Yusuf said,
[يصَاحِبَىِ
السِّجْنِ أَمَّآ أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسْقِى رَبَّهُ خَمْرًا]
(O two companions of the prison! As for one of you, he will pour out wine for
his master to drink;) to the man who saw in a dream that he was pressing wine.
He did not direct this speech at him, however, so that to lessen the grief of
the other person. This is why he made his statement indirect,
[وَأَمَّا الاٌّخَرُ
فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِن رَّأْسِهِ]
(and as for the other, he will be crucified and birds will eat from his
head.) which is the interpretation of the other man's dream in which he saw
himself carrying bread above his head. Yusuf told them that the decision about
their matter has already been taken and it shall come to pass. This is because
the dream is tied to a bird's leg, as long as it is not truthfully interpreted.
If it is interpreted, then it becomes a reality. Ath-Thawri said that `Imarah
bin Al-Qa`qa` narrated that Ibrahim said that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "When
they said what they said to him, and he explained their dreams to them, they
replied, `We did not see anything at all.' This is when he said,
[قُضِىَ الاٌّمْرُ
الَّذِى فِيهِ تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ]
(Thus is the case judged concerning which you both did inquire.)'' The
understanding in this is that he who claims that he saw a dream and was given
its interpretation, then he will be tied to its interpretation, and Allah has
the best knowledge. There is an honorable Hadith that Imam Ahmad collected from
Mu`awiyah bin Haydah that the Prophet said,
«الرُّؤْيَا عَلَى
رِجْلِ طَائِرٍ مَا لَمْ تُعْبَرْ، فَإِذَا عُبِرَتْ وَقَعَت»
(The dream is tied to a bird's leg, as long as it is not interpreted. If it
is interpreted, it becomes a reality.)
[وَقَالَ لِلَّذِى
ظَنَّ أَنَّهُ نَاجٍ مِّنْهُمَا اذْكُرْنِى عِندَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنْسَاهُ الشَّيْطَـنُ
ذِكْرَ رَبِّهِ فَلَبِثَ فِى السِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِينَ ]
(42. And he said to the one whom he knew to be saved: "Mention me to your
king.'' But Shaytan made him forget to mention it to his master. So [Yusuf]
stayed in prison a few (more) years.)
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