#SundayGathering with Shaykh Omar Khan A glimpse from the lives of the Prophets of Allah (Peace and Blessings be upon Them all) 03/03/19 – Sayyiduna Dawood & Sulaimaan (Peace be upon Them) www.SundayGathering.co.uk /AlMuhammadiyya | www.Al-Muhammadiyya.com Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) • Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) remained on the Earth for one hundred years. • Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) was born five hundred and ninety nine years after Sayyiduna Musa. There are other narrations in relation to this as well. • Sayyiduna Dawood’s son is Sayyiduna Sulaimaan (peace be upon them both). Sayyiduna Sulaiman remained on the Earth for fifty nine years. The Blessings of Allah upon Sayyiduna Dawood • ‘And remember Our bondman Dawood, the one blessed with favours; he is most inclined.’ Surah Saad 38:17 • Amongst the interpretations of the above Verse is that Sayyiduna Dawood was blessed with bounties and power from Allah the Almighty. The power granted to Sayyiduna Dawood was the power to carry out righteous deeds. The Worship of Sayyiduna Dawood • Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) would fast every second day. • Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) would stand in the Court of the Almighty in voluntary worship during the first half of the night. He would sleep during a portion of the second half and spend a portion of that in worship as well. Allah granted Prophethood to Sayyiduna Dawood and his son, Sayyiduna Sulaimaan (peace be upon them) • ‘And We indeed bestowed great knowledge to Dawood and Sulaiman; and they both said, “All praise is to Allah, Who bestowed us superiority over many of His believing bondmen.” Surah An Naml 27:15 The Kingdom of Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) • “O Dawood! We have indeed appointed you as a Viceroy in the Earth, therefore judge between mankind with the truth, and do not follow desire, for it will lead you astray from Allah’s path; indeed for those who stray away from Allah’s path is a severe punishment, because they forgot the Day of Reckoning.” Surah Saad 38:26 • Sayyiduna Dawood was granted Prophethood and Kingdom. • The prohibition from following desires was in essence directed at the nation of Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) as the address to the Innocent Prophet of Allah, Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) made it clear to the nation that they were most certainly to avoid following desires. As Saawi – footnote on Al Jalalain • It is mentioned in At Tafseer Al Kabeer that a leader from Banu Marwaan stated in front of Sayyiduna Omar Ibn Abdil Azeez (Allah shower mercy upon him) that the leaders will not be taken to account on the Day of Judgement. Sayyiduna Omar Ibn Abdil Azeez (Allah shower mercy on him) recited the above Verse and made clear how Allah the Almighty made the importance of avoiding the following of desires by addressing the Prophet of Allah, Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) so that no leader felt free from being taken into account for his actions when he sees this address to Allah’s Beloved Prophet, Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) • Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) was a just leader through whom all leaders can learn that in order to establish justice one should not follow desires but rather one should uphold the truth. Allah made the mountains and birds subjected in the court of Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) • ‘Indeed We subjected the hills to say the praise with him, at night and at morn. And birds gathered together, they were all obedient to him.’ Surah Saad 38:18-19 The Power of Sayyiduna Dawood’s Kingdom and Speech • ‘And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and just speech.’ Surah Saad 38:20 Metal would become soft in the blessed hands of Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) • ‘And indeed We gave Dawood the utmost excellence from Us; “O the hills and birds, repent towards Allah along with him,” and We made iron soft for him. “Make large coats of armour and keep proper measure while making; and all of you perform good deeds; I am indeed seeing your deeds.” Surah Saba 34:10-11 The Two Disputants • ‘And did the news of the two disputants reach you? When they scaled over the wall into Dawood’s place of worship.’ Surah Saad 38:21 • ‘When they entered upon Dawood, so he feared them – they said, “Do not fear! We are two disputants, one of whom has wronged the other, therefore judge fairly between us and do not judge unjustly – and show us the right way.” Surah Saad 38:22 • “This is my brother; he has ninety nine ewes and I have one ewe; and he now says, “Give that one also to me” – and he is very demanding in speech.” Surah Saad 38:23 • ‘Dawood said, “He is indeed being unjust to you in that he demands to add your ewe to his ewes; and indeed most partners wrong one another, except those who believe and do good deeds – and they are very few!” • Sayyiduna Dawood is mentioned in the rest of the above Verse to have realised that this matter was a test from Allah the Almighty and he sought forgiveness falling into prostration. • ‘We therefore forgave him this; and indeed for him in Our presence are, surely, proximity and an excellent abode.’ Surah Saad 38:25 The Tafseer of two disputants arriving • Al Imam Fakhruddin Ar Raazi (Allah shower mercy on him) has negated the false and fabricated statements that attribute a major sin to Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) as well as the statement that attributes a minor sin towards Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him). • Allah the Almighty states, ‘Indeed those who wish that slander should spread among the Muslims – for them is a painful punishment in this world and in the hereafter, and Allah knows, and you do not know.’ Surah An Noor 24:19 • A group of enemies wished to assassinate Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him). Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) had a specific day on which he would be engrossed in the worship of Allah the Almighty by himself. They climbed over his place of worship to attack him whilst he was busy in acts of worship. When they entered they found a group of people around Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him). These attackers therefore made out that they had attended the court of Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) to resolve a dispute. • A reason for Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) seeking forgiveness in the Court of Allah the Almighty has been mentioned to have been that Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) initially intended to punish these attackers but then he inclined towards pardoning and overlooking their error. He therefore sought forgiveness for originally intending to punish them as that was not the most virtuous way of dealing with them. • Another reason mentioned by scholars was that Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) felt that this was a test from Allah the Almighty and that he should not have intended to punish them without physical evidence apart from his awareness of what they were concealing in their hearts. • Another interpration of Sayyiduna Dawood’s seeking forgiveness is that he was seeking forgiveness for these men from his nation. The Noble Son of Sayyiduna Dawood – Sayyiduna Sulaiman (peace be upon him) • ‘And Sulaiman became Dawood’s heir, and he said, “O people, we have indeed been taught the language of birds, and have been given from all things; this surely is a manifest favour.” Surah An Naml 27:16 • Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon him) was blessed with nineteen sons. Sayyiduna Sulaiman (peace be upon him) was the youngest son • The meaning of heir is that Sayyiduna Sulaiman (peace be upon him) was blessed with Prophethood. • Sayyiduna Sulaiman (peace be upon him) was granted the ability to understand the language of birds. The wind was subject to the command of Sayyiduna Sulaiman • ‘And We gave the wind in Sulaiman’s control its morning journey equal to a month’s course and the evening journey equal to a month’s course; and We sprung a stream of molten copper for him; and from the Jinns, who worked before him by the command of his Lord; and those among them who turned away from Our Command – We shall make them taste the punishment of the blazing fire.’ Surah Saba 34:12 The armies of Sayyiduna Sulaiman (peace be upon him) • ‘And assembled together for Sulaiman were his armies of Jinns and men, and of birds so they had to be restricted.’ Surah An Naml 27:17 Be careful of fabricated stories! • Al ‘Allamah Al Aaloosi Al Baghdadi (Allah shower mercy on him) stated in Ruh ul Ma’ani (summary of his words follows); The majority of narrations in this regard are not worthy of being given any attention. Therefore it is incumbent to believe in the facts mentioned within the Holy Qur’an and authentic narrations. So be careful of referring to narrations within the works of historians and story tellers that have no authenticity. Their statements consist of disgraceful exaggeration. They open up the doors to people mocking the Deen (religion). It would not be surprising if the majority of these fabricated stories were fabricated by enemies of Islam in order to cause hatred and animosity towards faith. Ruh ul Ma’ani Volume Volume 10 Page 175 Sayyiduna Sulaiman smiled upon hearing an ant • ‘Until when they came to the valley of the ants, a she ant exclaimed, “O ants, enter your houses – may not Sulaiman and his armies crush you, unknowingly.” He therefore smiled beamingly at her speech...” Surah An Naml 27:18-19 • Sayyiduna Sulaiman and his armies would usually travel by air but on this occasion they travelled on the ground.