Transliteration:( Wa harramnaa 'alaihil maraadi'a min qablu faqaalat hal adullukum 'alaaa ahli baitiny yakfuloonahoo lakum wa hum lahoo naasihoon )
"And We had already forbidden all wet nurses [29] to him. Then she said, 'Shall I tell you of a household who can care for this child [30] of yours, and they will be sincere in their duty?'"
Allah had prevented Musa from accepting milk from any wet nurse. This was a divine miracle (Erhaas)—similar to Prophet Isa speaking in infancy. It ensured that only his biological mother would be able to nurse him, setting the stage for their reunion through an extraordinary sign.
Musa’s sister, witnessing the situation, suggested a household who could care for the child and be sincere. The offer included receiving wages, just like a nursemaid, allowing Musa’s mother to return as his caretaker under royal approval—while keeping her identity hidden. This was a perfect blend of divine planning and human discretion.
The tafsir of Surah Qasas verse 12 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qasas ayat 10 which provides the complete commentary from verse 10 through 13.
(28:12) And We had already forbidden the breasts of the nurses for the child.[14] (So seeing the girl) said: “Shall I direct you to the people of a household that will rear him with utter sincerity?”[15]
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 Prophet (peace be upon him) nurses from the suburbs also 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 Prophet (peace be upon him) himself was brought up by Halimah Sadiyah in the desert. The same custom was prevalent in Egypt, that is why the Prophet Moses’ (peace be upon him) 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.
[1096]- Prior to that, Moses had refused to nurse from any other woman.
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