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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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The true believer is the master who commands and directs, while his base instincts remain in his service.

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That is why the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"Wretched is the slave of the dinar, wretched is the slave of the dirham."

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"Wretched is the slave of the velvet garment, wretched is the slave of the silk."

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"May he be wretched and stumble, and if he is pricked by a thorn, may he find no one to extract it."

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There are many young people today who are slaves to this world.

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And those who are deceived by it are even more numerous.

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The best example we can instill in the depths of our youth

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is the Prophet of Allah, Yusuf, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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He was a young believer who subjected his instincts to his faith in Allah.

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Thus, Allah immortalized his memory and recorded his story to serve as guidance and a beacon for others.

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He was a youth in the prime of his life and the dawn of his age.

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He was granted the utmost beauty and was filled with vigor and vitality.

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Allah decreed that he be tested by serving a woman in the house of the Aziz.

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Yet his youth and beauty tempted this woman, who was herself a person of status and beauty.

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She was the First Lady, the wife of the Aziz of Egypt.

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She sought to seduce him, locked the doors, and said, "Come to me."

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The situation was delicate.

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There is no doubt that the trial this noble Prophet faced

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was not one of those fleeting temptations that a person might encounter for an hour in their life.

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Rather, it was a trial that accompanied him morning and evening, in his stay and his travel.

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It was not the temptation of a woman of the night or a common prostitute.

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It was the temptation of a woman of status and beauty.

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Indeed, she was the mistress of the house, the wife of the Aziz.

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And he was a youth sold for a meager price, for a few counted dirhams.

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He had no known family or home.

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He was merely a servant in her house.

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It was his duty to be commanded and to obey.

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So what did this young, unmarried, foreign, and exceptionally handsome man do

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with a mistress whom he was expected to obey?

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And it was not in her interest for the news to spread.

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He was facing two trials.

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Either he would fulfill her desire and fall from the sight of Allah,

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or he would refuse and his fate would be imprisonment.

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A lesson has been set for every young man today.

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For every young man listening to me:

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This was a great Prophet who was once a servant.

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And he eventually became the Aziz of Egypt.

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These are words I wish to whisper into the ears of the youth today.

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Words imbued with awe and majesty.

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Glory be to Him who makes slaves into kings through their obedience to Him.

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And glory be to Him who makes kings into slaves through their disobedience to Him.