Surah Yusuf 12:96

Yahudha brings Yusuf's Shirt and Good News

Ibn `Abbas and Ad-Dahhak said;

(good news) means information. Mujahid and As-Suddi said that the bearer of good news was Yahudha, son of Ya`qub. As-Suddi added, "He brought it (Yusuf's shirt) because it was he who brought Yusuf's shirt stained with the false blood. So he liked to erase that error with this good act, by bringing Yusuf's shirt and placing it on his father's face. His father's sight was restored to him." Ya`qub said to his children,

(Did I not say to you, `I know from Allah that which you know not'), that I know that Allah will return Yusuf to me and that,

(I do indeed feel the smell of Yusuf, if only you think me not senile.)

Yusuf's Brothers feel Sorry and Regretful

This is when Yusuf's brothers said to their father, with humble- ness,

("O our father! Ask forgiveness (from Allah) for our sins, indeed we have been sinners." He said: "I will ask my Lord for forgiveness for you, verily, He! Only He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.") and He forgives those who repent to Him. `Abdullah bin Mas`ud, Ibrahim At-Taymi, `Amr bin Qays, Ibn Jurayj and several others said that Prophet Ya`qub delayed fulfilling their request until the latter part of the night.

Pada ayat ini, Allah swt menerangkan bahwa setelah pembawa kabar gembira itu sampai ke tempat ayahnya sesuai dengan anjuran Yusuf, Yahuda tampil ke depan membawa baju gamis Yusuf dan mengusapkannya ke wajah Yakub. Mata Yakub dengan seketika kembali melihat seperti sediakala. Yakub berkata kepada putra-putranya, "Bukankah pernah kukatakan kepadamu ketika aku menyuruhmu ke Mesir mencari berita tentang Yusuf dan saudaranya, bahwa sesungguhnya aku tahu dengan perantaraan wahyu dari Allah swt, bukan khayalan dan angan-angan bahwa Yusuf itu masih hidup sedang kamu tidak mengetahuinya." Penyerahan baju Yusuf kepada ayahnya oleh Yahuda sebagai bukti bahwa Yusuf masih hidup mengingatkan Yakub pada penyerahan baju Yusuf yang berlumuran darah oleh Yahuda sebagai bukti bahwa Yusuf telah diterkam serigala.