But he -as neglected him and did not feed him.
But he -as neglected him and did not feed him. So he -as was Tried with Yusuf -as , and it so happened that, after that, every morning he -as got his -as caller to call out, ‘One who was not Fasting, let him attend lunch of Yaqoub -as !’ And when it was the evening, he -as got him to call out, ‘One who was Fasting, so let him attend dinner of Yaqoub -as !’’. [46] قال: و في رواية أبي الجارود، عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) في قوله: لَتُنَبِّئَنَّهُمْ بِأَمْرِهِمْ هذا وَ هُمْ لا يَشْعُرُونَ.
يقول: «لا يشعرون أنك أنت يوسف، أتاه جبرئيل و أخبره بذلك (Ali Bin Ibrahim) said, ‘And in a report of Abu Al Jaroud, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far -asws regarding His -azwj Words: “You will be informing them of this matter of their while they would not be realising [12:15] . He -asws said: ‘(Meaning) that they would not be aware that you -as are Yusuf -as ’. Jibraeel -as came to him -as and informed him -as of that’.
[47] VERSES 16 – 18 وَجَاءُوا أَبَاهُمْ عِشَاءً يَبْكُونَ {16} And they came to their father at nightfall, crying [12:16] قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا إِنَّا ذَهَبْنَا نَسْتَبِقُ وَتَرَكْنَا يُوسُفَ عِنْدَ مَتَاعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ ۖ وَمَا أَنْتَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ لَنَا وَلَوْ كُنَّا صَادِقِينَ {17} They said, O our father!
We went racing and we left Yusuf by our provisions, so the wolf devoured him, and you will not believe us even though we were truthful’ [12:17] وَجَاءُوا عَلَىٰ قَمِيصِهِ بِدَمٍ كَذِبٍ ۚ قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنْفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا ۖ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ ۖ وَاللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ {18} And they came with his shirt with false blood on it.
He said: ‘But, your souls have enticed you for a matter, but patience is beautiful, and Allah is the Helper upon what you are describing [12:18] (The Hadeeth above of Abu Hamza continues . .
.) فلم يزالوا بحضرته حتى أيسوا وَ جاؤُ أَباهُمْ عِشاءً يَبْكُونَ قالُوا يا أَبانا إِنَّا ذَهَبْنا نَسْتَبِقُ وَ تَرَكْنا يُوسُفَ عِنْدَ مَتاعِنا فَأَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ فلما سمع مقالتهم استرجع و استعبر، و ذكر ما أوحى الله عز و جل إليه من الاستعداد للبلاء، فصبر و أذعن للبلوى، و قال لهم: بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنْفُسُكُمْ أَمْراً و ما كان الله ليطعم لحم يوسف الذئب من قبل أن أرى تأويل رؤياه الصادقة They did not go away from his -as presence until they despaired, And they came to their father at nightfall, crying [12:16] They said, O our father!
We went racing and we left Yusuf by our provisions, so the wolf devoured him [12:17] .
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