Hadiths About Prophet Jacob And Joseph

Hadiths about the prophets Jacob and Joseph.

According to Anas b. Malik (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “Joseph has been granted half of all the beauty” (Ibn Hanbal, III, 287)

Abu Hurayra (ra) reported the following: “Once Allah’s Messenger was asked, ‘Who is the most honorable among the people?’ He said, ‘The one that avoids sin the most.’ They said, ‘We do not ask you about this.’ He then said, ‘Then Joseph, the Prophet of Allah.’” (al-Bukhari, al-Manaqib, 1)

According to Abu Hurayra (ra) when the Prophet (saw) was asked about what Joseph told the King’s messenger, that is, “Go back to your Master and ask him about what happened to those women who cut their hands (Yusuf, 12:50),” he said, “If I were him, I would have accepted the crime, and would not have sought to redeem myself.” (Ibn Hanbal, II, 346)

According to Ibn ʿUmar (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “The honorable, the son of the honorable, the son of the honorable, (was) Joseph, the son of Jacob! The son of Isaac, the son of Abraham.” (al-Bukhari, al-Anbiyaʾ, 19)

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths