Surat Yusuf (76-77)

{فَبَدَأَ بِأَوْعِيَتِهِمْ قَبْلَ وِعَاء أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَخْرَجَهَا مِن وِعَاء أَخِيهِ كَذَلِكَ كِدْنَا لِيُوسُفَ مَا كَانَ لِيَأْخُذَ أَخَاهُ فِي دِينِ الْمَلِكِ إِلاَّ أَن يَشَاءَ اللّهُ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَاتٍ مِّن نَّشَاء وَفَوْقَ كُلِّ ذِي عِلْمٍ عَلِيمٌ} (يوسف : 76)

76- The announcer started to search their luggage then searched the luggage of Benjamin, the brother of Yusuf, and took the cup out of his luggage.

By this well-managed plot, Yusuf got his purpose because he could not enslave his brother according to the Egyptian laws where a thief is punished and released, but he took the punishment from his brothers whose law stated the slavery of the thief.

We do raise the degrees of whomever We will by knowledge and wisdom as We raised the degree of Yusuf. Indeed, Allah is All-Acquainted of everything and His Knowledge is above the knowledge of all people.

{قَالُواْ إِن يَسْرِقْ فَقَدْ سَرَقَ أَخٌ لَّهُ مِن قَبْلُ فَأَسَرَّهَا يُوسُفُ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَلَمْ يُبْدِهَا لَهُمْ قَالَ أَنتُمْ شَرٌّ مَّكَاناً وَاللّهُ أَعْلَمْ بِمَا تَصِفُونَ} (يوسف : 77)

77- The brothers of Yusuf said: If Benjamin is a thief, his brother Yusuf was a thief before.

Yusuf did not respond to their words and concealed the matter in himself while he knew his innocence and the innocence of his brother. He said in himself: You are worse in the sight of Allah than those whom you accused of stealing. This charge applies perfectly to you when you stole your brother from your father then lied to him. Verily, Allah knows the reality of what you are saying and the matter is not as you described.