Tafsir of Surah Yusuf 12:86

﴿قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّي وَحُزْنِي إِلَى اللَّهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ﴾

Translation of the meaning

He said, "I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allāh, and I know from Allāh that which you do not know.

English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.com

The words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

وأما الشكوى إلى الخالق فلا تنافي الصبر الجميل؛ فإن يعقوب قال: {فصبر جميل} وقال: {إنما أشكو بثي وحزني إلى الله}«مجموع الفتاوى» 10/184
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