Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And I do not clear myself, for indeed the self is ever a commander of evil”
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Question:
Your Excellency the Shaykh Salih, this questioner asks: Why did Yusuf (peace be upon him) say[Yusuf 12:53]
Answer:
The exegetes differ, as far as I know, on whether the one who said this phrase was Yusuf (peace be upon him) or the wife of al-Aziz?
The apparent view is that it was the wife of al-Aziz[Yusuf 12:53].
What happened was her attachment to Yusuf (peace be upon him), and that Yusuf fled from her, but she pursued him and they met at the door with her master and her husband. She pinned the accusation on Yusuf (peace be upon him), saying: “What is the punishment for one who intends evil against your family, except imprisonment or a painful punishment?”
He (peace be upon him) said:[Yusuf 12:26] Myself. So Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) cleared His Prophet Yusuf (peace be upon him) of the accusation that she attached to him, and that he had no connection to it; rather, he fled from it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Your Excellency the Shaykh Salih, this questioner asks: Why did Yusuf (peace be upon him) say
And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil
وَمَا أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِي إِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِAnswer:
The exegetes differ, as far as I know, on whether the one who said this phrase was Yusuf (peace be upon him) or the wife of al-Aziz?
The apparent view is that it was the wife of al-Aziz
And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
وَمَا أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِي إِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّي إِنَّ رَبِّي غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌWhat happened was her attachment to Yusuf (peace be upon him), and that Yusuf fled from her, but she pursued him and they met at the door with her master and her husband. She pinned the accusation on Yusuf (peace be upon him), saying: “What is the punishment for one who intends evil against your family, except imprisonment or a painful punishment?”
He (peace be upon him) said:
It was she who sought to seduce me." And a witness from
هِيَ رَاوَدَتْنِي عَن نَّفْسِي وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7595 — youtube.com (3:48)
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