The Holy Quran 12:34 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥ فَصَرَفَ عَنْهُ كَيْدَهُنَّ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

Translation

So his Rabb accepted his prayer (to preserve his chastity) and turned their plot (guile) away from him. Undoubtedly, He is the All Hearing, All Knowing.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, [Allah] kept him fully steadfast in sinlessness and chastity and let no one's deceit succeed. One should always ask Allah for what is good: that is, He hears everyone's prayers and is aware of all. Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: “Outwardly it appears that he fell into prison through his own asking.

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