Surah Yusuf 12:37

Yusuf calls His Jail Mates to Tawhid even before He interprets Their Dreams

Yusuf, peace be upon him, told the two men that he has knowledge in the interpretation of whatever they saw in their dream, and that he will tell them about the interpretation of the dreams before they become a reality. This is why he said,

(No food will come to you as your provision, but I will inform you of its interpretation) Mujahid commented,

(No food will come to you as your provision,) this day,

(but I will inform you of its interpretation before it comes.) As-Suddi said similarly. Yusuf said that, this knowledge is from Allah Who taught it to me, because I shunned the religion of those who disbelieve in Him and the Last Day, who neither hope for Allah's reward nor fear His punishment on the Day of Return,

(And I have followed the religion of my fathers, - Ibrahim, Ishaq and Ya`qub) Yusuf said, `I have avoided the way of disbelief and polytheism, and followed the way of these honorable Messengers,' may Allah's peace and blessings be on them. This, indeed, is the way of he who seeks the path of guidance and follows the way of the Messengers, all the while shunning the path of deviation. It is he whose heart Allah will guide, teaching him what he did not know beforehand. It is he whom Allah will make an Imam who is imitated in the way of righteousness, and a caller to the path of goodness. Yusuf said next,

(and never could we attribute any partners whatsoever to Allah. This is from the grace of Allah to us and to mankind,) this Tawhid -Monotheism-, affirming that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone without partners,

(is from the grace of Allah to us), He has revealed it to us and ordained it on us,

(and to mankind,), to whom He has sent us as callers to Tawhid,

(but most men thank not.) they do not admit Allah's favor and blessing of sending the Messengers to them, but rather,

(Have changed the blessings of Allah into disbelief, and caused their people to dwell in the house of destruction.) 14:28

Dalam ayat ini diterangkan, sebelum Yusuf memberikan takwil mimpi kedua pemuda itu, lebih dahulu dia berdakwah tentang kebesaran dan kekuasaan Allah, tentang nikmat Allah yang telah diperolehnya, dan sikap yang tidak mau tunduk kepada agama yang tidak benar. Yusuf berkata kepada kedua pemuda itu, "Sebelum kamu berdua menerima makanan yang dikirimkan untukmu, aku sudah tahu apa makanan itu dan akan aku jelaskan kepadamu sekarang ini."

Menurut riwayat, bahwa orang-orang kerajaan ada yang mengirimkan kepada orang-orang yang bersalah dalam penjara yaitu makanan yang dicampur dengan racun dengan maksud untuk membunuh mereka. Yusuf sudah tahu maksud orang-orang kerajaan itu dan telah dijelaskan kepada kedua orang pemuda itu. Yusuf menjelaskan bahwa ilmu yang seperti itu adalah wahyu dari Tuhannya kepadanya. "Dengan ilmu itulah saya dapat mentakwilkan mimpi, bukan seperti tukang tenung dan ahli nujum yang mempergunakan pertolongan setan, menerka-nerka dan menjampi-jampi yang belum tentu benar terkaannya itu," kata Yusuf. Selanjutnya Yusuf menjelaskan bahwa dia tidak mau terpengaruh oleh ajaran agama yang salah. Dia tinggalkan kepercayaan orang-orang yang tidak benar itu, orang-orang yang tidak mau beriman kepada Allah dan mengingkari kehidupan akhirat.