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Benefits from the story of Prophet Yoosuf? (2)
All perfect praise is due to Allaah; I testify that there is nothing worthy of worship except
Allaah and Muhammad is His Slave and Messenger, upon whom may Allaah send
salutations and exalt his mention, as well as that of his family and all his Companions.
We continue speaking about the benefits extracted from the story of Prophet Yoosuf ,
peace be upon him, and the following are more benefits from this great story:
l Perseverance is of three levels:
o During obedience to Allaah.
o In refraining from prohibitions.
o Through the decrees of Allaah.
So perseverance has different levels: the first two are the highest and greatest, because
they are willingly performed, and the third level is not something which one does
willingly, as he has no control over the decrees of Allaah and no choice but to
persevere. Regarding this a question arises: which reflects a more perfect
perseverance in the story of Yoosuf , peace be upon him: his perseverance during the
trial of his brothers throwing him into the well, or his persevering through the wife of
the minister attempting to seduce him? Based on the above categorisation, his
perseverance through the attempted seduction reflects a more perfect perseverance.
Thus, Yoosuf , peace be upon him, practiced all three types of perseverance as he
continued to be obedient to his Lord, was just even after attaining authority, and
persevered during the trial of being thrown in the well - as well as when he was faced
with the temptation of fornication.
l Allaah says in the fifty - eighth verse:
ﻥﻭﺭِﻜﹾﻨﻤ ﻪﹶﻟ ﻡﻫﻭ ﻡﻬﹶﻓﺭﻌﹶﻓ ِﻪﻴﹶﻠﻋ ﺍﻭﹸﻠﹶﺨﺩﹶﻓ ﹶﻑﺴﻭﻴ ﹸﺓﻭﹾﺨِﺇ ﺀﺎﺠﻭ
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which means: “And the brothers of Yoosuf came [i.e., seeking food], and they entered
upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown [Due to the change in
his appearance over the years].” [ Yoosuf: 58 ] But how did he recognise them whilst
they could not recognise him? The answer is that he left them at a young age and it
was roughly twenty - one years later that they came to him, because he grew up in the
minister's house, then he was imprisoned for few years, and then they came after the
first seven years of drought. On the other hand, they were older when they threw him
in the well and thus their appearance did not change much. Additionally, they did not
expect to ever see him again after throwing him in the well while he knew that he
would see them again.
l The intelligence of Prophet Yoosuf , peace be upon him, is illustrated when he said to
his brothers, as Allaah says in the fifty - ninth verse:
ﻡﹸﻜﻴِﺒَﺃ ﻥِﻤ ﻡﹸﻜﹶﻟ ٍﺥَﺄِﺒ ﻲِﻨﻭﹸﺘْﺌﺍ
which means: “Bring me a brother of yours from your father [i.e. bin Yameen, who had
been kept at home by his father Ya'qoob].” [ Yoosuf: 59 ] When he had furnished them
with their supplies and gave them what they wanted, he started asking them about
where they came from and the number of people in their family, which is normal for
someone who is in authority, and thus they informed him that they had a brother back
home with their father, and another who was killed. Upon hearing this from them, he
demanded that they bring their brother who was with the father, in order for him to
believe them, or else they would not receive any supplies. He used this as an excuse as
he missed his brother and wished to see him. It is evident in different parts of the story
that he, peace be upon him, was supported with revelations from Allaah, about
matters which otherwise could not have been known to him.
l A Muslim should be hospitable and supply travellers with their needs. Prophet
Yoosuf , peace be upon him, said as Allaah says at the end of the fifty - ninth
verse:
ﻥﻴِﻟِﺯﹾﻨﻤﹾﻟﺍ ﺭﻴﹶﺨ ﺎﹶﻨَﺃﻭ َلﻴﹶﻜﹾﻟﺍ ﻲِﻓﻭُﺃ ﻲﱢﻨَﺃ ﻥﻭﺭﹶﺘ ﻻَﺃ
which means: “ …Do not you see that I give full measure and that I am the best of
accommodators?” [ Yoosuf: 59 ] This was specifically directed to his brothers, as well as
to people in general.
l It is permissible to use lawful trickery to achieve one's Islaamically permissible
objective. Prophet Yoosuf , peace be upon him, commanded his servants to place
food in his brother's bags without them knowing, so that when they returned
home they would think that they had taken the food without payment, which
would encourage them to return to pay for the food – and thus bring their other
brother along with them.
