Who is al-Yasa‘ (peace be upon him)?

al-Yasa‘ (peace be upon him) was one of the Prophets of the
Children of Israel; he was descended from Yoosuf ibn Ya‘qoob ibn Is-haaq ibn
Ibraaheem al-Khaleel (peace be upon them all). 

Allah mentions him twice in His Book, where He, may He be
exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And Isma‘eel
(Ishmael) and Al-Yasa‘ (Elisha), and Yoonus (Jonah) and Lout (Lot), and each
one of them We preferred above the Alameen (mankind and jinns) (of their
times)”

[al-An‘aam 6:86]

“And remember
Isma‘il (Ishmael), Al-Yasa‘ (Elisha), and Dhul-Kifl (Isaiah), all are among
the best”

[Saad 38:48]. 

It was said that he grew up under the care of Ilyaas (peace
be upon him), and he hid with him in Jabal Qasiyoon. When Ilyaas was taken
up to heaven, he left al-Yasa‘ as his successor among his people, and Allah
appointed him as a Prophet after him. 

It was narrated from Qataadah that al-Hasan said: After
Ilyaas came al-Yasa‘ (peace be upon them both), and he remained among his
people for as long as Allah willed, calling them to Allah, and adhering to
the path and teachings of Ilyaas, until Allah, may He be glorified and
exalted, took his soul in death. End quote.

Narrated by Ibn Katheer in Qasas al-Anbiya’ (2/252) 

See also: Tareekh at-Tabari (1/462-464) and al-Muntazam
by Ibn al-Jawzi (1/385). 

And it was said that one of the miracles by means of which
Allah supported al-Yasa‘ was that he brought the dead back to life and
healed the one born blind and the leper, and the river Jordan was dried up
for him so that he walked across it, as is mentioned in Jewish sources.
Allah knows best how sound that is. See: al-Jawaab as-Saheeh by Ibn
Taymiyah (4/451-452) 

What is required of the Muslim is to believe in what is
narrated soundly from the Prophets and Messengers, for they conveyed
everything with which they were sent, in the correct manner as Allah
commanded them. As for anything other than that, such as da‘eef (weak)
reports and reports from Jewish sources (known as al-Israa’eeliyyaat), they
cannot be fully trusted and cannot be quoted as evidence, but there is
nothing wrong with learning some lessons from them, as long as they are not
contrary to anything that is proven in the Qur’an and Sunnah. 

See also the answers to questions no.
22289 and 175000. 

And Allah knows best.