Sulaymān ﷺ
سليمانCommonly rendered in English as Solomon.
Son of Dāwūd. Given a kingdom no one would equal after him, and understanding of the speech of birds and ants. Met the Queen of Sabaʾ; received her submission to Allah.
- Era
- c. 970 BCE traditional
- Region
- Jerusalem
- Sent to
- Banū Isrāʾīl, jinn, and animals
Passages that mention Sulaymān
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"The angel of death entered upon Solomon and fixed his gaze on one of Solomon's companions. After the angel left, the man asked Solomon, Who was that? Solomon replied, That was the angel of death. The man, feeling uneasy, said, I saw him looking at me as if he wanted me. He then asked Solomon, What will you do? The man requested, I want you to save me from him, command the wind to carry me to the farthest part of India."
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"If I enter and come out from that side, he would enter until he exited from the other side. A devil from among them entered, passed through, and no devil would look at Solomon, peace be upon him, while he was in the niche except that it would burn. He did not hear Solomon's voice. Then he returned and did not hear anything, and he returned again, falling into the house without burning. He saw Solomon, peace be upon him, had fallen dead. He exited and informed the people that Solomon had died. They opened up for him and found his staff, which in the language of the Abyssinians had been eaten by the termite."
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"I do not know that any better than you. It is merely a record that is given to me in which the names of those who will die are written. Abdul Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam reported that Solomon once asked the angel of death, When you are commanded regarding me, inform me. The angel of death later came to him and said, O Solomon, I have been commanded regarding you. You have a short time left. In response, Solomon called upon the devils, and they constructed for him a lofty structure of glass without a door. Solomon stood up to pray, leaning on his staff. The angel of death then entered"
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"There is another account involving Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, who was once sitting with al-Zuhri when a man approached him and said, "Sulayman, I've heard that you spoke about me and said such and such. The man denied it, but Sulayman insisted, "The one who informed me is truthful. Al-Zuhri interjected, "No talebearer is truthful. Sulayman agreed and told the man, "Go in peace.""
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"Yazid al-Rukashi once remarked, If people understood the evil of the ultimate fate, their wailing for it would have been greater. There is a narration about Solomon, the son of David, peace be upon him. The angel of death entered upon Solomon and fixed his gaze on one of Solomon's companions. After the angel left, the man asked Solomon, Who was that?"
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"prayers on the night of the Isra. However, the essence of prayer was indeed made obligatory during Khadija's lifetime, as we will clarify. Solomon had commanded the construction of a palace made of glass, with water flowing in its passage, a glass roof, and fish and other water creatures within. She was commanded to enter the palace while Solomon was seated on his throne. When she saw it, she thought it was a body of water and uncovered her legs. He said, Indeed, it is a palace made smooth with glass. She then said, My lord, indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allah, lord of the worlds. When prayer was made obligatory upon the messenger of"
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"them nor can they. Indeed they are from its hearing excluded. Al-Hafiz ibn Asakir mentioned that Sulayman son of Dawud was a prophet of Allah descended from a noble lineage. It is said in some narrations that he entered Damascus. Ibn Makula noted his lineage similarly to Ibn Asakir. Allah the exalted said in Surah An-Naml and Sulayman inherited Dawud and he said oh people we have been taught the speech of birds and we have been given from all things indeed this is the evident favor. This inheritance refers to prophethood and kingship not wealth as Sulayman had other brothers. The messenger of Allah peace be upon him clarified in authentic narrations"
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"disputed over the remaining child. David ruled in favor of the elder woman. They then went to Solomon, who suggested cutting the child in two. The younger woman pleaded, do not do that, he is her son. Thus Solomon ruled in her favor. Both judgments were valid in their respective laws, but Solomon's was more just. Allah praised him for this wisdom, and also commended his father, saying, And we gave both of them judgment and knowledge, and we subjected the mountains to glorify us along with David. And the birds were gathered, and we were doing that. And we taught him the making of coats of armor for you, to protect you from your"
Hear the prophetic story in full.
Ibn Kathir's Stories of the Prophets, narrated chapter by chapter in the Joyful Muslims app.