And Ibrahim -as has said...

And Ibrahim -as has said: He said: ‘But (maybe) their biggest one did this, so ask them if they could speak’ [21:63] , and he (their biggest idol) had not done it, but he -as did not lie’. And Yusuf -as has said: ‘O caravan! You are stealing!’ [12:70] . By Allah -azwj they had not stolen, but he -as had not lied’’. [15] ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws regarding His -azwj Words: ‘ king’s drinking cup, [12:72] . He -asws said: ‘It was a mug of gold’.

And he -asws said: ‘It was the cup of Yusuf -as when he -as was measuring with it’’. [16] ‘It was asked from Imam Abu Ja’far -asws (5 th Imam): What is the beautiful patience?’ 5 th Imam -asws said: ‘It would be patience wherein there isn’t any complaint to the people. Ibrahim -as sent Yaqoub -as to a monk from the monks, a worshipper from the worshippers, regarding a need.

When the monk saw him -as , recognised him -as to be Ibrahim -as and leapt to him -as and hugged him -as , then said, ‘Welcome to the Friend of the Beneficent!’ Yaqoub -as said: ‘I -as am not Ibrahim -as , but Yaqoub -as Bin Is’haq -as Bin Ibrahim -as ’. The monk said to him -as , ‘So what made you -as reach to old age which I see?’ He -as said: ‘Worries and grief’. He -as had not crossed the small door until Allah -azwj Revealed to him -as : “O Yaqoub -as !

You -as complained about Me -azwj to the servants?” He -as fell down in Sajdah at the threshold of the door saying: ‘Lord -azwj ! I -as will not repeat’.

Allah -azwj Revealed to him -as : “I -azwj have Forgiven it for you -as , so do not repeat to the like of it!” (From then) he -as did not complain of anything from what afflicted him -as from the episodes of the world except one day he -as said: ‘ ‘But rather, I only complain of my sorrow and grief to Allah, and I know from Allah what you do not know’ [12:86] ’’.

[17] Imam Abu Abdullah -asws (6 th Imam) says: ‘The crying ones are five – Adam -as , and Yaqoub -as , and Yusuf -as , and (Syeda) Fatima -asws daughter of Muhammad -saww , and Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws . As for Yaqoub -as , he -as cried upon Yusuf -as until his -as eyesight was gone and until it was said him -as , ‘ You will not cease remembering Yusuf until you become fatally ill or become from the perished ones’ [12:85] ’’.

[18] Imam Abu Al-Hassan -asws (8 th Imam) says: ‘It was the law among the Children of Israel, if anyone stole anything, he would get stolen due to it (become a slave to the victim).