Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Yusuf, Ayah 60
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Tafsir
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’.
Related Hadiths
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 ...
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) ...
"There is no 'bringing', no 'avoidance' and no Shighar in Islam."
"No, not until he tells him (what his wages will be)."
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(And if ye bring him not unto me) your half brother from your father's side, (then there shall be no measure for you with me) in the future, (nor shall ye draw near) again.