Transliteration:( Faradadnaahu ilaa ummihee kai taqarra 'ainuhaa wa laa tahzana wa lita'lama anna wa'dal laahi haqqunw wa laakinna aksarahum laa ya'lamoon (section 1) )
31. In that Hazrat Mariam went to call her mother Yohaiz at Pharoah's instructions. Hazrat Moosa (On whom be peace) immediately began to breast feed after going to his mother and slept peacefully thereafter. Prior to this, the Pharoah carried him and tried to cajole him, but the baby continued to cry for milk and remained restless. This, was causing anxiety in the Pharoah as well. When the Pharoah asked Yohaiz why the child has accepted her milk and what relation she had with the child she replied that there seems to be great deal of purity in this baby and because I keep myself clean he is inclined towards me. Thus the Pharoah fixed wages for Yohaiz and made arrangements for her provisions and told her to take the baby home where she should take care of him in a princely way. Allah Almighty be Praised! (Khazainul Irfaan)
32. This means to recognize after seeing him. otherwise she was certain, prior to this, now it became positive knowledge.
33. They doubt the promises of Allah Almighty. They are believers about the concept of possibility of a lie regarding Allah Almighty (Allah forbid!) While breast feeding Hazrat Moosa (On whom be peace) stayed with his mother for which Pharoah paid her one ashrafi (gold coin) per day.
The tafsir of Surah Qasas verse 13 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qasas ayat 10 which provides the complete commentary from verse 10 through 13.
(28:13) Thus did We restore Moses[16] to his mother that her eyes might be comforted and she might not grieve, and realise that the promise of Allah was true.[17] But most people are unaware of this.
16. According to the Bible and the Talmud, the child was named “Moses” in Pharaoh’s house. It is not a Hebrew but a Coptic word, which means, “I drew him out of the water”, for in Coptic mo meant water and oshe rescued.
17. Another good thing that resulted from this wise device by Allah was that the Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) could not become a real prince in Pharaoh’s house, but grew up among his own people and became fully aware of his family and community traditions and his ancestral religion. Thus, instead of growing up as a member of Pharaoh’s class and people, he arose sentimentally and intellectually as a full-fledged Israelite.
In a Hadith the Prophet (peace be upon him) has said: “He who works to earn his livelihood and keeps in view Allah’s goodwill also, has a likeness with the Prophet Moses’ (peace be upon him) mother, who suckled her own son as well as received her wages for the service, too.” That is, although such a person works to earn a living for his children, since he works honestly with a view to pleasing God, and he is just and upright in his dealings with others, seeks lawful provisions for himself and his children in the spirit of God’s worship, he does deserve a reward from Allah even for earning his own livelihood.
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