Saying: “Far be it from Allah! Indeed, He is my Lord who has given me a good home” when called to disobedience
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, a man was invited to commit a sin, so he said:[Yusuf 12:23] Is this statement permissible?
The Shaykh:
Good, if he refuses and seeks refuge in Allah, that is a good thing. And he says the words of Yusuf (peace be upon him), is that not from the perspective of following the Prophets? That is a good thing, yes.
The questioner:
Long study.
The Shaykh:
That is Allah, Mighty and Majestic, because the verse contains the possibility that “my Lord” means that Yusuf (peace be upon him) meant Allah, and it is also possible that he meant his master, his owner. The owner is called a *rabb* (Lord), so he took the first possibility, that “my Lord” means Allah, Exalted and Majestic. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a man was invited to commit a sin, so he said:
He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allah. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence.
قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ رَبِّي أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَايَThe Shaykh:
Good, if he refuses and seeks refuge in Allah, that is a good thing. And he says the words of Yusuf (peace be upon him), is that not from the perspective of following the Prophets? That is a good thing, yes.
The questioner:
Long study.
The Shaykh:
That is Allah, Mighty and Majestic, because the verse contains the possibility that “my Lord” means that Yusuf (peace be upon him) meant Allah, and it is also possible that he meant his master, his owner. The owner is called a *rabb* (Lord), so he took the first possibility, that “my Lord” means Allah, Exalted and Majestic. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب الجامع : باب الأدب — islamhouse.com (28:51)
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