11586 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Salamah narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq: "Then it appeared to them after they had seen the signs," the signs that clarified his innocence from what he was accused of, such as his shirt being torn from the back and other things.

His saying, the Exalted: "They will surely imprison him."

11587 - My father narrated to us, Mansur ibn Abi Muzahim narrated to us, Abu Sa'id ibn Abi al-Waddah narrated to us, from Khusayf, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas, he said: Yusuf was punished three times; as for the first time, it was by imprisonment, due to what he had intended regarding her.

11588 - Abu 'Abd Allah al-Tahrani informed us in what he wrote to me, Isma'il ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-San'ani narrated to us, 'Abd al-Samad ibn Ma'qil, the nephew of Wahb ibn Munabbih, narrated to me, he said: I heard my uncle, Wahb ibn Munabbih, say: When Gabriel came to Yusuf with the good tidings while he was in prison, he said: "Do you recognize me, O truthful one?" He said: "I see a pure image and a pleasant spirit that does not resemble the spirits of sinners." He said: "I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds, and I am the Trustworthy Spirit." He said: "Then what has brought you into the place of sinners while you are the purest of the pure, the chief of those brought near, and the trusted one of the Lord of the worlds?" He said: "Do you not know, O Yusuf, that Allah purifies houses through the purity of the prophets, and that the land they enter is the purest of lands, and that Allah has purified the prison and its surroundings through you? O purest of the pure and son of those who have been purified... it is only through the virtue of your purity and the purity of your chosen ancestors that one is purified." He said: "How can you call me by the names of the truthful ones and count me among the righteous, chosen ones, when I have been brought into the place of sinners and labeled among the misguided and corrupt?" He said: "Grief has not corrupted your heart, slavery has not worn out your honor, and you did not obey your mistress in the disobedience of your Lord. For that, Allah has called you by the names of the truthful, counted you among the chosen, and joined you with your righteous ancestors."

His saying, the Exalted: "Until a time."

[The First Aspect]

11589 - Ahmad ibn Sinan narrated to us, Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us, al-A'mash narrated to us, from Abu Zabyan, from Ibn 'Abbas, he said: "The time (al-hin) may be a morning or an evening."

The Second Aspect:

11590 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Waki' narrated to us, from Abu Makin, from 'Ikrimah, he said: A man vowed to cut the hand of his slave and imprison him for a 'time' (hin), so 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz asked me about it, and I said: His hand is not to be cut, and he shall imprison him for the 'time' once a year. Then he recited: "They will surely imprison him until a time."

The Third Aspect:

11591 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Waki' narrated to us, from Sufyan, from Ibn al-Asbahani, from 'Ikrimah and Tariq, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, both said: "The time (al-hin) is six months."

The Fourth Aspect:

11592 - My father narrated to us, Sahl ibn 'Uthman narrated to us, 'Ali ibn Mushir narrated to us, from 'Asim, from 'Ikrimah regarding His saying: "Until a time," he said: Seven years.

The Fifth Aspect:

11593 - 'Abd Allah ibn Ahmad al-Razi narrated to us, my father narrated to me, from his father, from Ibrahim al-Sa'igh, from Yazid al-Nahwi, he said: And I asked him—meaning 'Ikrimah—about a man who vowed: "I will surely imprison my slave for a time (hin), and if I do not imprison him for a time, he is free." 'Ikrimah said: "There are 'times' that can be attained, and 'times' that cannot be attained. As for the 'time' that cannot be attained, Allah the Exalted says: 'They will surely imprison him until a time.'"

His saying, the Exalted: "And there entered with him in the prison two young men."

11594 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Safwan narrated to us, al-Walid narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Bashir narrated to us, Qatadah narrated to us, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding the saying of Allah the Almighty: "And there entered with him in the prison two young men," one of them was the king's overseer of his food, and the other was the king's cupbearer of his drink.

11595 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Abu al-Jumahir narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Bashir narrated to us, from Qatadah, from 'Azrah, from Ibn Jubayr, from Ibn 'Abbas, similarly.

11596 - My father narrated to us, Hisham ibn Khalid narrated to us, Shu'ayb ibn Ishaq narrated to us, Sa'id narrated to us, from Qatadah regarding "And there entered with him in the prison two young men," he said: One of them was the king's baker in charge of his food, and the other was his cupbearer in charge of his drink.