We often hear that parents must treat their children equally. If it is so, then why had Prophet Yaqub's (as) sons felt that he preferred Yusuf (as) over them?
We often hear that parents must treat their children equally. If it is so, then why had Prophet Yaqub's (as) sons felt that he preferred Yusuf (as) over them?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 5 years ago
Prophet Yaqoub (AS) was treating all his children equally but some of them felt jealous of Yousuf who appointed by Allah (SWT) as a Prophet. The fault was from those sons and never from Yaqoub who did not discriminate at all but was always just and kind to all of them.
The bad feelings and jealousy of these sons lead them to commit the crime which they committed against their own brother Yousuf.
Wassalam.