Maarif-ul-Quran (En) - Al-Anbiyaa : 72
وَ وَهَبْنَا لَهٗۤ اِسْحٰقَ١ؕ وَ یَعْقُوْبَ نَافِلَةً١ؕ وَ كُلًّا جَعَلْنَا صٰلِحِیْنَ
And We blessed him with Islhaq and Ya` qas gift, and each one of them We made righteous.
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ نَافِلَةً (And We blessed him with Ishaq and Ya` qub as gift - 21:72) That is, Allah Ta` la had bestowed upon him the son Ishaq (علیہ السلام) as per his supplication and in addition to that a grandson Ya` qub (علیہ السلام) as a gift. This is why he is referred to as نَافِلَةً nafilah which originally means 'extra'.
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