What is the proof in the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And she certainly desired him, and he would have desired her, had he not seen the proof of his Lord”?
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The questioner : In the noble verse: [Yusuf 12:24] What is the proof in this verse?
The Shaykh : Yes. The proof is what Allah placed in his heart of rejection of this act. Often, a person intends to do something, and when only the execution remains, Allah opens a light for him and he withdraws. This is what happened to Yusuf (peace be upon him): his faith in his heart, which is the proof from Allah the Mighty and Majestic, prevented him from carrying out what his mistress commanded. This is the ultimate degree of chastity. A woman who was his superior in status in this position, a beautiful woman, a woman who had locked all the doors and was alone with him in complete seclusion, and she invited him to herself, yet he refused. This is the ultimate degree of chastity. Look at the story of the three men who took refuge in a cave, and a rock closed over them, a rock they were unable to move. They sought nearness to Allah the Exalted through their good deeds, asking Him to relieve them. The first sought nearness through his kindness to his parents, the second through his trustworthiness and fulfillment of trust, and the third through chastity, for he had a cousin whom he loved intensely, and he used to try to seduce her, but she refused. Then a year of hardship came upon her, and she was in need, so she came to him asking for support. He refused unless she allowed him to have relations with her, and due to her necessity, she agreed. When he sat with her as a man sits with his wife, she said to him: “Fear Allah and do not break the seal except with its right.” His mindfulness of Allah overcame him, and he rose from her, even though she was the most beloved of people to him. Look at the perfection of chastity; the circumstances were ... available, and the person was in the most intense longing for the act, for he had sat with her as a man sits with his wife, but when she reminded him of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, he rose, even though she was the most beloved of people to him. As for Yusuf (peace be upon him), all the means were available to him, but the faith, chastity, and protection from base matters in his heart obligated him to leave her. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you and bless you. The questioner says.
And she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof of his Lord
وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهِ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوْلا أَنْ رَأَى بُرْهَانَ رَبِّهِThe Shaykh : Yes. The proof is what Allah placed in his heart of rejection of this act. Often, a person intends to do something, and when only the execution remains, Allah opens a light for him and he withdraws. This is what happened to Yusuf (peace be upon him): his faith in his heart, which is the proof from Allah the Mighty and Majestic, prevented him from carrying out what his mistress commanded. This is the ultimate degree of chastity. A woman who was his superior in status in this position, a beautiful woman, a woman who had locked all the doors and was alone with him in complete seclusion, and she invited him to herself, yet he refused. This is the ultimate degree of chastity. Look at the story of the three men who took refuge in a cave, and a rock closed over them, a rock they were unable to move. They sought nearness to Allah the Exalted through their good deeds, asking Him to relieve them. The first sought nearness through his kindness to his parents, the second through his trustworthiness and fulfillment of trust, and the third through chastity, for he had a cousin whom he loved intensely, and he used to try to seduce her, but she refused. Then a year of hardship came upon her, and she was in need, so she came to him asking for support. He refused unless she allowed him to have relations with her, and due to her necessity, she agreed. When he sat with her as a man sits with his wife, she said to him: “Fear Allah and do not break the seal except with its right.” His mindfulness of Allah overcame him, and he rose from her, even though she was the most beloved of people to him. Look at the perfection of chastity; the circumstances were ... available, and the person was in the most intense longing for the act, for he had sat with her as a man sits with his wife, but when she reminded him of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, he rose, even though she was the most beloved of people to him. As for Yusuf (peace be upon him), all the means were available to him, but the faith, chastity, and protection from base matters in his heart obligated him to leave her. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you and bless you. The questioner says.