Daily Quran & Hadith 15 Feb 2021 (02 Rajab 1442)

Surah Yusuf Ayat 89 & 90

Tafseer of Surah Yusuf Ayat 89 & 90. He said: "Know ye how ye dealt with Joseph and his brother, not knowing (what ye were doing)?" Joseph now wants to reveal himself and touch their conscience. He had but to remind them of the true facts as to their treatment of their brother Joseph, whom they pretended to have lost. He had by now also learnt from Benjamin what slights and injustice he too had suffered at their hands after Joseph's protection had been removed from him in their home. Had not Joseph himself seen them but too prone to believe the worst of Benjamin and to say the worst of Joseph? But Joseph would be charitable-not only in the sense which they meant when they asked for a charitable grant of grain, but in a far higher sense. He would forgive them and put the most charitable construction on what they did-that they knew not what they were doing! 90. They said: "Art thou indeed Joseph?" He said, "I am Joseph, and this is my brother: Allah has indeed been gracious to us (all): behold, he that is righteous and patient,- never will Allah suffer the reward to be lost, of those who do right." Their father's words, the way events were shaping themselves, Joseph's questionings, perhaps Benjamin's manner now-not a slave kept in subjection but one in perfect love and understanding with this great Wazir-perhaps also a recollection of Joseph's boyish dream-all these things had prepared their minds and they ask the direct question. "Art thou Joseph?" They get the direct reply. "Yes. I am Joseph; and if you have still any doubt of my identity, here is Benjamin: ask him. We have suffered much, but patience and right conduct are at last rewarded by Allah!"

Al-Bukhari Vol 2, Book 24, Hadith # 548

Hazrat Abu Said Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that: Certain people of the Ansar asked the Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) and he gave them; then they again asked him and he gave them until all what he possessed was exhausted. Then the Prophet [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Whatever wealth I have, I will not withhold from you. Whosoever would be chaste and modest; Allah will keep him chaste and modest and whosoever would seek self-sufficiency, Allah will make him self-sufficient; and whosoever would be patient, Allah will give him patience, and no one is granted a gift better and more comprehensive than patience".

[Al-Bukhari Vol 2, Book 24, Hadith # 548].

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Daily Quran & Hadith 14 Feb 2021 (01 Rajab 1442)

Surah Yusuf Ayat 87 & 88

Tafseer of Surah Yusuf Ayat 87 & 88. "O my sons! go ye and enquire about Joseph and his brother, and never give up hope of Allah's Soothing Mercy: truly no one despairs of Allah's Soothing Mercy, except those who have no faith." The word is rawh, not ruh, as some translators have mistakenly construed it. Rawh includes the idea of a Mercy that stills or calms our distracted state, and is particularly appropriate here in the mouth of Jacob. Jacob ignores and forgives the sting and malice in the speech of his sons, and like a true Prophet of Allah, still wishes them well, gives them sound advice, and sends them on an errand which is to open their eyes to the wonderful ways of Providence as much as it will bring consolation to his own distressed soul. He asks them to go again in search of Joseph and Benjamin. Perhaps by now he had an idea that they might be together in Egypt . In any case their stock of grain is again low, and they must seek its replenishment in Egypt .

Muslim Book 37, Chapter 04, Hadith # 6626/6627/6628

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) saying, "When Allah created the creatures, He wrote in the Book, which is with Him over His Throne: `Verily, My Mercy prevailed over My Wrath"

Another narration is: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "(Allah wrote) `My Mercy dominated My Wrath".Still another narration is: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "(Allah wrote) `My Mercy surpasses My Wrath".[Muslim Book 37, Chapter 04, Hadith # 6626/6627/6628].

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Daily Quran & Hadith 13 Feb 2021 (30 Jamadi us Sani 1442)

Surah Yusuf Ayat 85

English Translation of Al-Quran

[12].Surah Yusuf [Joseph]

Ayat 85. They said: "By Allah! You will never cease remembering Yusuf (Joseph) until you become weak with old age, or until you be of the dead."

Ayat 86. He said: "I only complain of my grief and sorrow to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you know not.

Tafseer of Surah Yusuf Ayat 85. They said: "By Allah. (never) wilt thou cease to remember Joseph until thou reach the last extremity of illness, or until thou die!" A speech full of jealousy, taunting malice, and lack of understanding—one that would have driven mad anyone less endowed with patience and wisdom than was Jacob, the Prophet of Allah. It shows that the sons were still unregenerate, though the time of their repentance and reclamation was drawing nigh. The cruel heartlessness of their words is particularly out of place, as Jacob bore his sorrow in silence and complained to no mortal, but poured out his distraction and grief only to Allah, as stated in the next verse. 86. He said: "I only complain of my distraction and anguish to Allah, and I know from Allah that which ye know not... Jacob's plaint to Allah is about himself, not about Allah's doings. He bewails the distraction of his mind and his occasional breaking out of those bounds of patience which he had set for himself. He knew of Allah's merciful and beneficent dealings with man in a way his shallow sons did not. And his perfect faith in Allah also told him that all would be well. He never gave up hope for Joseph, as his directions in the next verse show. They may be supposed to have been spoken after a little silence of grief and thought. That silence I have indicated in punctuation by three dots.