l A believer should not be stabbed twice in the same place, and this is why when
Yoosuf's brothers returned to their father and told him that he requested that
they bring their other brother to him, he replied as Allaah says in the sixty -
fourth verse:
ُلﺒﹶﻗ ﻥِﻤ ِﻪﻴِﺨَﺃ ﻰﹶﻠﻋ ﻡﹸﻜﹸﺘﹾﻨِﻤَﺃ ﺎﻤﹶﻜ ﺎﱠﻟِﺇ ِﻪﻴﹶﻠﻋ ﻡﹸﻜﹸﻨﻤﺁ ْلﻫ َلﺎﹶﻗ
which means: “Should I entrust you with him except [under coercion] as I entrusted you
with his brother before?” [ Yoosuf: 64 ] A believer should be clever and aware, draw
lessons from what happens to him, and aim to prevent it from recurring.
l Relying on Allaah is what prevents evil from taking place, and that is what Yoosuf's
father Prophet Ya’qoob, peace be upon him, did which is apparent from his
saying, as Allaah tells us, at the end of the sixty - fourth verse:
ﻥﻴِﻤِﺤﺍﺭﻟﺍ ﻡﺤﺭَﺃ ﻭﻫﻭ ﹰﺎﻅِﻓﺎﺤ ﺭﻴﹶﺨ ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺎﹶﻓ
which means: “ …But Allaah is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the
merciful.” [ Yoosuf: 64 ]
l Being kind and generous to people is a means of attracting them and winning their
hearts. Prophet Yoosuf’s brothers said to their father about the generosity of
Yoosuf , peace be upon him, as Allaah says in the sixty - fifth verse:
ﺭﻴِﺴﻴ ٌلﻴﹶﻜ ﻙِﻟﹶﺫ ٍﺭﻴِﻌﺒ َلﻴﹶﻜ ﺩﺍﺩﺯﹶﻨﻭ ﺎﹶﻨﺎﹶﺨَﺃ ﹸﻅﹶﻔﺤﹶﻨﻭ ﺎﹶﻨﹶﻠﻫَﺃ ﺭﻴِﻤﹶﻨﻭ ﺎﹶﻨﻴﹶﻟِﺇ ﹾﺕﺩﺭ ﺎﹶﻨﹸﺘﻋﺎﻀِﺒ ِﻩِﺫﻫ ﻲِﻐﺒﹶﻨ ﺎﻤ ﺎﹶﻨﺎﺒَﺃ ﺎﻴ
which means: “O our father, what [more] could we desire? This is our merchandise
returned to us. And we will obtain supplies [i.e. food] for our family and protect our
brother and obtain an increase of a camel’s load; that is an easy measurement [i.e.,
obtained by us with ease].” [ Yoosuf: 65 ]
l It is recommended for a person to take a pledge from another with whom he is
about to deal if he thinks that there is a risk in trusting him, and that is why
Prophet Ya’qoob, peace be upon him, said to his sons when they requested that
he allow them to take their other brother to see Yoosuf , peace be upon him, as
Allaah says in the sixty - sixth verse:
ِﻪِﺒ ﻲِﻨﱠﻨﹸﺘْﺄﹶﺘﹶﻟ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﻥِﻤ ﹰﺎﻘِﺜﻭﻤ ِﻥﻭﹸﺘْﺅﹸﺘ ﻰﱠﺘﺤ ﻡﹸﻜﻌﻤ ﻪﹶﻠِﺴﺭُﺃ ﻥﹶﻟ َلﺎﹶﻗ
which means: “[Ya'qoob] said, 'Never will I send him with you until you give me a
promise [i.e. oath] by Allaah that you will bring him [back] to me.'” [ Yoosuf: 66 ]
l A person is excused by Allaah if he is forced to do something that is wrong, which is
extracted from the saying Ya'qoob , peace be upon him, when he said to his sons,
as Allaah says in the sixty - sixth verse:
ﻡﹸﻜِﺒ ﹶﻁﺎﺤﻴ ﻥَﺃ ﺎﱠﻟِﺇ
which means: “ …unless you should be surrounded [i.e. overcome by
enemies].” [ Yoosuf: 66 ] He wanted them to come back with their brother if conditions
were normal, but if they were overpowered by circumstances beyond their control,
then they were excused.
l Declaring reliance on Allaah after concluding an agreement increases its blessings
and reminds both parties of what they have committed themselves to do, and
thus Prophet Ya’qoob , peace be upon him, said at the end of the sixty - sixth
verse, as Allaah says:
ٌلﻴِﻜﻭ ُلﻭﹸﻘﹶﻨ ﺎﻤ ﻰﹶﻠﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ َلﺎﹶﻗ ﻡﻬﹶﻘِﺜﻭﻤ ﻩﻭﹶﺘﺁ ﺎﻤﹶﻠﹶﻓ
which means: “… And when they had given their promise, he said, 'Allaah, over what
we say, is Witness.'” [ Yoosuf: 66 ]
l Utilising means to prevent the effect of the evil eye is permissible, as Prophet
Ya’qoob, peace be upon him, said to his children in the sixty - seventh verse,
where Allaah says:
ٍﺔﹶﻗﺭﹶﻔﹶﺘﻤ ٍﺏﺍﻭﺒَﺃ ﻥِﻤ ﺍﻭﹸﻠﹸﺨﺩﺍﻭ ٍﺩِﺤﺍﻭ ٍﺏﺎﺒ ﻥِﻤ ﺍﻭﹸﻠﹸﺨﺩﹶﺘ ﻻ ﻲِﻨﺒ ﺎﻴ َلﺎﹶﻗﻭ
which means: “And he said, “O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from
different gates.” [ Yoosuf: 66 ] His children were male, numerous and handsome, all of
which could invite an evil eye, and thus them not showing up at one time from the
same place was better for them.
