What was special about the dialogue between a young Yusuf with his father? What was his father’s response?

How are we with our neighbors, our friends and even our family? Do we speak honestly with them with our tongue and with our actions? Are we just and fair?

Lessons from the life of Prophet Yusuf Alayhissalaam, mashaa Allah an Amazing Talk, worth sparing some time to listen to it fully and benefit. Only a few people could have ever delivered a talk as eloquent as this. May Allah bless this Shaykh and bless us to benefit from his knowledge!

In introducing the Surah (Chapter) of Joseph, the Qur’an says, “We will relate to you the most beautiful story.” What follows is a tale with suspense, drama and complex characters. The motifs of dreams, shirts and hidden objects woven throughout the narrative point to the theme of the illusory nature of the world. This is a story that requires the engagement of the imagination to understand deeper meanings, which is appropriate, as it is only by employing the faithful imagination that a believer can see himself as he truly is.

This Khutbah was recorded on September 15, 2017 in the Bayyinah Musallah in Euless, TX

In Surah Yusuf, Allah shows His profound sensitivity to human suffering through the story of Prophet Ya’qub (PBUH), the symbol of patience in the Quran. When Ya’qub (PBUH) learns that his youngest son Binyamin was arrested in Egypt, he cries so much he loses his eyesight, as the news triggers the deep pain he was still feeling over the loss of Prophet Yusuf (PBUH) years ago. But his grief was not a sign of impatience or despair. On the contrary, it was an expression of his humanity and his absolute faith that Allah will see him through this calamity and bring back his children.

Imam Omar Suleiman explains why Surah Yusuf is important for us to read whenever we are sad and learn the lessons from it.

Imam Suhaib Webb talks about Surah Yousuf and the story of Prophet Yousuf in a “down to earth” conversation that puts the lessons learned from the story into perspective for people of all levels of faith.

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