11-16-2003, 08:29 PM
90 “They said: "Are you indeed Yûsuf (Joseph)?" He said: "I am Yûsuf (Joseph), and this is my brother (Benjamin). Allâh has indeed been gracious to us. Verily, he who fears Allâh with obedience to Him (by abstaining from sins and evil deeds, and by performing righteous good deeds), and is patient, then surely, Allâh makes not the reward of the Muhsinûn (good-doers - see V.2:112) to be lost."
91. They said: "By Allâh! Indeed Allâh has preferred you above us, and we certainly have been sinners."
92. He said: "No reproach on you this day; may Allâh forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy![1]”
Moving to another part of the Surat. If Youssef was able to pardon his brothers who made an attempt on his life while he was only a child playing around. Why can not we pardon anybody? Why cann’t a wife pardon a husband or vise verse. Why cannt a friend pardons another or an employee pardons the boss. Nothing really worth that we just keep anger and hatred in our hearts. Youssef just forgave his brothers and further made dua for them that Allah forgives them. I know you would say he is a prophet. Yes but Allah told us the story in detail to ponder and apply.
Let us all try to take from Allah’s Name the One Who Pardons’ ( Al a`afow). Believe me life will be much easier. If u simply think that the other person who harmed u is just another servant of Allah, and certainly u don’t wish for anybody to be humiliated in the Day After. Ya Allah it is so hard. No we must not wish for any brother or sister to be humiliated. May Allah help us all to pardon and improve.
Alhamdulelah who has guided us for this and if it was not for Him we wouldn't have been guided.
May Allah accept. It is all from Him and to Him. May He accept what is correct and overlooks any mistakes in this contents.
May He also avoid us Riya-a (showing off) and make it all to Him ameen