Surah Yusuf Tafseer

Yaqub orders His Children to inquire about Yusuf and His Brother

Allah tells what Yaqub said to his children:

يَا بَنِيَّ اذْهَبُواْ فَتَحَسَّسُواْ مِن يُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ وَلَا تَيْأَسُواْ مِن رَّوْحِ اللّهِ

إِنَّهُ لَا يَيْأَسُ مِن رَّوْحِ اللّهِ إِلاَّ الْقَوْمُ الْكَافِرُونَ

"O my sons! Go you and inquire about Yusuf and his brother, and never give up hope of Allah's mercy. Certainly no one despairs of Allah's mercy, except the people who disbelieve."

Allah states that Yaqub, peace be upon him, ordered his children to go back and inquire about the news of Yusuf and his brother Binyamin, in a good manner, not as spies. He encouraged them, delivered to them the good news and ordered them not to despair of Allah's mercy.

He ordered them to never give up hope in Allah, nor to ever discontinue trusting in Him for what they seek to accomplish.

He said to them that only the disbelieving people despair of Allah's mercy.

Yusuf's Brothers stand before Him

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