So when he (the ‘Aziz) saw his shirt was torn from behind, he said: ‘Verily it is of the guile of you women! Truly, your guile is great’.
Surah Yusuf 28
Tafseer:
There are four people here now: the wife of ‘Aziz, ‘Aziz, Yusuf, and the witness. The husband knows that he is not supposed to be back at this time and that the doors have been extra locked. All of these are qara’in (hints) now, and all of the alarm bells start going off and everything fits into place. He says, “What a dastardly plot, what an evil plot you did. Indeed, your plot is very mighty.”
The husband realizes his wife is lying, and he tells Yusuf, “Oh Yusuf, turn away from this.”
The Qur’an regards the Satan’s tricks as weak, but the guile of women have been mentioned as great in this verse. According to the ‘Tafsir-us-Safi’, it is because the satanic guile is momentary, invisible and acted in a subtle way, whereas the guile of women is acted along with delicacy, and affection, which are both focused and continuous.
Allah sometimes accomplishes major tasks by means of some small things.
For example: ’Abraha was defeated by the birds of ’Ababil; the life of the Prophet of Islam (S) was saved because of a spider’s web; a crow was used to instruct a human being (Cain) on how to bury a human being (Abel); the chastity of Mariam was made manifest through the infant’s talk, Yusuf’s innocence was proved by the tear in his shirt; the faith of a country’s people was known through the messages of a bird (Hoopoe); and finally, the People of the Cave were recognized through the kind of their money.
All of these incidents are examples of great occurrences divinely fulfilled through objects and incidents that are otherwise seen as commonplace or insignificant.
The ‘Aziz accepted the method proposed by the “witness” and gazed at Yusuf’s shirt. He noticed that the shirt had been torn from the back, and he remembered that he had never heard Yusuf tell a lie, even once, he turned to his wife and said that this act was part of the guile of women, that their guile is indeed, very powerful.
Reflections :
‣ The dangerous of khalwah (being alone with a strange woman).
‣ The power of women.
• The weakness of men
‣ The fitnah of the wife of Aziz was greater than the fitnah of his brothers.
‣ The plans of Shaitan are very attractive; ∴ a Muslim shouldn’t be fooled by them.
Authentic Tauheed:
The shirt was torn from the back, which means that Zulaikha was the one lying
–it was torn from the back because Yusuf was running away from zina
— the Rasul said :”anytime a man and a woman is alone, the third person there is Satan”
“Do not even go close to adultery, it is a indeed shameful act and evil way to follow.”(17/32)
— ALLAH did not say “don’t commit zina” but He said do not even come NEAR to zina
“Whenever a man is alone with a woman, Satan (Shaytan) is the third among them.” (Tirmidhi)
How can one come near zina?
By being locked up alone behind closed doors with a woman
Sisters:
- don’t go on dates; there’s a chance you’ll be a victim of date rape
- if a man wants an interview, take your wali with you
- if someone wants to meet you at a certain location, always try to bring backup
Lesson
Immoral people will do anything to fulfill their desires and such immorality will be supported by the wicked that are.