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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

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The story of Yusuf, peace be upon him,

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with the wife of al-Aziz:

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“(Then Joseph said: I asked for) this, that he (my lord) may know that I betrayed him not in secret, and that surely Allah guideth not the snare of the betrayers.” (12:52)

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the wife of al-Aziz confessed to her sin

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before the king and his courtiers,

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and she praised Yusuf, peace be upon him,

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for his integrity, chastity, and truthfulness.

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Then she explained the reason for her statement by saying:

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"That is so he may know that I

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did not betray him in his absence."

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“(Then Joseph said: I asked for) this, that he (my lord) may know that I betrayed him not in secret, and that surely Allah guideth not the snare of the betrayers.” (12:52)

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She was deeply moved by the stance of Yusuf, peace be upon him,

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and by the prophetic morals manifested

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in his dealings with her and with others,

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such that everyone around him described him

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as being among the doers of good.

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This transformed her attitude

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and her past conduct,

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so she resolved to repent and confess

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the truth that she had once tried

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to conceal from people

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by imprisoning Yusuf, peace be upon him.

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She also wished to convey

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a subtle message

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to Yusuf, peace be upon him,

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by which she might preserve for herself

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a measure of esteem in the eyes of this

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chaste, pure, and truthful young man

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who had never once paid attention

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at any time

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to all her seductions.

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She wanted to convey to Yusuf,

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peace be upon him, that she

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had repented of her deeds,

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acknowledged her sin,

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and spoken the truth,

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in the hope that he might forgive her

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for the harm she had inflicted upon him

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and retain some measure

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of respect and regard for her in his heart.

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The wife of al-Aziz said:

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"That is so he may know..."

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for she wanted him to know

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and for the news of this gathering

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and what transpired within it to reach him,

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even though she knew

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that he was absent from the gathering

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and could not hear her words.

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Yet she hoped that the message

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would be conveyed to him,

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for she knew from experience her society's habit

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of spreading news and divulging

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secrets, so she was confident

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that those present in this gathering

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would relay the news to

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Yusuf, peace be upon him,

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concerning what she had said and declared

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and confessed against herself,

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hoping that he might forgive her

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for what she had done.

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The wife of al-Aziz realized,

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through those years she had lived

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with Yusuf

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and the events that unfolded therein,

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as well as the plots she had devised

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to harm Yusuf, peace be upon him,

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she realized that

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“(Then Joseph said: I asked for) this, that he (my lord) may know that I betrayed him not in secret, and that surely Allah guideth not the snare of the betrayers.” (12:52)

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the treacherous never succeed.

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The wife of al-Aziz came to realize

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the gravity of betrayal and harming

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the innocent. She had betrayed

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her husband by attempting to seduce Yusuf,

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peace be upon him, yet Allah exposed her;

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and she had accused

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Yusuf of seducing her,

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yet Allah laid bare her lie.

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She realized that using

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plots for evil ends

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would inevitably backfire on her,

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sooner or later;

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for Allah does not guide

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the plot of the betrayers.

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She had plotted against Yusuf

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to lure him into immorality,

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but Allah protected him from her,

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and she failed.

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Then she plotted against him before al-Aziz

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to accuse him of the crime,

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but the plot backfired on her,

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and al-Aziz realized that she

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was the guilty one and that this

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was part of her plotting.

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Then she plotted against him alongside the women

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to compel him to yield to her desire,

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yet Allah averted their plot

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from him and shielded him.

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Then she plotted against him by imprisoning him

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to cover up her scandal

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within her society,

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but her affair—and that of the women

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with her—was exposed before the king

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and his court.

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In light of such events,

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a prudent person reflects upon the path

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he is treading:

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is it the right path

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or not?

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And this is what the wife of al-Aziz realized:

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that if she were to lie in this

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situation, Allah,

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Mighty and Majestic, would expose her

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and cause her plot to recoil upon her,

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just as had happened to her

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before.

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So she resolved to speak the truth,

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saying:

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"Now the truth has become manifest;

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it was I who sought to seduce him,

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and he is indeed of the truthful.

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That is so he may know..."

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“(Then Joseph said: I asked for) this, that he (my lord) may know that I betrayed him not in secret, and that surely Allah guideth not the snare of the betrayers.” (12:52)

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and that Allah

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“(Then Joseph said: I asked for) this, that he (my lord) may know that I betrayed him not in secret, and that surely Allah guideth not the snare of the betrayers.” (12:52)

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Indeed, the mercy of Allah

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encompasses His righteous servants,

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and no one has ever plotted

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against them or against Islam

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with evil intent except that Allah exposed

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through his deeds that which disgraced him

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before all the worlds,

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to serve as a proof against anyone who adopts

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a stance like that of the women

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who had cut their hands,

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who tried to manipulate

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their words to cover up

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the affair of the wife of al-Aziz

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and their own conduct

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in supporting her and assisting

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her in achieving her desire

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of seducing Yusuf.

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And Allah,

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Glorified and Exalted, has shown us

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many similar examples in our own time,

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so that we might perhaps

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return to our senses.

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Allah has exposed to us the plotting of those who

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cloak themselves in the mantle of Islam

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and the defense of the religion,

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demonstrating through their actions

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and stances their deceit and hatred

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toward the faith.

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And Allah has disgraced those who played the role

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of the city's women in supporting them,

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aiding them in evil,

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and opposing the innocent

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among the scholars, callers to the faith,

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and reformers.

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Allah has exposed to us the machinations

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of organizations that name themselves

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and claim to defend

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the interests of the Muslims

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and the sanctities of the religion,

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revealing that they are merely

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politicized entities

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working to polish the image of the corrupt

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in the land,

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while fighting the reformers

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and failing to defend the sanctities of the Muslims.

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Through these events, Allah has shown us

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that which demonstrates the fulfillment

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of this verse:

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"And Allah does not guide

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the plot of the betrayers."

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And whatever the case may be,

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no action is undertaken whereby

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the spiteful seek to plot against Islam

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and its sacred rites,

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except that Allah thwarts their efforts

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and disgraces them before all the worlds.

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There is more to be said on this subject,

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and we will continue in an upcoming

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gathering, if Allah wills,

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the story of Yusuf

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with the wife of al-Aziz.