The Egyptian who bought him said to his wife, "Take good care of him; he may be useful to us, or we may adopt him as a son." We thus established Joseph in the land, to teach him the interpretation of events. Allah has control over His affairs, but most people do not know.
When he reached his maturity, We gave him wisdom and knowledge. We thus reward the righteous.
She in whose house he was living tried to seduce him. She shut the doors, and said, "I am yours." He said, "Allah forbid! He is my Lord. He has given me a good home. Sinners never succeed."
She desired him, and he desired her, had he not seen the proof of his Lord. It was thus that We diverted evil and indecency away from him. He was one of Our loyal servants.
As they raced towards the door, she tore his shirt from behind. At the door, they ran into her husband. She said, "What is the penalty for him who desired to dishonor your wife, except imprisonment or a painful punishment?"
He said, "It was she who tried to seduce me." A witness from her household suggested: "If his shirt is torn from the front: then she has told the truth, and he is the liar.
But if his shirt is torn from the back: then she has lied, and he is the truthful."
And when he saw that his shirt was torn from the back, he said, "This is a woman's scheme. Your scheming is serious indeed."
"Joseph, turn away from this. And you, woman, ask forgiveness for your sin; you are indeed in the wrong."
Some ladies in the city said, "The governor's wife is trying to seduce her servant. She is deeply in love with him. We see she has gone astray."
