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grant Our grace to anyone We will and We do not allow to go to waste
the wage of any people who do good. But the wages of the hereafter are
the best for people who believe and fear their Lord. (Surah Yusuf, 54-57)
The Prophet Yusuf (as) Sends for His Brother
The brothers of Yusuf came into his presence and he knew them but
they did not know him. Then, having supplied their needs, he said to
them, 'Bring me your brother, your father's youngest son. Do you not
see that I dispense full measure and am the most hospitable of hosts?
But if you do not bring him here to me, your measure from me then
will be denied and you will not come near to me at all.' They said, 'We
will request our father for him. That is something we will surely do.'
He told his serving men, 'Put back their goods into their saddlebags
for them to find when they arrive back to their families so that perhaps
they will return again.' Then when they got back to their father's
house, they said, 'Father! Our measure has been denied. Please send
our brother with us so we may obtain our measure. We will take care
of him.' (Surah Yusuf, 58-63)
The Prophet Ya'qub's (as) Unwillingness to Send
the Prophet Yusuf's (as) Brother
He said, 'How will my trusting him to your care be different from
entrusting his brother before? The Best of Guardians, however, is
Allah. He is the Most Merciful of the merciful.' Then when they
opened up their saddlebags and found their merchandise returned to
them, they said, 'Our father! What more could we ask! Here is our mer-
chandise returned to us. We can provide our families with food, and
guard our brother and get an extra load. That is an easy measure to ob-
tain.' He said, 'I will not send him out with you until you make a
covenant with Allah to bring him home unless you are overwhelmed.'
When they had made their covenant, he said, 'Allah is Guardian over
what we say.' (Surah Yusuf, 64-66)

The Prophet Yusuf (as) Holds His Brother
He said, 'My sons! You must not enter through a single gate. Go in
through different gates. But I cannot save you from Allah at all, for
judgement comes from no one but Allah. In Him I put my trust, and let