سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 24
وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهِۦ ۖ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوْلَآ أَن رَّءَا بُرْهَـٰنَ رَبِّهِۦ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَٱلْفَحْشَآءَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ﴿24﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed she did desire him, and he would have inclined to her desire, had he not seen the evidence of his Lord. Thus it was, that We might turn away from him evil and illegal sexual intercourse. Surely, he was one of Our chosen (guided) slaves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
هَمَّتْ
hammat
she did desire
بِهِۦ ۖ
bihi
him
وَهَمَّ
wahamma
and he would have desired
بِهَا
bihā
her
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
if not
أَن
an
that
رَّءَا
raā
he saw
بُرْهَـٰنَ
bur'hāna
the proof
رَبِّهِۦ ۚ
rabbihi
(of) his Lord
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
لِنَصْرِفَ
linaṣrifa
that We might avert
عَنْهُ
ʿanhu
from him
ٱلسُّوٓءَ
l-sūa
the evil
وَٱلْفَحْشَآءَ ۚ
wal-faḥshāa
and the immorality
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, he
مِنْ
min
(was) of
عِبَادِنَا
ʿibādinā
Our slaves
ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ
l-mukh'laṣīna
the sincere
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24. She certainly desired him, and he would have desired her had he not seen the proof [24] of his Lord. Thus We turned away from him evil and indecency. Surely, he was one of Our sincere servants.
[24]
The Meaning of the Infallibility of the Prophets:
When Zulaikha found herself unsuccessful in this invitation and felt further humiliation in it, she resolved to carry out this immoral act and herself approached Yusuf and began to make advances. At this critical moment, Allah especially guided and protected Sayyiduna Yusufؑ. The evidence or proof that Allah showed Sayyiduna Yusufؑ at that time is the same as has already been mentioned in the previous verses. That is, Sayyiduna Yusuf remained firm on his previous response and determination. In this way, Allah protected him from committing this immoral act. From here, the reality of the infallibility of the Prophets becomes clear, that is, they too are human and, compelled by human nature, could also commit a sin. However, Allah keeps them protected from such acts, and if any minor slip does occur, it is corrected through revelation.
[24]
The Meaning of the Infallibility of the Prophets:
When Zulaikha found herself unsuccessful in this invitation and felt further humiliation in it, she resolved to carry out this immoral act and herself approached Yusuf and began to make advances. At this critical moment, Allah especially guided and protected Sayyiduna Yusufؑ. The evidence or proof that Allah showed Sayyiduna Yusufؑ at that time is the same as has already been mentioned in the previous verses. That is, Sayyiduna Yusuf remained firm on his previous response and determination. In this way, Allah protected him from committing this immoral act. From here, the reality of the infallibility of the Prophets becomes clear, that is, they too are human and, compelled by human nature, could also commit a sin. However, Allah keeps them protected from such acts, and if any minor slip does occur, it is corrected through revelation.
