his master, and Joseph remained in prison several years.

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72 ayahs in Yusuf are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples12:35Then it appeared to them after they had seen the signs that al-'Azeez should surely imprison him for a time.Next on Lessons from past peoples →12:50And the king said, "Bring him to me." But when the messenger came to him, [Joseph] said,

Tafsir

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Then he said to the one whom he deemed whom he was certain would be saved of the two — and this was the cup-bearer ‘Mention me to your lord’ your master and say to him ‘There is a young man in jail who has been wrongly imprisoned’. So he the cup-bearer departed but Satan caused him that is the cup-bearer to forget the mention of Joseph before his master so that he Joseph stayed he remained in prison for some years it is said that he remained for seven years or for twelve.

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If I stayed in prison as long as Joseph stayed and then the messenger came, I would respond to his call (to go out of the prison) ."

Sahih Muslim #1436This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira by another chain of transmitters up to the words:Sahih

" And cause them a famine like that (which broke out at the time) of Joseph," but the subsequent portion was not mentioned.

Sahih Muslim #7085This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters up to the words:Sahih

And he forgot who had to forget that and. he did not make a mention of what follows after this.

Sahih al-Bukhari #3782Narrated Salman Al-Farisi:Sahih

That he was sold (as a slave) by one master to another for more than ten times (i.e between 13 and 19).

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1432Narrated Bahz bin Hakim:Sahih

from his father, from his grandfather, that the Prophet (ﷺ) imprisoned a man for an accusation, then he let him go.