“Go with this shirt of mine and lay it on my father’s face, he will (again) be able to see; and bring me your family all together.”
This shirt has been mentioned in several occurrences of the story of Hadrat Yusuf.
A – At first the brothers had stained the shirt of Yusuf with fake blood and took it to his father, claiming that the wolf had eaten him.
B – A shirt was torn from the back and was instrumental in identifying the offender.
C – A shirt caused Ya‘qub to regain his eyesight.
Every time the shirt is a sign of life.
The shirt is what gives hope to Ya‘qūb that his son is alive.
When the brothers came to Ya‘qūb with the bloody shirt, he looked at it and said,
“What a merciful wolf this is that it eats up my son but doesn’t scratch the shirt!”
The shirt gave the plot away that the brothers had plotted something.
In the seduction story, the shirt saves Yūsuf, and it makes him innocent.
Now the shirt once again is a sign that Yūsuf is alive and well and the brothers are coming back with the truth.
Scholars say it was the sight of the bloody shirt that caused Ya‘qūb to go blind and now seeing the beautiful shirt that Yūsuf was wearing will bring the sight back to him because the cure and the disease are always opposites.
It was the sight of the shirt that caused him to go blind, and it will be the shirt, by the blessings of Allāh, that will bring his eyesight back to him.
Look here at how much is the Ihsan of Yusuf (AS) towards his brothers.
Not only has he completely forgiven them for all of the wrong that they have done to him.
Not only has he even prayed to Allah to forgive them.
Not only has he given them a means by which the vision of their father can be restored.
But he even allows them to bring all of their families to Egypt.
You cannot even begin to realize how great and magnificent was this bounty that he bestowed on them.
At that time Egypt was the land of wealth and prosperity.
It was the only land in which there was sufficient food and provisions for the people.
It was the only land in which death and pestilence was not widespread.
So Yusuf (AS) does a great favor to his brothers by not allowing them to come to Egypt, but also by allowing them to bring all their families as well.
Lesson
1) Allah is drawing our attention to the shirt of Yusuf.
This tells us that our wearing of garments is also an important part of our worship and servitude of Allah.
As Muslims, we must remember to dress modestly and we must cover all that Allah has ordered to be covered.
2) We should never keep our trust in medicines or ruqyahs to cure us of our illnesses,
Allah cured us and He sometimes does it through medicines that we take.
There is no might nor power except in Allah (swt).
3) In the story of Yusuf, his shirt was of great importance.
His shirt proved to his father that his brothers were lying.
His shirt proved that the Minister’s wife was lying.
His shirt was used to cure his father’s blindness.
Shirts were a proof throughout Yusuf’s life.
Do you realize that you also have many things that assist you like the Yusuf’s shirts assisted him?
Allah has given you a gut instinct that guides you.
Maybe Allah shows you true dreams, and He guides you through them.
Maybe Allah has blessed you with a friend or a parent or sibling who helps you and guides you.
So think what is prominent and important in your life that you normally get the guidance from.
4)One must take care of one’s family, in Yusuf’s case, he had to look after his family in order for them to come toEgypt
5) Migration and changing one’s residence have many effects, one of which is that it removes sad and bitter memories.
Thank you every one for being patience with me .
In Yusuf story, there was so much hatred in the hearts of Yusuf’s brothers and so much of pain in Yusuf’s heart but what happened in the end?
All is forgotten and forgiven.
Turn to Allah and make dua to Allah