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the court to interpret his dream. The Prophet Joseph (as),
however, requested that his name be cleared first and that the
woman who had slandered him and her friends be asked to
tell the truth. Now that he had established his innocence and
been cleared of any suspicion, the king knew him to be a
trustworthy, religious, and chaste person. Allah reveals in the
Qur’an:
The King commanded: “Bring him to me straight away!”
But when the envoy came to him, he [Joseph] said: “Go
back to your master and ask him what happened to the
women who cut their hands. My Lord has knowledge of
their cunning guile.” He [the king] asked [the women]:
“What was this past affair of yours when you solicited
Joseph?” Then they said: “Allah forbid! We know no bad
of him.” The governor’s wife then said: “The truth has
now emerged. Indeed, I tried to seduce him then, and he
has simply told the honest truth.” [Joseph said:] “In this
way he [the governor] may know at last that I did not
dishonor him behind his back, and that Allah most sure-
ly does not guide the deviousness of the dishonorable.”
(Surah Yusuf, 50-52)

As we can see, this slander against the Prophet Joseph
(as) was exposed as a lie, and his innocence and trustworthi-
ness came to be known to the people. After he proved his
faith during this trial, Allah rewarded him for his patience and
good conduct on Earth as well as in the Hereafter. The vers-
es continue:
The king said: “Bring him to me straight away, so I may
draw him very close to me.” When he had spoken with