Surah Yusuf 12:67

Ya`qub orders His Children to enter Egypt from Different Gates

Allah says that Ya`qub, peace be upon him, ordered his children, when he sent Binyamin with them to Egypt, to enter from different gates rather than all of them entering from one gate. Ibn `Abbas, Muhammad bin Ka`b, Mujahid, Ad-Dahhak Qatadah, As-Suddi and several others said that he feared the evil eye for them, because they were handsome and looked beautiful and graceful. He feared that people might direct the evil eye at them, because the evil eye truly harms, by Allah's decree, and brings down the mighty warrior-rider from his horse. He next said, l

(and I cannot avail you against Allah at all.) this precaution will not resist Allah's decision and appointed decree. Verily, whatever Allah wills, cannot be resisted or stopped,

("Verily, the decision rests only with Allah. In Him, I put my trust and let all those that trust, put their trust in Him." And when they entered according to their father's advice, it did not avail them in the least against (the will of) Allah; it was but a need of Ya`qub's inner self which he discharged. ), as a precaution against the evil eye,

(And verily, he was endowed with knowledge because We had taught him,) he had knowledge that he implemented, according to Qatadah and Ath-Thawri. Ibn Jarir said that this part of the Ayah means, he has knowledge that We taught him,

(but most men know not.)

Pada ayat ini dijelaskan bahwa Nabi Yakub berkata kepada anak-anaknya agar ketika sampai di istana raja Mesir, mereka tidak masuk bersama-sama dari satu pintu gerbang, tetapi masuk dari pintu-pintu gerbang yang lain, supaya terhindar dari penglihatan mata orang yang hasad atau mengalami hal-hal yang tidak diinginkan. Di samping itu agar Bunyamin sempat bertemu dengan Yusuf secara terpisah dari saudara-saudaranya yang lain.

Nabi Yakub menasihatkan pula bahwa walaupun mereka sudah berusaha menghindari berbagai kemungkinan yang membahayakan, namun beliau tidak dapat mencegah ketentuan dari Allah, sebab keputusan menetapkan sesuatu hanya berada di tangan-Nya. Semua pekerjaan harus dilaksanakan sesuai dengan kemampuan dan disertai keyakinan bahwa ketentuan dari Allah pasti terjadi, dan tidak seorang pun yang dapat menghalang-halanginya. Oleh karena itu, hanya kepada-Nyalah semua orang bertawakal dan berserah diri.