Is Yusuf ibn Ya'qub a prophet among the prophets?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is Yusuf ibn Ya'qub a prophet among the prophets? And what is the meaning of His saying, the Exalted:[Yusuf 12:111]?
The Shaykh:
Yes, Ya'qub is a prophet among the prophets of Allah, a prophet among the prophets of Allah, the son of a prophet, the son of a messenger. So he is Yusuf ibn Ya'qub ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and the chain of prophethood, peace and blessings be upon him, is Yusuf al-Siddiq. He was named al-Siddiq. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you, and what is his status?
The Shaykh:
When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, "Who is the most noble of people?" or "Who is the most honorable of people?" he said, "Yusuf, the son of a prophet"Sahih al-Bukhari 3383 So he is the most honorable of people and the most noble of people in lineage. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is Yusuf ibn Ya'qub a prophet among the prophets? And what is the meaning of His saying, the Exalted:
There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding. Never was the Qur'an a narration invented, but a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of all things
لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِّأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ مَا كَانَ حَدِيثًا يُفْتَرَىٰ وَلَٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍThe Shaykh:
Yes, Ya'qub is a prophet among the prophets of Allah, a prophet among the prophets of Allah, the son of a prophet, the son of a messenger. So he is Yusuf ibn Ya'qub ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and the chain of prophethood, peace and blessings be upon him, is Yusuf al-Siddiq. He was named al-Siddiq. Yes.
The questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you, and what is his status?
The Shaykh:
When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, "Who is the most noble of people?" or "Who is the most honorable of people?" he said, "Yusuf, the son of a prophet"
Joseph, Allah's Prophet, the son of Allah's Prophet, the son of Allah's Prophet, the son of Allah's Khalil
يوسف نبي الله ابن نبي الله ابن نبي الله ابن خليل الله
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3683- 4717] هل يوسف بن يعقوب نبي من الأنبياء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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