His saying, the Almighty: "Maybe he will benefit us or we will take him as a son"

11438 - Ahmad ibn Sinan narrated to us, [saying] 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us, from Sufyan, from Abu Ishaq, from Abu 'Ubaydah, from 'Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud, [who said]: The most discerning of people are three: The companion of Joseph when he said: "Honor his resting place, maybe he will benefit us or we will take him as a son."

His saying, the Almighty: "And thus We established Joseph in the land"

11439 - 'Abd Allah narrated to us, [saying] al-Husayn narrated to us, [saying] 'Amir narrated to us, from Asbat, from al-Suddi regarding his saying: "Maybe he will benefit us or we will take him as a son," he said: Allah says: "And thus We established Joseph in the land."

His saying, the Almighty: "And to teach him of the interpretation of [some] events"

11440 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah narrated to us, [saying] Shababah narrated to us, [saying] Warqa' narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, regarding his saying: "Interpretation of events," [it means]: the expression/explanation of visions.

His saying, the Almighty: "And Allah is predominant over His affair"

11441 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, [saying] the shaykh of Sa'id al-Baghdadi narrated to us, [saying] 'Abd al-'Aziz narrated to us, from Isra'il, from Abu Husayn, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr regarding his saying: "And Allah is predominant over His affair," he said: [It means] He is the Doer [of what He wills].

11442 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, [saying] Sa'id narrated to us, [saying] 'Abd al-'Aziz narrated to us, from a man, from Mujahid, he said: [It is a phrasing in] the Arabic language.

His saying, the Almighty: "And when he reached his full strength"

[The first interpretation]

11443 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, [saying] 'Abd Allah ibn Idris narrated to us, from 'Abd Allah ibn 'Uthman, from Mujahid, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding "And when he reached his full strength," he said: [It means] thirty-three [years]. It was narrated from Mujahid and Qatadah similarly.

And the second interpretation:

11444 - Abu Sa'id ibn Sulayman narrated to us, [saying] Hushaym narrated to us, from Mansur ibn Zadhan, from al-Hasan regarding his saying: "Reached his full strength," he said: Forty years.