Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Khalifa Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: He said that it occurred in the heart of Hazrat Dawood (peace be upon him) that if he were to be put to trial, he would remain safe. It was said to him: "You will soon be put to trial, and you will come to know the day on which you will be tested, so be cautious." Thus, it was said to him: "Today you will be tested." So he took the Zabur and held it under his arm, closed the door of the prayer chamber, placed a servant at the door, and said: "Do not let anyone come in today." (2) While he was reciting the Zabur, a beautiful bird with various colors came and started approaching him, and came near, and he was able to catch it. When he intended to take it in his hand, it jumped and went behind him. So he closed the Zabur and got up to catch it, but it flew and sat on the skylight of the prayer chamber. When he approached it, it entered a nest. He peeped in to see where it had gone, and suddenly his gaze fell upon a woman who was bathing for menstruation by her pool. When she saw his shadow, she moved her head and covered her body with her hair. Hazrat Dawood (peace be upon him) said to the servant: "Go and tell such-and-such woman to come to me." The servant went and told the woman: "The Prophet of Allah is calling you." She replied: "What do I have to do with the Prophet of Allah? If he needs anything, let him come to me; I do not go to him." The servant returned and informed him of her words. He went to her, but she closed the door and said: "O Dawood (peace be upon him), what has happened to you? Do you not know that whoever does such a thing, you stone him?" And she advised him, so he returned. (3) And that woman's husband was a warrior in the path of Allah. So Hazrat Dawood (peace be upon him) ordered the commander of jihad to include Uriah in the "Hamalat al-Tabut," and "Hamalat al-Tabut" was the army that either achieved victory or were killed. So he included him in the "Hamalat al-Tabut" and sent him forward, and he was killed. When the woman's waiting period ended, he sent her a proposal. She set a condition that if she bore a son, he would make him his successor after him, and fifty people from Bani Israel were made witnesses to this, and a document was written for it. Thus, he did not even realize his trial, until she gave birth to Hazrat Sulaiman (peace be upon him) and he grew up. Then two angels came to him, leaping over the prayer chamber, and their story is mentioned by Allah in the Qur'an, and Dawood (peace be upon him) fell into prostration. So Allah forgave him and accepted his repentance. (4) Thus, he divorced her and distanced Sulaiman (peace be upon him). During this time, once he was passing through a field and came upon his sons, who were saying: "O Ladin! O Ladin!" Hazrat Dawood (peace be upon him) stopped and asked: "Why has he been named 'Ladin'?" Sulaiman (peace be upon him), who was in a corner, said: "If he asks me, I will tell him." It was said to Dawood (peace be upon him) that Sulaiman is saying this. He called him and asked: "Why has this boy been named 'Ladin'?" He said: "I will tell you about it." Hazrat Sulaiman asked him about his father's story, and he was told that his father had gone on a journey with his companions, and he was very wealthy. People intended to kill him, so he advised them: 'I have left my wife pregnant; if she gives birth to a boy, tell her to name him "Ladin".' So Hazrat Sulaiman called his companions, and they came. He secluded himself with one of them and kept talking until he confessed, and did the same with the others until all confessed. So he sent them to Hazrat Dawood (peace be upon him), and he had them killed. After that, he became somewhat kind to them. (5) And among Bani Israel there was a devout woman who had adopted asceticism. She had two beautiful slave girls, and that woman had no relations with men. So one of the slave girls said to the other: "This hardship has become prolonged for us; she does not desire men, and as long as we stay with her, we will remain in a bad state. Would it not be better if we disgrace her, she is stoned, and we reach men?" So they took the liquid of an egg and came to her...