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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Yusuf 12:23

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وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ ٱلَّتِى هُوَ فِى بَيْتِهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ ۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَاىَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ

And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allāh. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed."

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ودعت امرأة العزيز -برفق ولين- يوسف الذي هو في بيتها إلى نفسها; لحبها الشديد له وحسن بهائه، وغلَّقت الأبواب عليها وعلى يوسف، وقالت: هلمَّ إليَّ، فقال: معاذ الله أعتصم به، وأستجير مِن الذي تدعينني إليه، من خيانة سيدي الذي أحسن منزلتي وأكرمني فلا أخونه في أهله، إنه لا يفلح مَن ظَلَم فَفَعل ما ليس له فعله.

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