Reports on Yusuf (peace be upon him)

Al-Hasan said: Yusuf (peace be upon him) was thrown into the well at the age of seventeen, and he spent a period of eighty years in slavery, prison and kingship. Then his family was reunited, and after that he lived for twenty-three years.

It is narrated from Rabi'ah al-Jurashi that beauty was divided into two parts. Yusuf and his mother were given half of the beauty, and all the rest of creation was given half.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: "Who is the most noble of people?" He said: "The one who is most God-fearing." They said: "We are not asking you about this." So he said: "Then the most noble is the Prophet of Allah Yusuf (peace be upon him), who is the son of the Prophet of Allah, whose father was the son of the Prophet of Allah, whose father was the son of the Friend of Allah, peace be upon them."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yusuf (peace be upon him) was given half of beauty."

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Yusuf (peace be upon him) and his mother were given one third of the beauty of creation.