What is meant by the phrase "the religion of the king" in the verse?
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The Shaykh : You said that the word "religion" in the Qur'an has two meanings: retribution and action, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Yusuf 12:76] What is meant by the phrase "the religion of the king"?
That is: his action and the Shari'ah by which he proceeds, four or five, and the custom is five.
He could not have taken his brother within the religion of the king
وما كان ليأخذ أخاه في دين الملكThat is: his action and the Shari'ah by which he proceeds, four or five, and the custom is five.