Al-Bukhari Book 02, Chapter 23, Hadith # 372, and Muslim Book 04, Chapter 180, Hadith # 2013

English Translation of Hadith

Hazrat Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) passed by a woman who was crying over a grave and said, "Fear Allah and be patient.'' She said, "Away from me! My calamity has not befallen you and you are not aware of it.'' The woman was later told that it was the Prophet [SAWW](PBUH) (who had advised her). She came to his door where she found no doorkeeper. She said, "(I am sorry) I did not know you.'' Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Patience is (becoming) only at the first (stroke) of grief". Another narration in Muslim says: The woman was crying over her son.

[Al-Bukhari Book 02, Chapter 23, Hadith # 372, and Muslim Book 04, Chapter 180, Hadith # 2013].

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Daily Qur'an & Hadith 12 Feb 2021 (29 Jamadi us Sani 1442)

Surah Yusuf Ayat 83

English Translation of Al-Quran

[12].Surah Yusuf [Joseph]

Ayat 83. He [Yaqub (Jacob)]{PBUH} said: "Nay, but your ownselves have beguiled you into something. So patience is most fitting (for me). May be Allah will bring them (back) all to me. Truly {Allah}! only Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise."

Ayat 84. And he turned away from them and said: "Alas, my grief for Yusuf (Joseph){PBUH}!" And he lost his sight because of the sorrow that he was suppressing.

Tafseer of Surah Yusuf Ayat 83. Hazrat Yaqoob said: "Nay, but ye have yourselves contrived a story (good enough) for you. So patience is most fitting (for me). Maybe Allah will bring them (back) all to me (in the end). For He is indeed full of knowledge and wisdom."  Jacob was absolutely stunned by the story. He knew his darling little Benjamin too well to believe that he had committed theft. He flatly refused to believe it, and called it a cock-and-bull story, which indeed it was, though not in the sense in which he reproached the nine brothers. With the eye of faith he saw clearly the innocence of Benjamin, though he did not see every detail of what had happened. With the eye of faith he clung to even a larger hope. Perhaps all three of his lost sons would come back—Joseph, Benjamin, and Judah. His faith in Allah was unswerving, although alas! the present facts altogether unnerved him. 84. And he turned away from them, and said: "How great is my grief for Joseph!" And his eyes became white with sorrow, and he fell into silent melancholy. The old father's grief is indescribable. Yet with what master-strokes it is described here! One sorrow brings up the memory of another and a greater one. Benjamin is now gone! Oh but Joseph! his pretty dream of boyhood! his greatness foretold! and now how dark was the world! If he could but weep! Tears might give relief, and his red and swollen eyes might yet regain their Light!' But his grief was too deep for tears. His eyes lost their color, and became a dull white. The light became a mere blur, a white glimmer. Darkness seemed Co cover everything. So it was in the outside world. So was it in his mind. His grief was unshared, unexpressed, and uncomplaining. Who could share it? Who could understand it? He bore his sorrow in silence. Yet his faith was undimmed, and he trimmed the lamp of patience, that sovereign virtue for those who have faith.

Al-Bukhari Chapter 9, Book 92, Hadith # 395

English Translation of Hadith

Hazrat Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) used to say at the conclusion of prayer: "La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku, wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa `ala kulli shai'in Qadir. Allahumma la mani`a lima a'tayta, wa la mu`tiya lima mana`ta, wa la yanfa`u dhal-jaddi, minkal-jaddu (there is no true god except Allah. He is One and He has no partner with Him, His is the sovereignty and His is the praise, and He is Omnipotent. O Allah! None can deny that which You bestow and none can bestow that which You hold back; and the greatness of the great will be of no avail to them against You).'' [Al-Bukhari Chapter 9, Book 92, Hadith # 395].

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Daily Quran & Hadith 11 Feb 2021 (28 Jamadi us Sani 1442)

 

Surah Yusuf Ayat 81

English Translation of Al-Quran

[12].Surah Yusuf [Joseph]

Ayat 81. "Return to your father and say, 'O our father! Verily, your son (Benjamin) has stolen, and we testify not except according to what we know, and we could not know the unseen!

Ayat 82. "And ask (the people of) the town where we have been, and the caravan in which we returned, and indeed we are telling the truth."

Tafseer of Surah Yusuf (PBUH) Ayat 81. "Turn ye back to your father, and say, ´O our father! behold! thy son committed theft! we bear witness only to what we know, and we could not well guard against the unseen! 'He stole in secret and without our knowledge. How could we in the circumstances prevent it? 1 This may have been a good statement for the other nine brothers, but Judah was himself personally and specially pledged. 82. "´Ask at the town where we have been and the caravan in which we returned, and (you will find) we are indeed telling the truth.´" To vouch for the truth of the story, the nine brothers are asked by Judah to appeal to their father to enquire at the place where they stayed and the caravan with which they came, and he would find that the facts were as they stated them. The nine brothers came back and told their father as they had been instructed by Judah .

AL-Tirmidhi Hadith # 2518

English Translation of Hadith

Hazrat Hasan bin `Ali (May Allah be pleased with them) said: I remember (these words) from Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH): "Give up what is doubtful to you for that which is not doubtful; for truth is peace of mind and falsehood is doubt".

[AL-Tirmidhi Hadith # 2518].

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