Stories from the Qur’an • Series 11

No Blame Upon You Today

The Story of Prophet Yusuf (Part 2) According to the Qur’an and Authentic Hadith

Drought brought the brothers who had thrown Yusuf into a well to stand before him in Egypt — without recognising him. An old father lost a second son, yet complained only to Allah and refused to despair. Then came the moment of confession, and the words of a brother at the height of his power. Part 2 of the best of stories — from the Qur’an and authentic Hadith only, without Israiliyyat. “No blame will there be upon you today.”

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What You Will Learn

Three journeys to Egypt — the brothers who did not recognise him and the hidden kindness of returning their payment (12:58–62), with a chart of the journeys and the reunion.
Effort and reliance on Allah — a father once betrayed (12:63–66), “enter from different gates” and the evil eye (12:67–68; Sahih al-Bukhari 5740).
The king’s measure — “over every possessor of knowledge is one more knowing” (12:76), holding back one’s feelings, and justice even when pleaded with.
“I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah” — grief that does not contradict patience (12:86; Sahih al-Bukhari 1303) and never despairing of Allah’s mercy (12:87; Sahih al-Bukhari 6469).
“I am Joseph” — forgiveness without reproach (12:92), the mercy of Allah greater than a mother’s (Sahih al-Bukhari 5999), the shirt that restored Ya‘qub’s sight, and the dream made reality (12:100).
A lesson for those of understanding — the closing verses of the surah (12:102–111), Israiliyyat to reject, and why the Famine Stela is not evidence.

قَالَ لَا تَثۡرِيبَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَۖ يَغۡفِرُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡۖ وَهُوَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

“No blame will there be upon you today. Allah will forgive you; and He is the most merciful of the merciful.”

Surah Yusuf (12): 92 — Sahih International

🌿 Reflection When Yusuf told his story, he mentioned the prison but not the well — so as not to shame the brothers he had forgiven. The greatest victory is not defeating those who wronged us, but forgiving them when we are able to take revenge.

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The story of Prophet Yusuf, Part 2 (verses 58–111) — the verses of Surah Yusuf with the Sahih International translation, charts of the journeys and of Yusuf’s shirt, authentic Hadith with linked chains of narration, commentary of trusted scholars, a table of rejected Israiliyyat and an honest archaeological note.

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