In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation
It was summarized by Dr. Aqeel bin Salem Al-Shammari
Surat Yusuf
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
There were signs in Joseph and his brothers for those who ask
It was with Joseph and his eleven brothers
Expressive verses for those asking about their news
When they said to Joseph and his brother, he is more beloved to our father than we are, and we are a group. Indeed, our father is in clear error
There were signs in Joseph and his brothers for those who asked about their affairs
When Joseph's brothers said
Joseph and his brother from his mother are more beloved to our father than us
We are a group of 11 men
Our father Jacob made a mistake in preferring Joseph and his maternal brother over us out of love
An error that reveals itself as an error to those who contemplate it and consider it
Kill Joseph or cast him into a land where your father's face will be free for you, and you will be a righteous people after him
Kill Joseph or throw him into the ground
Your father's face is devoid of his preoccupation with Joseph
For he has distracted him from us and turned his face away from us to him
And you repent for killing Joseph
So, by repenting from killing Joseph, you will become a righteous people
One of them said, “Do not kill Joseph.”
Do not kill Joseph and throw him into the pit while he is gone. Some car will pick him up
Some car will pick him up if you can
Someone from Joseph's brothers said, "Do not kill Joseph and throw him into the bottom of the pit."
Some passers-by will take it from travelers, if you do what I tell you
They said, “O our father, what is the matter with you that you do not trust us with Joseph, and we are sincere to him.”
Joseph's brothers told their father Jacob
Oh our father, why do you not trust us with Joseph?
So she leaves him with us when we go out of the city into the desert
We are his advisers, we will protect him and feed him
Send him with us tomorrow to feed and play, and we will protect him
Send him with us tomorrow as he seeks affliction, and we will protect him from anything that will happen to him that will make him hate or harm him
He said, “It saddens me that you take him away, and I fear that the wolf will eat him while you are heedless of him.”
Jacob said to them, “It saddens me that you take him with you to the desert for fear that the wolf will eat him, while you are heedless of him and do not realize it.”
They said: Because the wolf ate him while we were a group, then we would be losers
Joseph's brothers said to their father: If Joseph ate a wolf in the desert, and we, eleven men with him, were to protect him, then we would be helpless and perish.
When they took him and agreed to place him in the absence of the pit, and We revealed to him that you would inform them of this matter of theirs while they did not realize it.
So they came to their father for dinner, crying
They said, “O our father, we went to get ahead of ourselves and left Joseph with our belongings, but the wolf ate him.”
And you would not believe us even if we were truthful
Joseph's brothers came to their father after giving Joseph dinner, crying
They said, “O our father, we went to get ahead of ourselves and left Joseph with our belongings, but the wolf ate him.”
And you would not believe us when we said that Joseph was eaten by a wolf, even if we were truthful
And they came with false blood on his shirt. He said, “Rather, I asked yourselves to do something, so he was patient.”
God is the One who seeks help for what you describe
And they came with false blood on his shirt. He said, “O Jacob, what is the matter as you say?”
Rather, I made something about Joseph appear pleasing to you and made it good for your souls
So I had great patience with what you did regarding Joseph
By God, I seek help from Him to suffice me from the evil of the lies you describe
A car came and they sent and brought them back. He brought out a bucket and said, “O human, this is a boy, and they captured his goods, and God is All-Knowing of what they do.”
Travelers passing by the road came and sent their messengers to return to the outlet
So he sent his bucket into the well, and Joseph clung to it and came out
The one who was given said, “Oh Bushra, this is a young boy who was taken captive. The people brought his bucket and those of his companions who were with him in the car.”
Joseph ordered that they bought it out of fear that they should consult them and told them that it was merchandise that the people of the waters had sold with us.
God has knowledge of what Joseph’s sellers and buyers do regarding his affairs, and nothing of that is hidden from Him
But he left this to be changed so that he could proceed with it according to his previous ruling in his knowledge
They bought it for a low price of a few dirhams, and they were ascetics
Joseph's brothers sold Joseph for a reduced price, which was forbidden to them
They sold it for a few unbalanced dirhams because of their asceticism about it
Joseph's brothers were among the ascetics who did not know his dignity before God and did not know his status before Him
The one who bought him from Egypt said to his wife, “Honor his resting place. Perhaps he will benefit us or we will adopt him as a son.”
