Lessons from the Story of Prophet Yūsuf
The Lessons:
Patience, Perseverance, and Complaining to Allāh Alone
The Importance of a Righteous Ending
Man Is Tested in Prosperity and Hardship
True Forgiveness and Pardon Stipulates Refraining from Recounting Other’s Past Misdeeds
The Attitude of Allāh’s Chosen Ones Towards Hardship
Cure from Afflictions Is Controlled by Allāh
Avoiding Quick Judgements Based on Outward Appearances
Acts of Oppression that Masquerade as Acts of Righteousness
The Miracle of the Qurʾān
1. Patience, Perseverance, and Complaining to Allāh Alone
Imām ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Nāṣir al-Saʿdī (d. 1391 AH) said:
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