Definitions
Zahideen (Potential double points: Who is Zahideen referring to)
Those who are keen to give up
Referring to brothers or traders
What is a common theme in the tests of Yusuf
Patience
Gratitude
What is considered the weapon of a believer?
duaa
Why is prison more beloved to Yusuf?
Prison is more beloved as it is easier to avoid falling into sin
Define one of the 3 different types of backbiting (extra points for mentioning other two)
Types- ghaiba, namima, buhtan
Ghībah- back biting, which has been defined as speaking about another person, in their absence
Buhtān, which is to slander. It means spreading a blatant lie about somebody
Namima, gossip
What did the wazeer accomplish through his ‘damage control’
Protect his honour and rep
Put yusuf at risk
Whose duaa is never rejected
Oppressed person
How did going to prison help yusuf?
It took him out of a bad environment where he was surrounded with people trying to get him to commit Zinah.
Two interpretations of Jahil
Any one who commits a sin is jahil
Lapse into sin bc of weakness
What lessons do we learn from the Knife Story
Benefits of lowering the gaze
Don’t judge someone unless you have been in there shoes
Don’t be defensive immediately: Take advice and it is never too late to make tawbah
What is strongly discouraged when making duaa
Don’t make duaa based on promises - just ask Allah and don’t make conditions on your duaa
What was the true intention of the nobles by putting Yusuf in prison
To calm the situation and keep it under wraps
What does “al sijn ahab ilaya” mean and why is it that way to yusuf?
Prison is more favourable to me, because he doesn’t want to be in a place where people are pushing him to sin (Laa taqraboo al zinah: Allah is clearly telling us not to only not commit zina but he is clearly telling us not to even come close. Everything around or even relating to the concept or can possibly lead you to zinah is forbidden
Who besides Al-Azeez wanted to put Yusuf in prison and why did they want to do this?
Other nobles
Because that was the only way they could think of calming the situation amongst the women, other women besides al azeez’s wife were going after Yusuf as well
What is the punishment of backbiting and what surah and ayah is it from?
Eating your dead brother meat and from Surah al hujaraat and ayah 12
What opportunities were presented to yusuf in prison
Allowed him to worship Allah more
Allowed him to start his dawah process
Actually gave more freedom for him because the warden loved him