“Let us kill Yusuf , or throw his at some place on earth, and thus your fathers’s full attention will be devoted for you alone , and after doing that , you may become a righteous people.”
TAFSEER
They knew that by doing this , they would be committing a grave sin,
But they deceived themselves by the assumption that,
after committing this sin, they would make taubah (repentance ),
And would again become righteous .
DISCUSS WAY TO ERADICATE OR DECREASE JEALOUSY ?
- Kill Yusuf
- Throw away
- To leave alone
And then
“We Shall Be Righteous People….”
They blame Yusuf for lack of righteousness .
They think that this sin will not ‘Haunt’ them.
It Is Apparent From This Verse……
- Brothers are talking about repentance before the crime.
- Shaitan
convinces one that is ok to sin. - Sins give rise to more sins.
- Anger and jealousy rise to more sin.
- The brothers
have a twisted concept of love.
EXPLANATION
- Dangerous thoughts lead man to perform dangerous acts and jealousy leads man to such great sin that he will even be prepared to commit fratricide.
- Man seeks popularity and affection, the lack of which leads to the most dangerous kinds of behaviors and deviations.
- Although the
holy Qur’an makes the acquisition of popularity and affection upon having faith and righteous conduct, Satan makes it the reward for killing one’s brothers. - The jealous person thinks that if others are killed or removed, all the blessings will be given to him.
- Satan, by holding out the probable possibility of future repentance, opens up the gate for
man to commit sin in the present. - Being knowledgeable and being aware does not always imply that one has distanced him from deviation.
Despite the fact that Yusuf’s brothers knew and believed that killing their brother was an evil act it did not stop them from committing it.
REFLECTION
- They didn’t want to get rid of Yusuf, they wanted to earn their father’s love
- The ends don’t justify the means
- You must please Allah to also get to a good means of getting there
- You can’t please Allah by doing something that’s displeasing to him
- What should have the brothers of Yusuf done?
- The goal was honorable, they just have to fix the means
- They should have come closer to Allah
- If you want to come closer to Allah, take care of your obligations, your acts of worship
LESSON FOR US FROM THIS VERSE
However, As most negative thoughts deplete a person of rationality or wisdom, They did not think that adopting the beautiful character Manners and conduct that Yusuf embodied Would have been the recommended and praiseworthy
- Focus on your own
strength , instead of comparing ourselves with our sibling /object of envy - Proactively work hard to polish our talents to achieve success in the niche that Allah us to naturally excel in.