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The Witness from Her Family, Who cleared Yusuf

In the Quran

In the QuranWho cleared Yusuf

The Witness from Her Familyشاهد من أهلها

Traditional date, disputedEgypt

A member of the Aziz's wife's own family who proved Yusuf innocent by the torn shirt.

When Yusuf and the woman both stood accused at the door, a witness from her family said: if his shirt is torn from the front, she is truthful; if from the back, she has lied. The shirt was torn from the back. Her own relative's reasoning cleared Yusuf.

What does the Quran say?

[Joseph] said, "It was she who sought to seduce me." And a witness from her family testified. "If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth, and he is of the liars.

Quran 12:26

12:26-28

The lesson

Fair judgement looks at evidence, even when it goes against your own family.

Who else is linked?

Egypt (Misr)YusufThe Aziz of EgyptThe Wife of the Aziz

Who lived at the same time?

YusufThe Aziz of EgyptThe Wife of the AzizThe Women of the CityThe Brothers of Yusuf

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