It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the two young men who came to Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) with their dreams had lied. When he (peace be upon him) interpreted their dreams, they said: We were only joking. At that Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) said: "The matter about which you inquire has been decreed." [Surah Yusuf: 41] This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Jew named Bustan came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Muhammad, do you know the stars which Yusuf (peace be upon him) saw prostrating to him? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent until Jibril (peace be upon him) came and told him the answer to the question. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) met the Jew and said: "O Jew, taking Allah as witness, if I tell you, will you accept Islam?" He said: Yes. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The stars are these: Hadathan, al-Tariq, al-Dhayyal, Qabis, al-Amudan, al-Faylaq, al-Musbih, al-Saruh, Dhu al-Kaffan, Dhu al-Far' and al-Waththab. Yusuf (peace be upon him) saw them encompassing the horizons of the sky, prostrating to him. He related this dream to his father, and his father said: This is a scattered matter which Allah will soon bring together (in its fulfilment)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), concerning the saying of Allah Almighty: "Indeed, I saw eleven stars" [Surah Yusuf: 4] , that he said: The dreams of the prophets were revelation. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) that between Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) seeing his dream and its interpretation becoming manifest there was a period of forty years.