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
Women understand women's cunning
After the dear woman reached the saying of women
A dear woman tells her boy about himself because he has fallen in love with her
We see it in clear error
I realized the meaning of this statement
We only said this out of deceit, not to encourage it
So I met his deceiver with greater cunning than him
When I heard about their deception, I sent for them
And I made a place for them to recliner
Each of them brought a knife
She said he left them
When they saw him, they enlarged him
They cut off their hands
And they said, God forbid
What a human being
This is nothing but a generous king
This verse indicates that it was the nature of society at that time
Passing on people’s conversations in councils and what goes on in them
It is a bad trait
The transmission of hadith between people is not free of additions and distortions
And changing the meaning and carrying it to the worst bearings
This stems from the quality of society's culture
If society is busy with trivial matters
He fell into such bad ethics
He became concerned only with delving into people's honor and pondering their backbiting
And you, my sister, are an example in the story of the dear woman and the other women
They transmitted the hadith related to Al-Aziz’s wife courting Joseph, peace be upon him
Such councils are not suitable for you
You must choose the councils you attend
Choose who you sit with
So that one day it will not be the talk of councils
And so that the secrets of your home do not spread through this bad company
There is a certain good for you in the will of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace
When he said, “Do not keep company with anyone but a believer.”
Only a pious person will eat your food
Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi
Companionship outside the home should be with believing women
If you want her to enter your home and inform her of your privacy
Make sure of her piety
The story of Youssef with Al-Aziz’s wife in this second scene
We note this issue clearly
The news that was to be kept secret spread throughout the community
It became on people's tongues and in their private and public gatherings
Even the women who spoke to us about the news and commented on it
Their words soon reached the dear woman
And I understood what it meant
What did we mean by this statement?
Women in Medina said that Al-Aziz’s wife was seducing her boy about himself
She was passionate about love
We see it in clear error
Muhammad Rashid Reda, may God have mercy on him, said
And we said this out of denial of evil and hatred of vice
Nor for the love of goodness and the support of virtue
But we said it out of deception and trickery
To reach her and force her to invite them
And their views with their seeing eyes
What invalidates what they claim to see with the eyes of their seeing
So they excuse her for what they humiliated her for
It is deception, not opinion
When I heard about their deception
It was expected that you would hear it from a frequenter among these houses
From communication visits
The servants differ from each to the other
And they said it only so that you could hear it
If he does not reach it, pardon
They were intentional about delivering it
It was what we wanted
They had bad intentions with what they said
They wanted to see the beautiful boy
Which the dear woman was passionate about
Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, may God have mercy on him, said
But what they said was what they said about that
And she told them what they told about her and Joseph
They are more devious than they mentioned
To show them to Joseph
They are so cunning
They didn't just want to see
But they wanted something more than that
The verses that follow this verse indicate this
Muhammad Rashid Reda, may God have mercy on him, explained it by saying:
Perhaps they are aiming for them
He is attracted by their unexpected beauty
He was not attracted by her beauty, which he had become accustomed to before he reached his peak
His look at her was the way a slave looked at his mistress
Or the boy to his mother
It was presented in the surah with the most creative form of brevity and eloquence
The highest expression of politeness and integrity
I understood the dear woman from what they said
It's not just a saying
Rather, it was cunning on their part to achieve Joseph’s vision
Even the Qur’anic expression indicates her quick understanding of his deception
And He said, Glory be to Him
When I heard about their deception
And deception is not heard
He only hears what you say
But she did not understand what was meant immediately after hearing it
God Almighty expressed it by her hearing what was meant
And not just for words
This is because women are more capable than men of understanding women’s cunning and plotting
Therefore, a woman becomes quickly sensitive to any communication between her husband and the women around him
Because she understands women's plots more than him
She fears that he will fall into their schemes and schemes
So they reach for them and he leaves her
Al-Aziz’s wife responded to the women’s deception with greater deception than his own
When I heard about their deception
I sent for them and prepared a place for them
Each of them brought a knife
He said he would leave them
When they saw him, they made him arrogant and cut off their hands
They said, God forbid, this is not human
This is nothing but a generous king
Ibn Kathir, may God have mercy on him, said
sent to them
That is, she invited them to her house to host them
And I prepared a place for them
Ibn Abbas and Saeed Ibn Jubair and Mujahid said
Al-Hasan, Al-Sadi and others
It is a gathering in which there is a bed and beds prepared
And the food in them is cut with knives
From Atraj and the like
That is why God Almighty said
Each of them brought a knife
This was a plot on her part
And to meet them in their deception to see him
He said he would leave them
This is because she had hidden it somewhere else
When he came out and we saw him, they enlarged him
That is, the greatest of it
That is, the greatest of his status and the most venerable of his destiny
They started cutting off their hands in amazement at seeing him
They think they are cutting the citron with knives
What is meant is that they cut their hands with it
It was the result of the deceit of Mirror Al-Aziz with women
They cut off their hands without realizing it
From the greatness of what we saw of the beauty of Joseph, peace be upon him
This is a picture of the gatherings of wealthy women
What goes on in them and what occupies their minds
These are the conditions of women who turn away from the remembrance of God
They indulge in worldly pleasures
They only care about talking about women's symptoms
And plotting against each other
Competition over issues of beauty, adornment, and luxury
They are in daily battles
It brings them nothing but grief and remorse
And dissatisfaction with what God has divided for them
Praise be to God who distinguished the believer by her faith
He praised her for her goodness and the nature of her work
And He said, Glory be to Him
The righteous women are obedient and protect the unseen with what God has preserved
For the rest of the talk
We will continue in an upcoming meeting, God willing
The story of Joseph and Al-Aziz’s wife