Sahih al-Bukhari 3389

Yahya ibn Bukayr narrated to us: al-Layth narrated to us, from ʿUqayl, from Ibn Shihab, who said: ʿUrwa informed me that he asked ʿAʾisha (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, about His saying: ‘Until, when the messengers despaired and thought they had been denied’—or ‘were declared liars.’ She said: ‘Rather, their people denied them.’ I said, ‘By Allah, they knew for certain that their people had denied them; it was not a matter of uncertainty.’ She said, ‘My dear ʿUrwa, they were certain of that.’ I said, ‘Perhaps it means “or they thought they had been lied to.”’ She said, ‘Allah forbid! The messengers would never think that of their Lord. As for this verse, it concerns the followers of the messengers who believed in their Lord and affirmed them. Their trial lasted and help was delayed, until the messengers despaired of those among their people who had denied them and thought that their own followers had denied them. Then Allah’s help came.’ (Qur’an 12:110) Abu ʿAbd Allah said: ‘Istayʾasu is the form derived from yaʾistu, “I despaired.” Minhu means “from him”—that is, Yusuf. “Do not despair of Allah’s relief” means hope.’