Likewise, We empowered Joseph on earth and taught him how to interpret hadiths
God has power over His affairs, but most people do not know
The one who bought Joseph from his seller in Egypt said to his wife, “The most honorable place is his place of residence. Perhaps it will suffice us with some of our suffering or we will adopt him as a son.”
Just as We saved Joseph from the hands of his brothers, we brought him honor and status before the Mighty One of Egypt
Thus We established him in the land and placed him over its treasures
And so that we know Joseph from the words of the vision, God is in control of Joseph’s affairs, controlling him, managing him, and protecting him
But most of the people who renounced Joseph and sold him for a low price were among the people of Egypt when he was sold to them.
They do not know what God will do to Joseph and to whom Joseph will fulfill his command
And when he reached maturity, We gave him wisdom and knowledge, and thus We reward the doers of good
When Joseph reached the utmost strength and strength in his youth, We then gave him understanding and knowledge
Just as I rewarded Joseph and gave him wisdom and knowledge, so will I reward him who did well in his work and obeyed me in my command and refrained from the sins I forbade him.
And she, in whose house he was in, comforted him and closed the doors and said, “Good for you.” He said, “God forbid.” He said, “Indeed, my Lord is the best resting place for me. Indeed, the wrongdoers will not be afraid.”
Al-Aziz’s wife, Yusuf, wanted to have intercourse with her, and the woman closed the doors of the houses on her and Yusuf, and said, “Is there a mother to me?” and he approached and approached.
Yusuf said, “I seek refuge in God to whom you are calling me, and I seek refuge from Him. Your friend and husband, my master, has given me the best status, honored me, and trusted me, so I will not betray him. He who is unjust will not succeed if he does what he has no right to do.”
And I have longed for it, and I have longed for it, had he not seen the proof of his Lord. Likewise, We would have averted evil and indecency from him. He is one of Our sincere servants.
It was mentioned that when Al-Aziz’s wife was concerned about Joseph, she started mentioning to him the virtues of his soul and his longing for herself. Joseph’s concern for the woman and his concern was a person’s conversation with himself about having intercourse with him unless he had intercourse.
Joseph would have understood, had Joseph not seen one of the signs of his Lord that rebuked him from engaging in the immorality they were committing, just as we showed Joseph our proof of rebuking the immorality they were committing.
Likewise, We cause him to suffer from all that is presented to him, from his concerns regarding what he does not approve of, what rebukes him and drives him away from it, in order to prevent him from committing what we have forbidden to him and committing adultery. Indeed, Joseph is one of our servants whom we have saved for ourselves and chosen for our prophecy and our message.
Yusuf and the wife of the Mighty One will remain at the door of the house. As for Yusuf, they will escape from committing indecency, and as for the woman, you will see her as riding among our servants.
He asked her for Joseph so that she could relieve herself from him, so she clung to his shirt and pulled him to her, preventing him from leaving the door. So she cut him from behind, and he encountered the woman’s husband at the door.
Al-Aziz’s wife said to her husband, and she was afraid that he would accuse her of immorality. What is the reward for a man who wanted to commit adultery with your wife except imprisonment or a painful punishment?
He said, "It came to me on my own behalf, and a witness from her family testified that his shirt had been torn off, then she told the truth, and he was one of the liars."
And if his shirt was torn from the back, then you lied, and he was one of the truthful ones
When he saw that his shirt was torn from the back, he said, “It is part of your plot. Your plot is great.”
Yusuf said: I did not tempt her about herself, rather she tempted me about myself, and a witness from her family testified that his shirt had been torn off, then she told the truth, and he was one of the liars.
Because if the person sought is on the run, then he will only be given from his backside, but if his shirt is from his backside, then you lie and he is one of the truthful ones.
This is because a man does not have intercourse with a woman from the anus, so when the woman’s husband saw that his shirt was stained from the anus, he knew that it was her plot
The woman's husband said, and the witness said, "This act is the work of women. Your plot is great."
Joseph, turn away from this and ask forgiveness for your sin, for you were among the sinners
O Yusuf, refrain from mentioning what was of it to you, and do not mention it to anyone
You, your husband, ask forgiveness for your sin, so ask him not to punish you for the sin you committed, for you were among the sinners in Joseph’s deception from himself.
Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation