The next great event which will be discussed in this blog series is the great story of the Holy Prophet Yusuf, peace be upon him. His story is extensively discussed throughout the Holy Quran and is very well known to muslims.
The first lesson to learn is that one should never let their envy or dislike for someone drive them to plot against or harm them in anyway. The envy the brothers of the Holy Prophet Yusuf, peace be upon him, had for him encouraged them to harm the Holy Prophet Yusuf, peace be upon him. Chapter 12 Yusuf, verse 10:
“Said a speaker among them, “Do not kill Joseph but throw him into the bottom of the well; some travelers will pick him up – if you would do [something].””
This mentality only drives one to many other sins some of which have been mentioned in this great event. For example, it inspired them to physically harm the Holy Prophet Yusuf, peace be upon him, lie to their father and fracture their ties of kinship with their brother. A muslim who feels dislike for others should always withhold from manifesting it outwardly and resist this negative feeling inwardly. It is hoped whoever behaves in such a manner will not be penalised for disliking someone else as they did not act on their feelings.
Another important thing to learn is that one should never plot to do an evil thing as it will always, one way or another, backfire on them. Even if these consequences are delayed to the next world they will face them eventually. In this case the brothers of the Holy Prophet Yusuf, peace be upon him, desired to harm him as they wanted the love, respect and affection of their father the Holy Prophet Yaqoob, peace be upon him. But it is clear that their scheming only put them further away from their desire. Chapter 12 Yusuf, verse 18:
“And they brought upon his shirt false blood. [Jacob] said, “Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting…”
The more one plots evil the more Allah, the Exalted, will put them further from their goal. Even if they outwardly achieve their desire Allah, the Exalted, will cause the very thing they desired to become a curse for them in both worlds unless, they sincerely repent. Chapter 35 Fatir, verse 43:
“…but the evil plot does not encompass except its own people. Then do they await except the way [i.e., fate] of the former peoples?…”
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