In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
The story of Joseph, peace be upon him, with the wife of Al-Aziz
Joseph turned away from this
After Al-Aziz became certain that his wife was courting Joseph, peace be upon him
He asked Youssef to cover him up and not expose him
Joseph said to him, turn away from this
Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, may God have mercy on him, said
He says, turn away from mentioning what was in your mind about it
Don't mention it to anyone
The principle of covering up the wrongdoer is a legitimate principle for reforming the individual and society
Therefore, Sharia law encourages Muslims to cover themselves
The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said
Whoever covers a Muslim, God will cover him on the Day of Resurrection
He also said, peace and blessings be upon him
Whoever covers a Muslim in this world, God Almighty will cover him in this world and the hereafter
When the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, imposed the punishment of stoning on Mazni’s goats
When a goat experienced the pain of being stoned, it ran away
Then Hazal met him and hit him with something he had with him and he died
The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, denounced his action
Naeem bin Hazal Al-Aslami says:
The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said about goats when he went
Have you not left? Perhaps he will repent and God will turn to him
The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said
O Hazal, if you had covered him with your garment, it would have been better for you than what you did
Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Al-Sinan Al-Kubra
The Companions applied this principle practically in the life of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace
This is what was narrated by Abu Al-Yusr
He said a woman came to me buying dates
I said that there are better dates in the house than them
So she entered the house with me
I fell in love with her and kissed her
So I went to Abu Bakr and mentioned that to him
He said: Cover yourself and repent
And don't tell anyone
I couldn't be patient
So I went to Omar and mentioned that to him
He said: Cover yourself and repent
And don't tell anyone
I couldn't be patient
So I came to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and mentioned that to him
He said: I left a fighter for the sake of God among his family like this
He even wished that he had not become Muslim until that hour
He even thought that he was one of the people of Hell
He said and the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, knocked for a long time
Until God inspired him
And perform prayer at two ends of the day and two parts of the night
Good deeds remove bad deeds
This is a memory for those who remember
Abu Al-Yusr said
So I came to him and he read it to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
And his companions said
O Messenger of God
Is this in particular or for people in general?
He said, "Rather, to people in general."
Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi
God has forbidden Muslims from spreading indecency
And He said, Glory be to Him
Those who like immorality to spread among those who believe
They will have a painful punishment in this world and the hereafter
God knows and you do not know
Ibn Kathir, may God have mercy on him, said
This is a third discipline for anyone who hears some bad words
Then something of it came to his mind and he spoke it
Do not increase it, spread it or spread it
Some people thought that simply mentioning the incident without mentioning the names was permissible
But in reality, he is involved in spreading obscenity among people
Abdul Aziz Al-Tarifi said
Spreading obscenity is forbidden, even if it is true
It is like someone talking about an obscenity incident between people, even if he does not name the people involved
It is not permissible for him to do that even if he is honest
Sharia did not prohibit spreading obscenity because it is a lie
Rather, it was forbidden so that it would not deter souls from glorifying and detesting the forbidden
Talking about immorality highlights it and makes it trivial
Ibn Abi Hatim narrated on the authority of Ata’ that he said:
Whoever spreads obscenity will be punished, even if he is truthful
And the danger of spreading news of immorality among people, even if it is true
It dares those who have not done it to do it
Spreading news of immorality is a cause of corruption in societies
Al-Tahir bin Ashour, may God have mercy on him, said
Among the etiquette of this verse is that the matter of the believer
He should not love for his fellow believers except what he loves for himself
Just as he does not like to spread bad news about himself
He should also not like to spread bad news about his fellow believers
Because of the prevalence of news of immorality among believers
Being honest or lying is morally corrupt
One of the things that deters people from corruption is that it scares them away from it
Their frowns and hatred caused her bad reputation
This distracts them from remembering it
Rather, do you do it little by little?
