It was said to her...
It was said to her, ‘We fear to send you ahead to him -as due to what has happened from you!’ قَالَتْ أَنَا لَا أَخَافُ مَنْ يَخَافُ اللَّهَ She said, ‘I do not fear from the one who fears Allah -azwj !’ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ لَهَا يَا زَلِيخَا مَا لِي أَرَاكِ قَدْ تَغَيَّرَ لَوْنُكِ When she entered to see him -as , he -as said to her: ‘O Zuleykha!
What is the matter I see your complexion to have changed?’ قَالَتْ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الْمُلُوكَ بِمَعْصِيَتِهِمْ عَبِيداً وَ جَعَلَ الْعَبِيدَ بِطَاعَتِهِمْ مُلُوكاً She said, ‘The Praise is for Allah -azwj Who Made the kings to be slaves due to their disobedience, and Made the slaves to be kings due to their obedience!’ قَالَ لَهَا مَا الَّذِي دَعَاكِ إِلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْكِ He -as said to her: ‘What is that which called you to what had happened from you?’ قَالَتْ حُسْنُ وَجْهِكَ يَا يُوسُفُ She said, ‘Your -as handsome face, O Yusuf -as !’ قَالَ فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَيْتِ نَبِيّاً يُقَالُ لَهُ مُحَمَّدٌ ص يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ يَكُونُ أَحْسَنَ مِنِّي وَجْهاً وَ أَحْسَنَ مِنِّي خُلُقاً وَ أَسْمَحَ مِنِّي كَفّاً He -as said: ‘How would it be if you were to see a Prophet called Muhammad -saww ?
He -saww would be in the end of times. He -saww is more handsome than me -as of face and more excellent than me -as in manners, and more generous than me -as of hand (giving)!’ قَالَتْ صَدَقْتَ She said, ‘You -as speak the truth’.
قَالَ فَكَيْفَ عَلِمْتِ أَنِّي صَدَقْتُ He -as said: ‘How did you know I -as spoke the truth?’ قَالَتْ لِأَنَّكَ حِينَ ذَكَرْتَهُ وَقَعَ حُبُّهُ فِي قَلْبِي She said, ‘Because when you -as mentioned him -as , love for him -saww occurred in my heart!’ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَى يُوسُفَ أَنَّهَا صَدَقَتْ أَنِّي قَدْ أَحْبَبْتُهَا لِحُبِّهَا مُحَمَّداً ص فَأَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا Allah -azwj the Exalted Revealed to Yusuf -as : She speaks the truth!
Her love for Muhammad -saww has led Me -azwj to love her!” Allah -azwj the Exalted Commanded him -as to marry her .
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