سورة يوسف

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): In the narration of Abu al-Jarud from Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) it is reported: وَ جاؤُ عَلی قَمِیصِهِ بِدَمٍ کَذِبٍ [And they brought his shirt with false blood upon it]; the brothers of Yusuf (peace be upon him) slaughtered a kid goat over the shirt of Yusuf (peace be upon him).

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): The shirt of Yusuf (peace be upon him) became a sign in three instances. One in the verse: وَ جاؤُ عَلی قَمِیصِهِ بِدَمٍ کَذِبٍ [And they brought his shirt with false blood upon it] [which became the sign of the brothers' lying], and the verse: إِنْ کانَ قَمیصُهُ قُدَّ مِنْ قُبُلٍ [If his shirt is torn from the front] (Yusuf/26) [which became the sign of Zulaykha's lying and Yusuf's (peace be upon him) truthfulness], and the verse: إِذْهَبُوا بِقَمِیصِی هَذَا [Take this shirt of mine] (Yusuf/93) [which caused Yaqub (peace be upon him) to see again].

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): In the book Tafsir Qummi it is narrated that Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) was asked: "How great was the grief and sorrow of Yaqub (peace be upon him) over the separation from Yusuf (peace be upon him)?" He said: "Equal to the grief of seventy mothers mourning their children, and this was because Yaqub (peace be upon him) did not know the phrase of istirja'; إِنَّا لِلهِ وَ إِنَّا إِلَیْهِ راجِعُون [Indeed we belong to Allah and indeed to Him we shall return] (Baqarah/156), and for this reason he said: أَسَفی عَلی یُوسُف [Oh, my grief for Yusuf] (Yusuf/84)."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): It is narrated from Hisham ibn Salim from Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): It was said to him: "How was it that Ya'qub (peace be upon him) grieved over Yusuf (peace be upon him), even though Jibra'il had informed him that Yusuf (peace be upon him) had not died and would soon return to him — despite this, Ya'qub (peace be upon him) was sorrowful in his grief for Yusuf (peace be upon him)?" The Imam (peace be upon him) said: "Because Ya'qub (peace be upon him) had forgotten this matter."

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): Ya'qub (peace be upon him) said: "What kind of wolf was this that ate Yusuf (peace be upon him) yet left his shirt intact and did not tear it?!"

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Abu Jamila narrates from a man from Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) who said: When they brought Yusuf's (peace be upon him) shirt to Ya'qub (peace be upon him), he said: "O Allah! What a gentle wolf this was that did not tear the shirt!" The Imam (peace be upon him) said: "There was a stain of blood on the garment."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Imam Askari narrates from his forefathers from Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) regarding the interpretation of the verse: فَصَبْرٌ جَمِیلٌ [So patience is good], which is the saying of Ya'qub (peace be upon him), he said: "فَصَبْرٌ جَمِیلٌ [So patience is good] means enduring patiently in calamities without a person having any complaint or grievance."

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): Jabir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I said to Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): "May Allah have mercy on you! What is فَصَبْرٌ جَمِیلٌ [So patience is good]?" He said: "Patience that is not accompanied by complaint [to the people]."