11637 - ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Muhammad ibn ‘Isa narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, from ‘Abd Allah ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, [regarding]: "Mention me to your master," i.e., the Greatest King, [mention] my grievance and my imprisonment without cause. He said: "I will do so."

11638 - Abu Zur‘ah narrated to us, ‘Abd al-Salam ibn Mutahhar narrated to us, Ja‘far ibn Sulayman narrated to us, from Bistam ibn Muslim, from Malik ibn Dinar, from al-Hasan, who said: When Joseph said to the cupbearer: "Mention me to your master," it was said to him: "O Joseph, you have taken a guardian other than Me? I will surely lengthen your imprisonment." Joseph wept and said: "O Lord, my heart was made forgetful by the abundance of trials, so I uttered a word; woe to my brothers."

11639 - ‘Abd Allah ibn Sulayman narrated to us, al-Husayn narrated to us, ‘Amir narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi, and he said: Joseph said to the cupbearer: "Mention me to your master," meaning his saying: "And he said to the one he knew would be saved among them."

His saying: "But Satan made him forget the mention of his master."

11640 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, Warqa’ narrated to us, from ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, regarding His saying: "But Satan made him forget the mention of his master," and that is that Satan made Joseph forget to remember his Lord and ordered him to remember the King and seek relief from him, so he remained in prison for a few years.

11641 - ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Muhammad ibn ‘Isa narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, from ‘Abd Allah ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, who said: When the cupbearer went out, he returned to what he was upon, and his master was pleased with him, and Satan made him forget to mention the King whom Joseph had ordered him to mention to him. So Joseph remained after that in prison for a few years.

His saying: "So he remained in prison for a few years."

[The first interpretation]

11642 - My father and Abu Zur‘ah narrated to us, they said: Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Muqaddami narrated to us, Salam ibn Abi al-Sahba’ narrated to us, Thabit narrated to us, from Anas, who said: It was revealed to Joseph: "O Joseph, who saved you from the pit when they cast you into it?" He said: "You, O Lord." He said: "Who saved you from being killed when your brothers intended to kill you?" He said: "You, O Lord." He said: "Then why have you forgotten Me and remembered a mortal?" He said: "In my anguish."