Surah Yusuf Tafseer

Yusuf calls His Jail Mates to Tawhid even before He interprets Their Dreams

Yusuf, peace be upon him, told the two men that he has knowledge in the interpretation of whatever they saw in their dream, and that he will tell them about the interpretation of the dreams before they become a reality.

This is why he said,

قَالَ لَا يَأْتِيكُمَا طَعَامٌ تُرْزَقَانِهِ إِلاَّ نَبَّأْتُكُمَا بِتَأْوِيلِهِ

He said:"No food will come to you as your provision, but I will inform you of its interpretation,

Mujahid commented,

لَا يَأْتِيكُمَا طَعَامٌ تُرْزَقَانِهِ

(No food will come to you as your provision),

this day,

إِلاَّ نَبَّأْتُكُمَا بِتَأْوِيلِه

قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتِيكُمَا

but I will inform you of its interpretation before it comes.

As-Suddi said similarly.

ذَلِكُمَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِي رَبِّي إِنِّي تَرَكْتُ مِلَّةَ قَوْمٍ لاَّ يُوْمِنُونَ بِاللّهِ وَهُم بِالاخِرَةِ هُمْ كَافِرُونَ

This is of that which my Lord has taught me. Verily, I have abandoned the religion of a people that believe not in Allah and are disbelievers in the Hereafter."

Yusuf said that, this knowledge is from Allah Who taught it to me, because I shunned the religion of those who disbelieve in Him and the Last Day, who neither hope for Allah's reward nor fear His punishment on the Day of Return