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The person who bought him in Egypt said to his wife, "Deal kindly with him: maybe he proves useful to us, or we may adopt him as our son." Thus We made a way for establishing Joseph in the land and arranged to teach him the understanding of affairs. Allah does whatever He wills but most people do not understand this.

And when he reached his full maturity, We bestowed on him judgment and knowledge. This is how We reward the righteous people.

Now the woman in whose house he was began to tempt him, and one day she closed the doors and said, "Come here." Joseph replied, "May Allah protect me from this! My Lord has given me a good abode: (and should I, then, misbehave like this?) Such workers of iniquity never fare well."

She advanced towards him, and he also would have advanced towards her, had he not perceived his Lords argument. This was so that We may remove indecency and immodesty from him;23 indeed he was one of Our chosen servants.

At last Joseph and she raced towards the door one behind the other and she rent his shirt (pulling it) from behind, and they met her husband at the door. Seeing him, she cried out, "What punishment does the one deserve who shows evil intentions towards your wife? What else than this that he should be put in prison or tortured with painful torment?"

Joseph said, "It was she who solicited me." At this a member of her own family gave the circumstantial evidence, saying, "If the shirt of Joseph is torn from the front, the woman speaks the truth and he is a liar.

And if his shirt is torn from the back, she speaks a lie and he is truthful.

When the husband saw that the shirt was rent from the back, he said, "This is one of your cunning devices: your devices are very cunning indeed!

Joseph, leave this matter. And, O woman, beg forgiveness for your sin, for you were indeed the wrongdoer."