Transliteration:( Qaala yaa bunaiya laa taqsus ru'yaaka 'alaaa ikhwatika fayakeedoo laka kaidaa; innash Shaitaana lil insaani 'aduwwum mubeen )
"He said, O my son! Do not relate your dream to your brothers, lest they devise a scheme against you [9]. Indeed, Satan is a manifest enemy to man [10]."
From this, we learn that dreams should not be shared with just anyone, especially not with those who may harbor jealousy or enmity. People who are fickle-minded or envious are often the first to jump to conclusions about dream interpretations, and they may even act upon them harmfully. Therefore, sharing such private visions must be done wisely and selectively.
This means that the brothers might secretly plot to harm Yusuf, driven by jealousy. However, this also shows that Hazrat Yaqub (peace be upon him) was fully confident that they would not be able to destroy him, because the dream was true and would surely be fulfilled in the future. He knew that the time would come when the meaning of the dream would become clear to the entire family.
5. He (the father) said: “O my son! Relate not your vision to your brothers, lest they should arrange a plot against you. Verily, Shaytan is to man an open enemy!”
Allah narrates the reply Ya`qub gave his son Yusuf when he narrated to him the vision that he saw, which indicated that his brothers would be under his authority. They would be subjugated to Yusuf’s authority to such an extent that they would prostrate before him in respect, honor and appreciation. Ya`qub feared that if Yusuf narrated his vision to any of his brothers, they would envy him and conspire evil plots against him. This is why Ya`qub said to Yusuf,
(Relate not your vision to your brothers, lest they should arrange a plot against you.) This Ayah means, “They might arrange a plot against you that causes your demise.” In the Sunnah, there is a confirmed Hadith that states,
(If any of you saw a vision that he likes, let him narrate it. If he saw a dream that he dislikes, let him turn on his other side, blow to his left thrice, seek refuge with Allah from its evil and not tell it to anyone. Verily, it will not harm him in this case.) In another Hadith that Imam Ahmad and collectors of the Sunan collected, Mu`awiyah bin Haydah Al-Qushayri said that the Messenger of Allah said,
(The dream is tied to a bird’s leg, as long as it is not interpreted. If it is interpreted, it comes true.) Therefore, one should hide the prospects or the coming of a bounty until it comes into existence and becomes known. The Prophet said,
(Earn help for fulfilling needs by being discrete, for every owner of a blessing is envied.)
(12:5) His father said: “My son! Do not relate your dream to your brothers lest they hatch a plot to harm you[4]. Indeed Satan is man’s open enemy.
4. As the meanings of the dream were quite obvious, Prophet Jacob (peace be upon him) had a genuine fear that Joseph’s ten step brothers would become all the more envious of him when they would hear this. So he warned his righteous son not to mention his dream to his brothers, for he knew that those sons of his did not bear the moral character worthy of the sons of a Prophet, and, therefore they were up to any evil design against him out of mere envy. As regards to the dream, the sun in it was Prophet Jacob (peace be upon him), the moon his wife, Prophet Joseph’s step mother, and the eleven stars were his eleven brothers.
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