And the Egyptian who purchased him said to his wife, “”Give him an honorable home, may be he will be profitable to us or we may take him (as an adopted) son.”” And thus We established Yusuf in the land that We may teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah is Dominating in His affair but the majority of mankind does not know.
The Egyptian indicated his desire to his wife to adopt Yusuf (PBH) as their son but his wife later attempted to involve him in a shameful act. This may be one of the reasons of the warning “……and He has not made, those whom you adopt as sons, your (real) sons…… call them by their father’s name………. “33: 4 – 5. Again the shirt torn from behind is produced as circumstantial evidence to prove the innocence of Yusuf (PBH). This again hints at producing circumstantial evidence to establish the truth in legal cases.