Story of Prophet Yusuf (AS) Part-31

The End of Hardship
Prophet Ya'qub went to the route of the
caravans every day. He waited for the return of
his sons.
One day, while the sun was sinking below the
horizon, fresh breezes blew over Prophet
Ya'qub. They carried the nice smell of Yousif.
So Ya'qub said to his sons who had not gone
to Egypt: "Most surely I perceive the smell of
Yousif, unless you pronounce me to be weak
in judgment."
His sons said to him: "By Allah, most surely
you are still following your old error."
They said to their father: "You are still
following your old error, You love Yousif and
his brother Benyamin more than us."
At that moment they all saw a camel running
quickly towards them. They saw a person on
the back of the camel waving a shirt in the
distance. Moments passed.
One of Ya'qub's sons went ahead of the
caravan to give him good news of Yousif. He
said to him: "The wolf did not eat Yousif!
Yousif has not been dead for the past twenty
years!"
The bringer of good news cast Yousif's shirt
on Ya'qub's face. So a wonderful thing
occurred. Light returned to Ya'qub's eyes.
Thus, Ya'qub found the world bright and
beautiful after he had found it black and sad.
So he wept for joy and said to his sons: "Did I
not say to you that I know from Allah what
you do not know?"
His sons bowed their heads in shame and
sadness, and then they said to him: "Father,
ask (Allah) to forgive us our faults. Surely we
were sinners."
The father, whose sight returned to him
through Allah's mercy, said: "I will ask my
Lord to forgive you. In deed He is the Most
Forgiving, the Most Mercifuul."
Ya'qub said that because he wanted to delay
his supplication to the time of early morning.
He believed that Allah would accept his
supplications at that time and forgive his
sons their sins.
Prophet Ya'qub felt that be regained his
strength, for happiness lighted his heart and
his eyes.
He told his wife, Yousif's mother, about the
good news, and she rejoiced.
Prophet Ya'qub (AS) ordered all the members
of his family to prepare themselves to go to
Egypt. Then they all went to Egypt to live
under the just, good, and truthful ruler, Yousif
(AS).