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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 28
فَلَمَّا رَءَا قَمِيصَهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ مِن كَيْدِكُنَّ ۖ إِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيمٌ ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So when he (her husband) saw his [(Yûsuf’s (Joseph)] shirt torn at the back, he (her husband) said: "Surely, it is a plot of you women! Certainly mighty is your plot!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّا
falammā
So when
رَءَا
raā
he saw
قَمِيصَهُۥ
qamīṣahu
his shirt
قُدَّ
qudda
torn
مِن
min
from
دُبُرٍۢ
duburin
(the) back
قَالَ
qāla
he said
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, it
مِن
min
(is) of
كَيْدِكُنَّ ۖ
kaydikunna
your plot
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
كَيْدَكُنَّ
kaydakunna
your plot
عَظِيمٌۭ
ʿaẓīmun
(is) great
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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28. Then when her husband (the Aziz of Egypt) saw Yusuf’s shirt and found it torn from the back, he said (to his wife): This is one of your women’s tricks [28]. Indeed, your tricks are great (and dangerous).
[28]
The Trial of Women:
When the shirt of Sayyiduna Yusuf ؑ was seen, it was torn from the front. The Aziz of Egypt realized that the real culprit was his wife and that her statement was merely deceit. But due to his and his family's reputation, he did not hold his wife accountable, lest the matter spread. He only said that this statement of hers was a trick and a great slander against Yusuf ؑ, and that the tricks of you women are very misleading. You are doubly guilty towards Yusuf ؑ: first, you incited him to immorality, and second, you accused him. Therefore, now seek forgiveness from him. Some commentators believe that in this verse, ﴿اِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيْمٌ﴾ is not the statement of the Aziz of Egypt but rather the command of Allah Almighty. Thus, it is narrated from a certain elder that he used to say: I fear women more than I fear Satan, because when Allah Almighty mentioned Satan, He said that the plot of Satan is weak. [4: 76]
And when He mentioned women, He said that your plot is very great. And the following hadith also indicates the same meaning. Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid ؓ says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "I have not left any trial more severe for men after me than women." [بخاري، كتاب النكاح، باب مايتقي من شؤم المراة]
Similarly, ﴿وَاسْتَغْفِرِيْ لِذَنْبِكِ﴾ can also mean: seek forgiveness from Yusuf for your sin, and it can also mean: seek forgiveness from Allah for your sin.
[28]
The Trial of Women:
When the shirt of Sayyiduna Yusuf ؑ was seen, it was torn from the front. The Aziz of Egypt realized that the real culprit was his wife and that her statement was merely deceit. But due to his and his family's reputation, he did not hold his wife accountable, lest the matter spread. He only said that this statement of hers was a trick and a great slander against Yusuf ؑ, and that the tricks of you women are very misleading. You are doubly guilty towards Yusuf ؑ: first, you incited him to immorality, and second, you accused him. Therefore, now seek forgiveness from him. Some commentators believe that in this verse, ﴿اِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيْمٌ﴾ is not the statement of the Aziz of Egypt but rather the command of Allah Almighty. Thus, it is narrated from a certain elder that he used to say: I fear women more than I fear Satan, because when Allah Almighty mentioned Satan, He said that the plot of Satan is weak. [4: 76]
And when He mentioned women, He said that your plot is very great. And the following hadith also indicates the same meaning. Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid ؓ says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "I have not left any trial more severe for men after me than women." [بخاري، كتاب النكاح، باب مايتقي من شؤم المراة]
Similarly, ﴿وَاسْتَغْفِرِيْ لِذَنْبِكِ﴾ can also mean: seek forgiveness from Yusuf for your sin, and it can also mean: seek forgiveness from Allah for your sin.
