Surah Yusuf, Ayah 54
Quran 12:54 · Joseph · Makki · Para 13 · Page 242
وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ ائْتُوْنِیْ بِهٖۤ اَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِیْ ۚ فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهٗ قَالَ اِنَّكَ الْیَوْمَ لَدَیْنَا مَكِیْنٌ اَمِیْنٌ ۟
Transliteration
Waqala almaliku i/toonee bihiastakhlishu linafsee falamma kallamahu qalainnaka alyawma ladayna makeenun ameen
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And the king said, "Bring him to me; I will appoint him exclusively for myself." And when he spoke to him, he said, "Indeed, you are today established [in position] and trusted."
Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir
When Joseph’s innocence and knowledge became evident, the king asked his servants to bring Joseph to him to serve him. So they brought Joseph to him, and when Joseph spoke to him, his knowledge and high intelligence became evident so the king said to him “from this day, you are someone of rank, status and trust”.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) on 12:54–12:55
And the king said: "Bring him to me that I may attach him to my person." Then, when he spoke to him, he said: "Verily, this day, you are with us high in rank and fully trusted. (54) Yusuf said: "Set me over the storehouses of the land; I will indeed guard them with full knowledge. (55)
Yusuf's Rank with the King of Egypt
Allah states that when he became aware of Yusuf's innocence and his innocense of what he was accused of, the king said,
ائْتُونِي بِهِ أَسْتَخْلِصْهُ لِنَفْسِي
(Bring him to me that I may attach him to my person.), 'that I may make him among my close aids and associates,'
فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَهُ
(Then, when he spoke to him), when the king spoke to Yusuf and further recognized his virtues, great ability, brilliance, good conduct and perfect mannerism, he said to him,
إِنَّكَ الْيَوْمَ لَدَيْنَا مَكِينٌ أَمِينٌ
(Verily, this day, you are with us high in rank and fully trusted.) The king said to Yusuf, 'You have assumed an exalted status with us and are indeed fully trusted.' Yusuf, peace be upon him said,
اجْعَلْنِي عَلَىٰ خَزَائِنِ الْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنِّي حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌ
(Set me over the storehouses of the land; I will indeed guard them with full knowledge.) Yusuf praised himself, for this is allowed when one's abilities are unknown and there is a need to do so. He said that he is,
حَفِيظٌ
(Hafiz), an honest guard,
عَلِيمٌ
('Alim), having knowledge and wisdom about the job he is to be entrusted with. Prophet Yusuf asked the king to appoint him as minister of finance for the land, responsible for the harvest storehouses, in which they would collect produce for the years of drought which he told them will come. He wanted to be the guard, so that he could dispense the harvest in the wisest, best and most beneficial way. The king accepted Yusuf's offer, for he was eager to draw Yusuf close to him and to honor him. So Allah said,