Which Surah and Juz is Quran 12:60 from?

This ayah is from Surah Yusuf (Joseph), the 12th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 13.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 12:60?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

What tafsir is available for Quran 12:60?

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

Ayah 59

وَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمْ قَالَ ٱئْتُونِى ...

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Q: What does Quran 12:60 mean?

Quran 12:60 (Surah Yusuf, Ayah 60) translates to: "But if you do not bring him to me, no measure will there be [hereafter] for you from me, nor will you approach me.""

Q: What topics does Quran 12:60 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Yusuf's Story, Family Relations, Divine Providence, Patience, Justice.

Ayah 61

قَالُوا۟ سَنُرَٰوِدُ عَنْهُ أَبَاهُ وَإِنَّا لَفَٰ...

فَإِن لَّمْ تَأْتُونِى بِهِۦ فَلَا كَيْلَ لَكُمْ عِندِى وَلَا تَقْرَبُونِ

Fa il lam taatoonee bihee falaa kaila lakum 'indee wa laa taqraboon

But if you do not bring him to me, no measure will there be [hereafter] for you from me, nor will you approach me."

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Lessons from past peoples

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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 peoples12:59And when he had furnished them with their supplies, he said, "Bring me a brother of yours from your father.Next on Lessons from past peoples →12:61They said, "We will attempt to dissuade his father from [keeping] him, and indeed, we will do [it]."

Tafsir

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But if you do not bring him to me there will be no measure that is no provisions for you with me; and do not come near me’ wa-lā taqrabūn is either a prohibition or a supplement to the syntactical locus of fa-lā kayla in other words ‘and you shall be denied the measure and will not be allowed to come near me’.

Perhaps the Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned the following (as Allah's Saying): "If My slave comes nearer to Me for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit; I go nearer to him for the span of outstretched arms. (See Hadith No. 502)

Sahih Muslim #6642Hammam b. Munabbih reported so many ahadith from Abu Huraira and one out of them is this that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said that Allah thus stated:Sahih

When My servant draws close to me by the span of a palm, I draw close to him by the space of a cubit, and when he draws close to Me by the space of a cubit, I draw close to him by the space (covered) by two hands, and when he draws close to Me by the space (covered by) two hands, I go in hurry towards him.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3599It was narrated from 'Imran bin Husain that the Messenger of Allah said:Sahih

"There is no 'bringing', no 'avoidance' and no Shighar in Islam."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3868It was narrated from Hammad -Ibn Abi Sulaiman- that he was asked about a man who hired a worker in return for food and he said:

"No, not until he tells him (what his wages will be)."