Let’s now listen to what kind of household our pious predecessors would live in, and their lifestyles therein. Also, with their blood relations, what kind of relationship did they have?

How should a mutual relationship be between brother and sister?

Look at the love Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام has for his brother, that he is making Du’a for him. Allah Almighty mentions this in His holy words: 9th juzz, in the 151st verse of Surah A’raaf, it is stated:

قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِیْ وَ لِاَخِیْ وَ اَدْخِلْنَا فِیْ رَحْمَتِكَ ﳲ وَ اَنْتَ اَرْحَمُ الرّٰحِمِیْنَ۠(۱۵۱)

He (Moosa) submitted, ‘O my Lord, forgive me and my brother and take us into Your Mercy; and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy.’

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 09, Surah A‘raaf, verse 151)

In the Tafseer work Seerat-ul-Jinaan’, it is mentioned that this prayer of forgiveness, is to teach the Ummah. Otherwise, the honourable Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ َالـسَّـلَام are all free from sin. For this reason, Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام included his brother in the prayer, even though he had not committed wrongdoing of any kind, so that Sayyiduna Haroon    عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام (the brother of Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام) would become happy with this, and his grandeur and status becomes visible to the nation.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

The initial conduct of the brothers of Sayyiduna Yusuf عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام towards him, was extremely unendurable, yet he did not take revenge of any kind. Rather, he dealt with the situation by enacting kindness and forgiveness. As such, in the 13th juzz, and 92^nd verse of Surah Yusuf, it was stated: