Ayat 19. And there came a caravan of travelers; they sent
their water-drawer, and he let down his bucket (into the well). He said: "What
good news! Here is a boy." So they hid him as merchandise (a slave). And Allah
was the All-Knower of what they did.
Ayat
20. And they sold him for a low price, -
for a few Dirham's (i.e. for a few silver coins). And they were of those who
regarded him insignificant.
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be
pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah 
[SAWW](PBUH) delivered a Khutbah and said, "O people! Hajj
(pilgrimage to the House of Allah) has been made incumbent upon you, so perform
Hajj.'' A man inquired: "O Messenger of Allah, is it prescribed every year?'' He
[SAWW](PBUH) remained silent till the man repeated it
thrice. Then he [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Had I replied in the affirmative, it
would have surely become obligatory, and you would not have been able to fulfill
it.'' Afterwards he said, "Do not ask me so long as I do not impose anything
upon you, because those who were before you were destroyed
on account of their frequent questioning and their disagreement with their
Prophets. So when I order you to do something, do it as far as you can; and when
I forbid you from doing anything, eschew it.''
[Muslim Book 007, Chapter
71, Hadith # 3095].
Lesson
: as mentioned above in Surah Yusuf Ayat 19.
"And Allah was the All-Knower of what they did." This Hadith brings out the following points:
1. Hajj is compulsory once in a lifetime for those who have the means for
it.
2. Unnecessary questioning is disliked.
3. Those who believe in Allah and His Prophet [SAWW](PBUH) are required to do
what they are ordained and abstain from what they are forbidden.
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