[ 281 ] 3- It would also give him an excuse and authority to...

[ 281 ] 3- It would also give him an excuse and authority to retain Benjamine and to bring their aged father into Egypt. After-all; if, Joseph wanted to judge the theft, according to the Pharaoh's Law, he had to beat his innocent brother severely, and then put him in the prison; and this punishment was very unjust.

This is why the verse (NO.76) states that:ِ ``By the king's law Joseph could not seize and detain his brother.'' Joseph was an apostle and man of God, and could not have carried out that sort of a plan without Allah's permission, or otherwise, in order to withhold his brother.

Therefore the search of the baggage and investigations, went on under his direct control and supervision:ِ ``Then he began with the search of their sacks, before his brother's sack, and at last he took it out of his brother's baggage!!'' When the drinking-cup was found in the baggage of Benjamine, the brethren were struck with astonishment! They were indeed perplexed, but even then, they did not hide their inner hatred and grudge for Joseph and Benjamine; and called both of them thieves!

They could not think that Joseph could be before them in another guise, or at least they were not ashamed of Joseph's Lord who is always and every where present. They all rushed to reproach Benjamine, asking him, why did he so disgrace the house of Israel by committing that theft? In answer to them Benjamine said:ِ ``The same hand that put your money back in your packs, has now put the cup in mine!'' He said so, but the brethren did not understand what did he mean by saying that.