stories of the Holy Qur’an, parables of the respect the Companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ used to have of the holy relics of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, the benefits of respecting holy relics and the harmful effects of disrespecting holy relics. Let’s first listen to a soul-refreshing parable relating to the blessing of holy relics:

Cure from the shirt of Yusuf عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم

The story of Sayyiduna Yusuf and Ya’qoob عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام has been mentioned by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in Surah Yusuf: When the step-brothers of Sayyiduna Yusuf عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام threw him into the well and some business people took him to Misr (Egypt) after taking him out of the well and sold him, Sayyiduna Ya’qoob عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام suffered profound sorrow due to being separated from his son. He عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام wept for many days, and due to his excessive weeping, his eyesight became weak. After many years, when Sayyiduna Yusuf عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام found out, through his brothers, that his father’s eyesight has become very weak, he عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام sent his blessed shirt as a holy relic for his father عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام, and what he said, has been mentioned in the Holy Qur’an, as such.

It is mentioned in Part 13, Surah Yusuf, verse 93:

اِذْهَبُوْا بِقَمِیْصِیْ هٰذَا فَاَلْقُوْهُ عَلٰى وَجْهِ اَبِیْ یَاْتِ بَصِیْرًاۚ-

Translation of Kanz-ul-Iman: Take this shirt of mine and place it on my father’s face; his vision will be restored.

[Kanz-ul-Iman (Translation of Quran)] (Part 13, Surah Yusuf, Ayah 93)

When the brothers of Sayyiduna Yusuf عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم put the shirt on Sayyiduna Ya’qoob’s عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم face, then what happened? This has been mentioned a few verses later:

فَلَمَّاۤ اَنْ جَآءَ الْبَشِیْرُ اَلْقٰىهُ عَلٰى وَجْهِهٖ فَارْتَدَّ بَصِیْرًاۚ-

Then when the bearer of glad tidings came (i.e. one brother, Yahuda), he placed the shirt on the face of Ya’qoob, he immediately regained his eyesight.

(Parah. 13, Surah Yusuf, Ayah 96)