The Holy Quran 38:34 — Surah Sad

Arabic text

وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَـٰنَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِۦ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ

Translation

Verily We tested (tried) Sulaymaan عليه الصلاة والسلام and cast a (malformed) body on his throne, after which he turned (to Us in repentance). (The Ahadeeth do not explicitly mention any incident to which this verse refers. It is however possible that it refers to a narration mentioned in Bukhari. The narration states that Sulaymaan عليه الصلاة والسلام once resolved to cohabit with each of his seventy wives on a certain night, intending to father a dynamic horseman from each wife, all of whom would be warriors in Jihaad. An angel who was with him advised him to say "Inshaa Allaah" (If Allaah wills"). Although he knew within his heart that everything occurs only with Allaah's will, he did not say the words. It then transpired that only one of the wives conceived. She finally bore only an malformed foetus, which lacked half of its torso. After narrating the story, Rasulullaah ﷺ said, "If Sulaymaan عليه الصلاة والسلام had said, 'Inshaa Allaah', he would have fathered seventy youth who would have all fought in Jihaad." If it is this narration that is referred to in the verse, the malformed foetus is referred to as the "body" cast on his throne.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

ولقد ابتلينا سليمان وألقينا على كرسيه شق وَلَد، وُلِد له حين أقسم ليطوفنَّ على نسائه، وكلهن تأتي بفارس يجاهد في سبيل الله، ولم يقل: إن شاء الله، فطاف عليهن جميعًا، فلم تحمل منهن إلا امرأة واحدة جاءت بشق ولد، ثم رجع سليمان إلى ربه وتاب، قال: رب اغفر لي ذنبي، وأعطني ملكًا عظيمًا خاصًا لا يكون مثله لأحد من البشر بعدي، إنك -سبحانك- كثير الجود والعطاء.

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