فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥ فَصَرَفَ عَنْهُ كَيْدَهُنَّ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ 34
Translations
So his Lord responded to him and averted from him their plan. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
Transliteration
Fastajaba lahu rabbuhu fasarafa anhu kaidahunna, innahu huwa as-samiu al-alim
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes how Allah answered Yusuf's supplication and turned away the evil plot (kaid) of Potiphar's wife and her companions who sought to seduce him. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi emphasize that Allah's response to Yusuf's sincere du'a demonstrates His attribute of being As-Samiu (The All-Hearing) and Al-Alim (The All-Knowing), affirming that He hears the cries of the oppressed and knows their true intentions, thus protecting the righteous from corruption and harm.
Revelation Context
This ayah occurs within the narrative of Yusuf's trial in Egypt, specifically following his refusal to succumb to the advances of the wife of Al-Aziz. The context is Meccan revelation, though it addresses the universal theme of divine protection for those who remain steadfast in faith. The revelation came to console the Prophet Muhammad and believers facing persecution, illustrating that Allah protects the virtuous from the plots of the wicked.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet Muhammad said: 'Whoever fears Allah, He will make a way out for him from every difficulty and will provide for him from where he does not expect.' (Sunan Ibn Majah 4286). Additionally, 'The supplication of the oppressed is never rejected, even if he is a dissolute person.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3492)
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches believers that sincere supplication to Allah in times of trial brings divine intervention and protection, emphasizing that Allah's omniscience and perpetual hearing ensure no sincere prayer goes unanswered. For modern readers, it reinforces that maintaining moral integrity despite social pressure and worldly temptations, coupled with reliance on Allah through du'a, guarantees divine support and deliverance from harm.
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ذَٰلِكَ لِيَعْلَمَ أَنِّى لَمْ أَخُنْهُ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى كَيْدَ ٱلْخَآئِنِينَ
That is so he [i.e., al-ʿAzeez] will know that I did not betray him in [his] absence and that Allāh does not guide the plan of betrayers.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَتَبَوَّأُ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ يَشَآءُ ۚ نُصِيبُ بِرَحْمَتِنَا مَن نَّشَآءُ ۖ وَلَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
And thus We established Joseph in the land to settle therein wherever he willed. We touch with Our mercy whom We will, and We do not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good.
قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَـٰطِـِٔينَ
They said, "By Allāh, certainly has Allāh preferred you over us, and indeed, we have been sinners."
فَلَمَّا ٱسْتَيْـَٔسُوا۟ مِنْهُ خَلَصُوا۟ نَجِيًّا ۖ قَالَ كَبِيرُهُمْ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ أَبَاكُمْ قَدْ أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُم مَّوْثِقًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمِن قَبْلُ مَا فَرَّطتُمْ فِى يُوسُفَ ۖ فَلَنْ أَبْرَحَ ٱلْأَرْضَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْذَنَ لِىٓ أَبِىٓ أَوْ يَحْكُمَ ٱللَّهُ لِى ۖ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ
So when they had despaired of him, they secluded themselves in private consultation. The eldest of them said, "Do you not know that your father has taken upon you an oath by Allāh and [that] before you failed in [your duty to] Joseph? So I will never leave [this] land until my father permits me or Allāh decides for me, and He is the best of judges.