l A Muslim should avoid matters that may cause others to be suspicious of him, and
thus another reason for them not to enter collectively from the same door at the
same time was that people may have thought that they intended evil, since at
that time, cities had gates which closed and opened at certain times, and so if
eleven men were to all enter at the same time, people might have thought that
they were a gang intending destruction.
l Utilising all possible worldly means does not stop the decree of Allaah from
occurring, and when ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with him, was asked
about the hoopoe bird which is given a great attribute by Allaah in being able to
detect water underground, yet a small child is able to trap it, he replied:
“Precaution does not protect against that which has been decreed.” Nonetheless,
we must utilise all worldly means. Prophet Ya’qoob, peace be upon him, said as
in the sixty - eighth verse, where Allaah says:
ﻭﹸﺫﹶﻟ ﻪﱠﻨِﺇﻭ ﺎﻫﺎﻀﹶﻗ ﺏﻭﹸﻘﻌﻴ ِﺱﹾﻔﹶﻨ ﻲِﻓ ﹰﺔﺠﺎﺤ ﺎﱠﻟِﺇ ٍﺀﻲﹶﺸ ﻥِﻤ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﻥِﻤ ﻡﻬﹾﻨﻋ ﻲِﻨﹾﻐﻴ ﻥﺎﹶﻜ ﺎﻤ ﻡﻫﻭﺒَﺃ ﻡﻫﺭﻤَﺃ ﹸﺙﻴﺤ ﻥِﻤ ﺍﻭﹸﻠﹶﺨﺩ ﺎﻤﹶﻟﻭ
ﻩﺎﹶﻨﻤﱠﻠﻋ ﺎﻤِﻟ ٍﻡﹾﻠِﻋ
ﻥﻭﻤﹶﻠﻌﻴ ﻻ ِﺱﺎﱠﻨﻟﺍ ﺭﹶﺜﹾﻜَﺃ ﻥِﻜﹶﻟﻭ
which means: “And when they entered from where their father had ordered them, it did
not avail them against Allaah at all except [it was] a need [i.e. concern] within the soul of
Ya'qoob, which he satisfied. And indeed, he was a possessor of knowledge because of
what We had taught him, but most of the people do not know.” [ Yoosuf: 66 ] It is more
likely for something disliked to occur if means are not utilised. Moreover, utilising
means does not contradict reliance on Allaah.
l One should be generous to his blood brother. Prophet Yoosuf, peace be upon him,
brought his blood brother close to himself and gave each two of his other
brothers (from a different mother) a room; he gave his blood brother a room to
himself, and said to him, as Allaah says in the sixty - ninth verse:
ﻥﻭﹸﻠﻤﻌﻴ ﺍﻭﹸﻨﺎﹶﻜ ﺎﻤِﺒ ﺱِﺌﹶﺘﺒﹶﺘ ﻼﹶﻓ
ﻙﻭﹸﺨَﺃ ﺎﹶﻨَﺃ ﻲﱢﻨِﺇ َلﺎﹶﻗ
which means: “Indeed, I am your brother so do not despair over what they used to do
[ie., to me].” [ Yoosuf: 69 ]
l Prophet Yoosuf, peace be upon him, used lawful trickery to keep his brother. Allaah
says in the seventy and seventy - first verses:
ﺍﹶﺫﺎﻤ ﻡِﻬﻴﹶﻠﻋ ﺍﻭﹸﻠﺒﹾﻗَﺃﻭ ﺍﻭﹸﻟﺎﹶﻗ
.
ﻥﻭﹸﻗِﺭﺎﺴﹶﻟ ﻡﹸﻜﱠﻨِﺇ ﺭﻴِﻌﹾﻟﺍ ﺎﻬﹸﺘﻴَﺃ ﻥﱢﺫَﺅﻤ ﻥﱠﺫَﺃ ﻡﹸﺜ ِﻪﻴِﺨَﺃ ِلﺤﺭ ﻲِﻓ ﹶﺔﻴﺎﹶﻘﺴﻟﺍ َلﻌﺠ ﻡِﻫِﺯﺎﻬﺠِﺒ ﻡﻫﺯﻬﺠ ﺎﻤﹶﻠﹶﻓ
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