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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 25
وَٱسْتَبَقَا ٱلْبَابَ وَقَدَّتْ قَمِيصَهُۥ مِن دُبُرٍ وَأَلْفَيَا سَيِّدَهَا لَدَا ٱلْبَابِ ۚ قَالَتْ مَا جَزَآءُ مَنْ أَرَادَ بِأَهْلِكَ سُوٓءًا إِلَّآ أَن يُسْجَنَ أَوْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿25﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So they raced with one another to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back. They both found her lord (i.e. her husband) at the door. She said: "What is the recompense (punishment) for him who intended an evil design against your wife, except that he be put in prison or a painful torment?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱسْتَبَقَا
wa-is'tabaqā
And they both raced
ٱلْبَابَ
l-bāba
(to) the door
وَقَدَّتْ
waqaddat
and she tore
قَمِيصَهُۥ
qamīṣahu
his shirt
مِن
min
from
دُبُرٍۢ
duburin
the back
وَأَلْفَيَا
wa-alfayā
and they both found
سَيِّدَهَا
sayyidahā
her husband
لَدَا
ladā
at
ٱلْبَابِ ۚ
l-bābi
the door
قَالَتْ
qālat
She said
مَا
mā
What
جَزَآءُ
jazāu
(is) the recompense
مَنْ
man
(of one) who
أَرَادَ
arāda
intended
بِأَهْلِكَ
bi-ahlika
for your wife
سُوٓءًا
sūan
evil
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
يُسْجَنَ
yus'jana
he be imprisoned
أَوْ
aw
or
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
a punishment
أَلِيمٌۭ
alīmun
painful
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
25. 1 When Prophet Yusuf (AS) saw that the woman was determined to commit evil, he ran towards the door to get out, and the woman also ran after him to catch him. Thus, both rushed and ran towards the door.
25. 2 That is, upon seeing her husband, she immediately pretended to be innocent and declared Yusuf (AS) entirely guilty, even suggesting a punishment for him. Whereas, in reality, the situation was the opposite; she herself was the culprit, while Prophet Yusuf (AS) was completely innocent and desirous of avoiding evil, striving for that purpose.
25. 2 That is, upon seeing her husband, she immediately pretended to be innocent and declared Yusuf (AS) entirely guilty, even suggesting a punishment for him. Whereas, in reality, the situation was the opposite; she herself was the culprit, while Prophet Yusuf (AS) was completely innocent and desirous of avoiding evil, striving for that purpose.
