It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "Whoever among the scholars tells you what the punishment of the Day of the Canopy (Yawm al-Zullah) was like, then declare him a liar (because no one but Allah knows its true nature)." [Mention of Ya'qub bin Ishaq bin Ibrahim, the Friend of Allah (may the blessings of Allah be upon them)]

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "Ya'qub bin Ishaq bin Ibrahim is in fact Isra'il."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "As for the Asbat (Tribes), they are the sons of Ya'qub (peace be upon him): Yusuf, Binyamin, Rubil, Yahudha, Sham'un, Lawi, Dan and Qahath. They were twelve men in all, and Allah Almighty spread out from them twelve tribes (asbat) whose (complete) lineages no one knows except Allah. Allah Almighty has said: 'And We divided them into twelve tribes, as nations' [Surah al-A'raf: 160] ." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from al-Suddi (may Allah have mercy on him) that he related: Ishaq bin Ibrahim, the Friend of Allah (peace be upon them both), married a woman, and she conceived two boys (twins) in one pregnancy. When the time of her delivery drew near, the two boys began to fight in their mother's womb. Ya'qub (peace be upon him) wanted to be born before Aysa, so Aysa said: "By Allah, if you come out before me, I will lie crosswise in my mother's womb and kill her." At this Ya'qub (peace be upon him) held back and Aysa was born before him; then Ya'qub (peace be upon him) was born holding on to his heel. Aysa was named 'Aysa' because he disobeyed and came out before Ya'qub, and Ya'qub was named 'Ya'qub' because he was born holding on to Aysa's heel ('aqib). Although Ya'qub was the elder in the womb, Aysa disobeyed and came out first. Then the two boys grew up. Aysa was more beloved to his father (Ishaq (peace be upon him)), while Ya'qub was more beloved to his mother. Aysa was fond of hunting. Then when Ishaq (peace be upon him) grew old, his sight left him; and the narrator related a long hadith. [Mention of Yusuf bin Ya'qub (may the blessings of Allah be upon them both)]

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yusuf (peace be upon him) and his mother were given half of (the world's) beauty." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the noble one, son of the noble one, son of the noble one (that is, the honoured one, son of an honoured one, whose son was honoured) is Yusuf bin Ya'qub bin Ishaq bin Ibrahim: the Prophet of Allah, son of the Prophet of Allah, grandson of the Prophet of Allah, and great-grandson of the Friend of Allah." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Abu al-Ahwas (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: Asma' bin Kharijah came to the door of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "I am the son of noble elders." So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "That (honour belongs only to) Yusuf bin Ya'qub bin Ishaq bin Ibrahim (peace be upon them)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) that when Yusuf (peace be upon him) was thrown into the well he was twelve years old, and he met his father (Ya'qub (peace be upon him)) after eighty (80) years.

It is narrated from Rabi'ah al-Jurashi (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: "Beauty was divided, and half of it was given to Yusuf and Sarah (peace be upon them both), and the other half was distributed among all mankind."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) describing Yusuf (peace be upon him) when he (peace and blessings be upon him) had seen him in the third heaven. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I saw a man whose face was like the moon on the night of the full moon. I asked: 'O Jibril, who is this?' He replied: 'This is your brother Yusuf.'" Muhammad bin Ishaq (may Allah have mercy on him) says: And Allah Almighty had granted Yusuf (peace be upon him) such beauty and dignified bearing as He did not give to any other human being before him or after him, to the point that it used to be said, and Allah knows best: "He was given half of (the world's) beauty, and the other half of beauty was distributed among all people."