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None possesses knowledge of the Unseen
It is important to remember that Allah alone possesses ultimate knowledge, and no one else. The prophets did not know the Unseen unless they were specifically informed about a matter by Allah. Hence, even they were susceptible to making a misjudgement. When Yusuf’s (AS) full brother, Binyamin, was detained in Egypt on the feigned charge of stealing, Yaqub (AS) assumed his sons had harmed Binyamin, but this was not actually the case: '[Yaqub] said, ‗Rather, your souls have enticed you to something…‘' (12:83) Similarly, Ayesha (RA), the wife of Prophet Muhammad (SAAS), informs us: '…If anyone tells you that Muhammad (SAAS) has seen the Unseen, he is a liar, for Allah says, 'None has the knowledge of the Unseen but Allah."' (Bukhari)