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he set in motion. According to this plan, he concealed a goblet in his
brother’s belongings. One of his men then called out to them in such
a manner as to place them into a psychological state of guilt and
alarm. On top of that, it was declared that the bowl belonged to the
ruler and that whoever found it would be given a full camel-load as a
reward. The impression was thus created that this was a major inci-
dent, thereby preventing any suspicion that it was all a deliberate ploy.
Later still, he asked them what the punishment might be if
the bowl were discovered to be in their possession. Under the law, the
owner of the bag in which the bowl was found would be arrested and
detained. Yet in order not to make it apparent that this was all a ploy,
he did not look in his little brother’s belongings first, but began
searching the others’ possessions.
When the bowl was found amongst their little brother’s
possessions, the others immediately accepted the situation, accused
him of being a thief, and repeated an earlier calumny regarding
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Yet his brothers actually knew full well that he would not
steal, that he was an honest person. According to the moral standards
set out in the Qur’an, believers must think well of one another and
protect each other from slander. The fact that the brothers of Prophet
Yusuf (as) did not defend their innocent younger brother and actually
implicated the prophet himself, is an indication of their false and hyp-
ocritical natures.
Prophet Yusuf (as) behaved with the greatest patience in the
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