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The story of Joseph and the wife of Al-Aziz | Episode (10) | Women's ability to manipulate words and change facts

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0:00 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
0:04 The story of Prophet Yusuf (Joseph), peace be upon him.
0:18 A woman possesses the ability to manipulate words and alter facts.
0:23 This behavior is found in both men and women.
0:26 However, women are more adept than men at this action.
0:30 What is remarkable is that a woman will undertake this action without fear or apprehension of her manipulation of words and alteration of facts being discovered.
0:41 Perhaps this stems from her knowledge of men's nature, their tendency to believe women more than they believe men when they speak.
0:51 The wife of Al-Aziz utilized this ability to manipulate words and alter facts in a remarkable way.
1:00 To absolve herself of blame and place it upon the Prophet Yusuf, peace be upon him.
1:06 When she was surprised by Al-Aziz and those with him behind the door, Allah the Almighty said:
1:12 "And they both raced to the door, and she tore his shirt from behind, and they met her husband at the door."
1:22 She said, "What is the penalty for one who intended evil toward your family, other than imprisonment or a painful punishment?"
1:37 Upon contemplating the scene that this verse recounts for us, it can be summarized as follows:
1:46 The wife of Al-Aziz was in her full adornment and beauty.
1:50 Yusuf was opening the door to escape from inside the enclosed space, with the wife of Al-Aziz behind him.
1:57 Al-Aziz and the palace guards with him were behind the door, surprised by this sight.
2:04 Here, the wife of Al-Aziz initiated the conversation to create a mental image of the event in the minds of Al-Aziz and those with him.
2:13 To cut off their path of thinking and deduction regarding the circumstances of the scene.
2:18 And to cast the blame onto Yusuf and exonerate herself.
2:23 And to shape the decision she desired in Al-Aziz's mind.
2:28 So that he would not act in a way that would make her lose hope of trying again with Yusuf in the future.
2:35 And to send a message to Yusuf that she was the one in charge in the palace and that her command was obeyed.
2:43 So she said in a single sentence, through which she achieved all of the above.
2:48 “And they raced with one another to the door, and she tore his shirt from behind, and they met her lord and master at the door. She said: What shall be his reward, who wisheth evil to thy folk, save prison or a painful doom?” (12:25)
2:55 This is an ability that a man does not possess, because it is based on the great capability within a woman, which is cunning.
3:04 Tahir Ibn Ashour, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
3:09 "And she rushed to speak to him, to an extreme degree of slander, such that she did not falter."
3:15 She made it seem to him as if she were in the right, and she cast her words into a general mold to take the form of a law.
3:23 And to be a principle whose intended meaning is unknown.
3:27 So the addressed person has no choice but to acknowledge her.
3:31 And perhaps she feared that Al-Aziz's love for Prophet Yusuf, peace be upon him,
3:37 might prevent him from punishing him.
3:39 So she cast her words into a general mold.
3:42 And she intended by this that her husband should not feel that she desired someone other than him.
3:49 And to frighten Prophet Yusuf, peace be upon him, with her cunning, so that he would not refuse her again.
3:56 And Muhammad Rashid Rida, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
4:00 "And this statement was a stratagem and deception to her husband in several ways."
4:05 The first is to make her husband imagine that Yusuf had assaulted her in a way that would displease him and her.
4:13 The second is that she did not explicitly state his sin, lest his anger intensify and he punish him in a way she did not desire, such as selling him, for example.
4:23 The third is a threat and warning to Yusuf, making him aware that his affair was in her hands, so that he would submit to her and obey her.
4:33 And this is not the only incident.
4:36 Indicating a woman's ability to manipulate words and alter facts.
4:42 Rather, it has been exhibited by other women.
4:46 And these are some examples.
4:48 Abu Sa'id, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
4:52 A woman came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, while we were with him.
4:58 And she said, "O Messenger of Allah,
5:00 my husband, Safwan Ibn Al-Mu'attal, beats me when I pray,
5:06 and breaks my fast when I fast.
5:08 And he does not pray the dawn prayer until the sun rises."
5:13 Safwan was present.
5:16 He said, so he asked him about what she said.
5:19 He said, "O Messenger of Allah,
5:22 as for her saying that he beats me when I pray,
5:25 it is because she recites two chapters, and I have forbidden her."
5:29 He said, so he said:
5:31 "If one chapter were sufficient for people."
5:35 "And as for her saying that he breaks my fast,"
5:38 "it is because she goes and fasts,"
5:40 "and I am a young man, so I cannot be patient."
5:44 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said on that day:
5:48 "A woman should not fast except with her husband's permission."
5:52 "And as for her saying,"
5:54 "that I do not pray until the sun rises,"
5:57 "we are a household known for that."
6:00 "We can hardly wake up until the sun rises."
6:04 He said, "Then when you wake up, pray."
6:08 Narrated by Abu Dawud.
6:11 So reflect, my sister,
6:13 how the wife of Safwan Ibn Al-Mu'attal twisted the facts,
6:17 in the presence of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
6:20 and in the presence of her husband and a group of the Companions.
6:24 And she did not fear that her matter would be exposed.
6:27 Even though this noble female Companion
6:30 fasts by day and prays by night.
6:33 And another example:
6:35 From Ikrimah, that Rifaa' divorced his wife.
6:39 So Abdur-Rahman Ibn Az-Zubayr Al-Qurashi married her.
6:43 Aisha said:
6:45 And she had a green veil.
6:47 So she complained to her and showed her the greenness of her skin.
6:51 When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, came,
6:55 and women support each other,
6:58 Aisha said:
7:00 "I have never seen anything like what the believing women endure."
7:03 "Her skin is greener than her garment."
7:07 He said:
7:08 "And he heard that she had come to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him."
7:13 So he came, and he had two sons with him from another woman.
7:17 She said:
7:18 "By Allah, I have no fault with him."
7:21 "Except that what he has with him is no more beneficial to me than this."
7:26 And she took a fringe from her garment.
7:29 So he said:
7:30 "By Allah, she is lying, O Messenger of Allah."
7:33 "I have intercourse with her vigorously like tanning leather."
7:36 "But she is rebellious and wants Rifaa'."
7:40 So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
7:43 "Then if that is the case, she is not lawful for him,"
7:47 "or she has not made herself right for him,"
7:49 "until he tastes her sweetness."
7:53 He said:
7:54 "And he saw two sons with him."
7:56 So he said:
7:57 "Are these your sons?"
7:59 He said, "Yes."
8:01 He said:
8:02 "This is what you claim, what you claim."
8:05 "By Allah, they resemble him more than a crow resembles a crow."
8:10 Narrated by Bukhari.
8:12 So this one also alters facts,
8:15 in the presence of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
8:18 regarding a matter that might not be easily discovered.
8:21 Yet, she does not fear that her matter will be exposed.
8:25 And this trait offers a lesson to anyone who takes on
8:29 the task of resolving marital problems:
8:32 that they should be wary of the way a woman speaks
8:35 about her husband and about the problem.
8:38 And nothing should prevent a woman from using this method
8:41 in presenting her problem,
8:43 except piety and fear of Allah.
8:46 So be cautious, my sister, of falling into injustice and slander
8:51 by your manipulation of words.
8:54 To be continued.
8:56 We will continue in a future meeting, Allah willing.
9:00 The story of Yusuf with the wife of Al-Aziz.