It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), regarding this saying of Allah Almighty: "Had he not seen the proof of his Lord" [Surah Yusuf: 24] , that he said: (At that moment) the likeness of Sayyiduna Ya'qub (peace be upon him) appeared before him; he struck Yusuf (peace be upon him) on the chest, and his desire left him through his fingertips. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) made three slips: first, when he inclined towards that woman, and he was imprisoned; second, his saying to that man: "Mention me to your lord (the king)," so he remained in prison for several years, because Satan made him forget the mention of his lord; and third, his saying (to his brothers): "Indeed, you are thieves." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), regarding this saying of Allah Almighty: "The matter about which you both inquire has been decided" [Surah Yusuf: 41] , that when those two prisoners described the dreams they had seen and Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) gave their interpretation, one of them said (in fear): "We did not see anything at all." At this Yusuf (peace be upon him) said: "The matter about which you both inquired has been decided." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the noble one, son of the noble one, grandson of the noble one and great-grandson of the noble one is Yusuf bin Ya'qub bin Ishaq bin Ibrahim, the Friend of the Most Merciful (peace be upon them). And had I remained in prison as long as Yusuf (peace be upon him) remained, and then the summoner came to me, I would have accepted at once; whereas when the king's messenger came to him, he said (instead of accepting release): 'Return to your lord (the king) and ask him: What is the case of the women who cut their hands? Indeed, my Lord is fully aware of their scheme' [Surah Yusuf: 50] ." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it with this full wording; rather, in the narration of al-Zuhri from Sa'id and Abu Ubayd, they recorded only these words: "Had I remained in prison as long as Yusuf (peace be upon him) remained."

Musa bin Ulayy bin Rabah narrates from his father that he said: A man sought permission to enter upon Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and said (to the doorkeeper): "Seek permission for the son of the best of people." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Give permission to this son of the best of people to come in." When he entered, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: "Who are you?" He replied: "I am so-and-so, son of so-and-so, son of so-and-so." He began counting his forefathers from among the nobles of the Days of Ignorance. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "Are you Yusuf bin Ya'qub bin Ishaq bin Ibrahim?" He said: "No." He said: "He (Sayyiduna Yusuf, peace be upon him) is the son of the best of people, whereas you are the son of the worst of people; you are counting out to me the names of the people of Hell." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; and Ulayy bin Rabah is one of the senior Tabi'in.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: "O enemy of Allah and enemy of Islam! You have embezzled the wealth of Allah." I said: "I am neither the enemy of Allah nor the enemy of Islam; rather, I am the enemy of whoever is hostile to them both. And I have not embezzled anything from the wealth of Allah; rather, these are the prices of my camels and shares that accumulated." Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) repeated the same words to me, and I repeated the same reply. He fined me twelve thousand. Then I stood in the morning prayer and supplicated: 'Allahumma ighfir li-amir al-mu'minin' (O Allah, forgive the Commander of the Believers). Some time after this incident, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) again offered me a post, but I refused. He asked: "Why do you refuse, when Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) himself asked for a post, and he was far better than you?" I replied: "Indeed, Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) was a prophet, son of a prophet, son of a prophet, son of a prophet, while I am the son of Umaymah, and I fear three things and two (that is, five)." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Can you not simply say five?" I said: "No." He asked: "Tell me what they are." I said: "I fear that I might say something without knowledge, give a fatwa without knowledge, that my back be flogged, that my honour be reviled, and that my wealth be taken from me by beating." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.