Until it is forgotten and its images are erased from souls
If talk spreads among the nation that some immorality has occurred
Her thoughts reminded her, and her news lessened the hearing
Thus, people become complacent about its occurrence
And the lightness of its impact on the ears
The evil souls soon begin to commit it
The more frequently it occurs and the more frequently it is talked about, it becomes common
This extends to the fact that spreading obscenity causes harm and harm to people
Harm of varying magnitude due to the difference between the news in terms of truth and lies
That is why he concluded this venerable literature by saying:
God knows and you do not know
To know what evils therein are
He advises you to avoid it while you do not know
You think that talking about this will not result in any harm
This is as he said
You think it is easy, but in the sight of God it is great
Ensuring the cleanliness and purity of society
It requires us to spread the culture of covering up the guilty and the wrongdoer
Until we block the path of Satan on the one hand
We open the door to repentance for the guilty person on the other hand
But this divine legislation is to cover up the guilty person
It is only for those whose sin has not been repeated
He is not accustomed to openly committing sins
As for those who were known to openly commit sin and spread corruption on earth
This is denied by legal means
His matter will be referred to the judiciary
If there is an Islamic judiciary that rules according to God’s law in its country
Until the judge judges him according to what the divine, purifying Sharia dictates to him
He is disciplined and reprimanded, or the punishment is imposed on him publicly
To be an example to those who saw it
He stays away from such heinous acts
Ibn Rajab, may God have mercy on him, said
He who is hidden is not aware of any sin
If he makes a mistake or slip
It is not permissible to reveal it, break it, or speak about it
Because that is forbidden backbiting
This is where these texts were mentioned
And God Almighty has said about that
Those who like immorality to spread among those who believe
They will have a painful punishment in this world and the hereafter
And what is meant
Spreading obscenity against the believer who concealed what happened
Or he was accused of it while he was innocent of it
As in the story of Al-Ifk
Some good ministers said to some who enjoin good
Try to cover the stick
The appearance of their sins is a shame on the people of Islam
The first thing to do is cover up faults
Al-Hussein bin Muhammad Al-Maghribi, may God have mercy on him, said
As for what is known for corruption and its persistence
It is not recommended to cover it
Rather, his story will be submitted to the one who has guardianship if there is no fear of spoiling it
Because covering it up leads him to harm, corruption, and violating the sanctuary
And the audacity of others to do the same
This is all in the cover of a sin that occurred and ended
As for a sin, you see him red-handed in doing it
It is necessary to take the initiative to deny it
And prohibiting it from anyone who is able to do so
It is not permissible to delay it
If he is unable, he must refer it to the guardian
If it does not result in spoilage
The scholars differentiated between those whose soul was weak and led to sin
And among those who are accustomed to it and repeat it
The first covers it
As for the second, do not cover it up
Rather, his matter is dealt with according to what the divine law commands
Al-Aziz’s request from Joseph, peace be upon him, was to cover him up
Even if it agrees with what the prophets call for in their methods of calling
However, Al-Aziz made a mistake in dealing with the problem
The matter is bigger than the issue of Joseph remaining silent and not revealing the news
It's about tackling a moral crime related to the show
He asked Youssef to cover up what happened
Then keep it as it was
It is not a legitimate treatment
Rather, it is closer to being satisfied with sin
Or weak jealousy over the offer
Or it may be more than that
This is a lesson for us in our dealings with societal events in our present time
There are those who have gone beyond the stage of loving spreading obscenity
To the stage of spreading the immorality itself and facilitating it
And calling for it through mixed celebrations
And crazy concerts
In which young men and girls mix lifelessly
And the explicit call for display and unveiling
And abolishing all manifestations of chastity brought by Sharia law
And forbidding good deeds
And punishing those who forbid evil
Here it is not said that Joseph turned away from this
Here it is said what Al-Tahir bin Ashour, may God have mercy on him, said
He said, “And He made the threat based on love because of the prevalence of immorality among believers.”
A warning that loving that deserves punishment.
Because loving that indicates malicious intent toward believers
This fold will only last a short time for its owner
Until he produces what he loves
Or would he be pleased with it being issued by someone else
Love here is a metaphor for preparing to highlight what is desired to happen
The present tense verb form was used to indicate continuity
Do we know who those with malicious intent and bad faith are in our societies?
We warn them and beware of their actions
For the rest of the talk
We will continue in an upcoming meeting, God willing
The story of Joseph and the wife of Al-Aziz