The story of Joseph, peace be upon him, with the wife of Al-Aziz | Episode (4) | When a woman says to a man: Come on

0:00 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

0:03 The story of Yusuf, peace be upon him, with the wife of al-Aziz.

0:09 When a woman says to a man:

0:13 "Come to me."

0:14 The life of the Prophet of Allah, Yusuf, peace be upon him,

0:19 was full of trials.

0:22 No sooner would one trial end than another would begin.

0:27 He, peace be upon him, moved from one tribulation to the next,

0:32 from being thrown into the well to the trial of slavery,

0:35 even though he was the noble son of the noble.

0:38 Then came the most severe trial of his life:

0:42 the temptation of women.

0:46 The trials that a believer undergoes are evidence of the sincerity of his faith,

0:51 and of his ascent in the degrees of faith and high ranks.

0:56 For whenever his rank increases and his faith grows,

0:59 Allah increases his trials.

1:02 It is narrated from Mus'ab ibn Sa'd, from his father, who said:

1:05 I said, "O Messenger of Allah,

1:08 which people are most severely tested?"

1:11 He said:

1:12 "The prophets, then those most like them, and then those most like them.

1:16 A man is tested according to his religious commitment;

1:19 if his religion is firm, his trial is intensified,

1:23 and if there is some weakness in his religion,

1:26 he is tested according to his religious commitment.

1:29 The trial will continue to afflict the servant

1:32 until he walks upon the earth with no sin upon him."

1:37 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

1:39 The temptation of women

1:41 is the greatest temptation a man faces,

1:44 and the most dangerous trial in which a man's faith is tested,

1:49 as stated in the hadith of Usamah ibn Zayd, may Allah be pleased with them both,

1:54 from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said:

1:58 "I have not left behind me any temptation more harmful to men than women."

2:03 Narrated by al-Bukhari.

2:05 This temptation has varying degrees,

2:09 but the most dangerous for a man

2:12 is when the initiative for immorality comes from a woman of status and beauty.

2:18 As stated in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah,

2:21 from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said:

2:25 "Seven whom Allah will shade with His shade

2:28 on the day when there is no shade but His:

2:31 a just leader,

2:33 a youth who grew up in the worship of his Lord,

2:36 a man whose heart is attached to the mosques,

2:40 two men who loved each other for the sake of Allah,

2:43 meeting for His sake and parting for His sake,

2:46 a man who is solicited by a woman of status and beauty,

2:51 and he says,

2:52 'I fear Allah,'

2:55 a man who gives charity

2:57 and hides it so that his left hand does not know what his right hand spends,

3:02 and a man who remembers Allah in private, and his eyes overflow with tears."

3:07 Narrated by al-Bukhari.

3:09 So, whoever survives this specific degree of temptation

3:14 will be shaded by Allah under the shade of His Throne on the Day of Resurrection.

3:18 And Yusuf, peace be upon him,

3:20 was tested at this very level with the wife of al-Aziz,

3:24 but Allah protected him.

3:27 The hadith of the seven whom Allah will shade,

3:32 and the solicitation of Yusuf by the wife of al-Aziz,

3:35 both indicate that when a woman is infatuated with a man,

3:40 she breaks the barrier of modesty to reach him,

3:44 and crosses all boundaries and veils to be with him.

3:49 Herein lies the danger.

3:51 For a man is weak by nature and cannot endure without women,

3:56 easily influenced by her seduction and allure,

4:00 as the Almighty says:

4:02 “And Allah would turn to you in mercy; but those who follow vain desires would have you go tremendously astray.” (4:27)

4:05 “And Allah would turn to you in mercy; but those who follow vain desires would have you go tremendously astray.” (4:27)

4:11 “Allah would make the burden light for you, for man was created weak.” (4:28)

4:15 "And man was created weak."

4:18 Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

4:21 "The power of desire is often hidden from the eyes of people,

4:26 and its devil is subtle.

4:28 It is possible in many instances

4:31 to substitute the lawful for the unlawful.

4:34 Otherwise, when desire is stirred and takes hold,

4:37 it may be stronger than anger."

4:40 And the Almighty said:

4:42 "And man was created weak."

4:45 Meaning, weak regarding women; he cannot endure without them.

4:49 The context of the speech indicates that he is weak in abandoning desires,

4:54 so he must have a permissible desire to suffice him from the forbidden.

5:00 That is why Tawus and Muqatil said:

5:03 "Weak in his lack of patience regarding women."

5:07 For the inclination of the soul toward women

5:09 is universal in the nature of all the children of Adam.

5:13 In this is a lesson for the youth in particular,

5:16 and for men in general:

5:18 not to test their strength against the allure and seduction of a woman,

5:24 for their fall is swift.

