[12].Surah Yusuf [Joseph] : Ayat 65

Ayat 65. And when they opened their bags, they found their money had been returned to them. They said: "O our father! What (more) can we desire? This, our money has been returned to us, so we shall get (more) food for our family, and we shall guard our brother and add one more measure of a camel's load. This quantity is easy (for the king to give)."  

 

Hazrat Shaddad bin Aus (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet  [SAWW](PBUH) said, "A wise man is the one who calls himself to account (and refrains from doing evil deeds) and does noble deeds to benefit him after death; and the foolish person is the one who subdues himself to his temptations and desires and seeks from Allah the fulfillment of his vain desires". [At-Tirmidhi Hadith 2459].

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Yusuf Ayat 65. "They said: "O our father! What (more) can we desire? This, our money has been returned to us, so we shall get (more) food for our family," This Hadith highlights the importance of the accountability of one's self. Mere desires which are not coupled with practical efforts are of no avail because Allah grants reward on good deeds and not on yearnings and desires which are not supported by noble actions. 

 

[12].Surah Yusuf [Joseph] : Ayat 68

Ayat 68. And when they entered according to their father's advice, it did not avail them in the least against (the Will of) Allah, it was but a need of Yaqub's (Jacob)[PBUH] inner-self which he discharged. And verily, he was endowed with knowledge because We had taught him, but most men know not.    

  

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) said, "A strong believer is better and dearer to Allah than a weak one, and both are good. Adhere to that which is beneficial for you. Keep asking Allah for help and do not refrain from it. If you are afflicted in any way, do not say: `If I had taken this or that step, it would have resulted into such and such,' but say only: `Allah so determined and did as He willed.' The word `if' opens the gates of satanic thoughts". [Muslim Book 033, Chapter 08, Hadith # 6441]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Yusuf Ayat 68. "And verily, he was endowed with knowledge because We had taught him, but most men know not."

1. In this Hadith, goodness is acknowledged in weak as well as strong because the real Faith is a common feature of both. The one who is stronger is, however, better with Allah for the reason that he is more active and energetic in the matter of noble deeds and performance of ritual prayers, obligatory as well as voluntary.

2. This Hadith ordains that in case of trouble, one should exercise patience and show submission and obedience rather than saying `ifs' and `buts' about it, because it provides Satan with a chance to mislead the sufferer.  

[12].Surah Yusuf [Joseph] : Ayat 67

Ayat 67. And he said: "O my sons! Do not enter by one gate, but enter by different gates, and I cannot avail you against Allah at all. Verily! The decision rests only with Allah. In him, I put my trust and let all those that trust, put their trust in Him."    

  

Hazrat Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: When (Prophet) Ibrahim (Abraham) was thrown into the fire, he said: "Allah (Alone) is sufficient for us, and, He is the Best Disposer of affairs.'' So did Messenger of Allah Muhammad  [SAWW](PBUH) when he was told: "A great army of the pagans had gathered against him, so fear them". But this (warning) only increased him and the Muslims in Faith and they said: "Allah (Alone) is sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us)".

[Al-Bukhari Volume 6, Book 60, Number 086]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Yusuf Ayat 67. "I cannot avail you against Allah at all. Verily! The decision rests only with Allah" The declaration about Allah being pleased with the dwellers of Jannah will certainly be the greatest of the boons and rewards of Jannah.

[12].Surah Yusuf [Joseph] : Ayat 63-64

Ayat 63. So, when they returned to their father, they said: "O our father! No more measure of grain shall we get (unless we take our brother). So send our brother with us, and we shall get our measure and truly we will guard him."

Ayat 64. He said: "Can I entrust him to you except as I entrusted his brother [Yusuf (Joseph)[PBUH] to you aforetime? But Allah is the Best to guard, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy."    

  

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: One day, I was riding behind the Prophet  [SAWW](PBUH) when he said, "O boy! I will instruct you in some matters. Be watchful of Allah (Commandments of Allah), He will preserve you. Safeguard His Rights, He will be ever with you. If you beg, beg of Him Alone; and if you need assistance, supplicate to Allah Alone for help. And remember that if all the people gather to benefit you, they will not be able to benefit you except that which Allah had foreordained (for you); and if all of them gather to do harm to you, they will not be able to afflict you with anything other than that which Allah had pre-destined against you. The pens had been lifted and the ink had dried up". [At-Tirmidhi Hadith # 2516]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Yusuf Ayat 64. "Allah is the Best to guard, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy." No one has the power to change the Decision of Allah. Whatever trouble one has to suffer in this world, it does not last for ever. Every trouble is followed by prosperity, pleasure and happiness. 

One should never ask other than Allah anyone's help in supernatural way because it amounts to ascribing partnership with Allah. If a person is mindful of the Rights of Allah, then Allah, in return takes care of his needs and helps him.