Did Hadhrat Yusuf ALY. marry Zulaykha?

Q: Prohibitions and Permissions-46: Did Hadhrat Yusuf ALY. marry Zulaykha? The reason for this question is that after conducting a marriage, the Qaadhi Sahib made a du'aa in Arabic, which means, "O Allaah! Create love between the couple as You had created love between Yusuf ALY. and Zulaykha."

Answer: Authentic books of Tafseer do report that Hadhrat Yusuf ALY. Did marry Zulaykha. Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Shafee RAH. writes that when her husband Qitfeer died, the king of Egypt married Zulaykha to Hadhrat Yusuf ALY. He also writes that Hadhrat Yusuf ALY. passed away at the age of 107 or 110 and fathered two sons and a daughter from Zulaykha. The sons were named Ibraheem and Misha and the daughter's name was Rahmah. She grew up to become the wife of Hadhrat Ayyoob ALY.

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