Back to search

Is the widespread story about Zulaikha's love for the Prophet Yusuf, which includes events such as her asking to hear his voice while he was being beaten, her stopping for his procession, and her regaining her youth and beauty through the blessing of the Prophet Muhammad to marry him and be with him in Paradise, accurate?

1 min readAlso available in العربية

This statement has no origin in the references and bears signs of fabrication and falsehood. Sheikh Al-Sa'di explained that the story of Yusuf in the Qur'an is complete and perfect, and that whoever attempts to "improve" or "complete" it with Isra'iliyyat (Judeo-Christian traditions), most of which are lies, is presuming to add to God's word and considers what God has narrated to be incomplete, which contradicts what is stated in the Surah. Therefore, one must limit oneself to what God has narrated and abandon anything else that has not been transmitted from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

Read the full answer on Ftawy