5:26 They must seek refuge in Allah from the temptation of women.

5:31 This weakness in a man,

5:33 when met with a woman's desire to commit immorality with him,

5:37 and her explicit invitation without hint,

5:40 leaves him exposed to the wind.

5:43 There is no protector for anyone from this temptation

5:46 except for whom Allah, the Exalted, protects.

5:50 In this is a great indication

5:52 that adultery does not occur except with the facilitation and consent of the woman,

5:57 whether directly or indirectly.

6:01 This means that a woman must guard herself against falling into adultery,

6:07 and not deceive herself by saying the man deceived her.

6:11 For were it not for her internal desire,

6:13 no one would dare approach her.

6:16 The scholars have said:

6:18 "A thousand men cannot persuade one woman to commit adultery

6:24 if she has no desire for it,

6:27 while one woman

6:29 can seduce a thousand men

6:31 and cause them to fall into adultery if she desires it."

6:36 When we contemplate the words of Allah the Almighty regarding the wife of al-Aziz,

6:40 “And she, in whose house he was, asked of him an evil act. She bolted the doors and said: Come! He said: I seek refuge in Allah! Lo! he is my lord, who hath treated me honourably. Lo! wrong-doers never prosper.” (12:23)

6:45 we realize that the wife of al-Aziz

6:47 had attempted several times before this moment

6:50 through indirect means,

6:53 but they ended in failure,

6:56 and Yusuf, peace be upon him, paid her no mind.

6:59 So when she did not succeed through those methods,

7:02 she resorted to the direct path,

7:05 while taking all the means that facilitate immorality.

7:09 “And she, in whose house he was, asked of him an evil act. She bolted the doors and said: Come! He said: I seek refuge in Allah! Lo! he is my lord, who hath treated me honourably. Lo! wrong-doers never prosper.” (12:23)

7:13 But the Prophet of Allah, Yusuf, peace be upon him,

7:17 was saved and protected by Allah from this temptation,

7:21 for which all the material conditions were prepared,

7:25 which would have caused him to fall into immorality with the wife of al-Aziz without fear.

7:31 Al-Sa'di, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

7:34 "This great trial

7:36 was greater for Yusuf than the trial of his brothers,

7:39 and his patience through it was more rewarding,

7:42 because it was a patience of choice, with the presence of many motives

7:46 for the act to occur.

7:48 Yet he prioritized the love of Allah over it.

7:51 As for his trial with his brothers,

7:54 his patience was the patience of the compelled,

7:56 like illnesses and adversities

7:58 that afflict the servant without his choice,

8:01 and he has no refuge but to endure them,

8:05 whether willing or unwilling."

8:07 This is because Yusuf, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

8:11 remained honored in the house of al-Aziz,

8:14 and he possessed such beauty, perfection, and radiance

8:17 that necessitated this.

8:19 “And she, in whose house he was, asked of him an evil act. She bolted the doors and said: Come! He said: I seek refuge in Allah! Lo! he is my lord, who hath treated me honourably. Lo! wrong-doers never prosper.” (12:23)

8:23 Meaning, he was her servant and under her management,

8:27 and the residence was one,

8:29 making it easy to commit the detested act without anyone noticing

8:33 or any human sensing it.

8:36 The calamity was compounded

8:38 by the fact that the doors were locked,

8:40 the place became empty,

8:42 and they were safe from anyone entering upon them

8:46 because the doors were locked.

8:48 She called him to herself and said, "Come to me."

8:52 Meaning, "Do the detested act and come to me."

8:57 Despite this, he was a stranger,

8:59 not having the same social constraints he would have

9:02 if he were in his homeland among his acquaintances.

9:05 He was a captive under her hand, and she was his mistress,

9:09 and she possessed beauty that invited to what was there,

9:13 and he was a young, unmarried man.

9:16 She had threatened him with prison or a painful torment if he did not do what she commanded.

9:23 Yet he was patient against disobeying Allah, despite the presence of a strong motive within him,

9:27 because he had felt an inclination that he abandoned for the sake of Allah,

9:32 and he prioritized the will of Allah over the will of the soul that commands evil.

9:37 He saw the proof of his Lord,

9:39 which is the knowledge and faith he possessed,

9:42 which necessitated abandoning everything Allah has forbidden,

9:45 which compelled him to distance himself and refrain from this great sin.

9:51 So what caused the wife of al-Aziz to be tempted by Yusuf,

9:55 and what saved Yusuf from being tempted by her?

9:59 The discussion continues.

10:01 We will complete it in a future meeting, if Allah wills.

10:07 The story of Yusuf with the wife of al-Aziz.

The story of Joseph, peace be upon him, with the wife of Al-Aziz | Episode (4) | When a woman says to a man: Come on

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