Transliteration:( Qaalat fazaalikunnal lazee lumtunnanee feeh; wa laqad raawattuhoo 'an nafsihee fasta'sam; wa la'il lam yaf'al maaa aamuruhoo la yusjananna wa la yakoonan minas saaghireen )
"Zuleikha said, 'This is the one you reproached me about. I certainly sought to seduce him, but he remained steadfast. If he does not do what I command him, he will surely be imprisoned and will be among the humiliated.'"
From this verse, we learn that Hazrat Yusuf (on whom be peace) had not even intended to commit a sin. If he had, Lady Zuleikha would never have admitted her guilt. Her own words reflect her confession, as she openly admits to trying to seduce him. If Hazrat Yusuf (on whom be peace) had sinned, Allah Almighty would not have allowed her admission to go unchallenged. Therefore, the fact that her words are narrated without refutation further emphasizes Hazrat Yusuf's (on whom be peace) purity and steadfastness in resisting temptation.
Lady Zuleikha threatens that if Hazrat Yusuf (on whom be peace) does not comply with her demands, he will be imprisoned and subjected to humiliation. The prison, in her words, would be a place for thieves and criminals, and she seeks to disgrace Hazrat Yusuf (on whom be peace) by implying that he would be treated like one of the lowest in society. Despite her threats, Hazrat Yusuf (on whom be peace) remains steadfast and resists, trusting in Allah's protection and rejecting the temptation of sin.
This verse highlights Hazrat Yusuf’s (on whom be peace) moral strength and the importance of remaining firm in faith and integrity despite the pressures and false accusations that may come from others.
The tafsir of Surah Yusuf verse 32 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yusuf ayat 30 which provides the complete commentary from verse 30 through 34.
(12:32) She said: “So now you see! This is the one regarding whom you reproached me. Indeed I tried to tempt him to myself but he held back, although if he were not to follow my order, he would certainly be imprisoned and humiliated.”[27]
27. This open demonstration of her love and declaration of her immoral designs show that the moral condition of the higher class of the Egyptian society had declined to the lowest ebb. It is quite obvious that the women whom she had invited must have been ladies belonging to the upper most stratum of the society. The very fact that she presented her beloved before them without any hesitation, in order to convince them of his beauty and youth that had urged her to fall in love with him, shows that there was nothing uncommon in this demonstration. Then these ladies did not reproach her but themselves practically demonstrated that, in those circumstances, they themselves would have done the same that she did. Above all, the hostess did not feel that it was immodest to declare openly: No doubt, I sought to seduce him and he succeeded in escaping from me. Yet I am not going to give him up. If he will not do as I bid him, he shall be cast into prison and humbled and disgraced.
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