Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: A man came to him, so he asked: Where have you come from? He replied: From Iraq. He asked: How did you leave the people there? He said: I left the people discussing that Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) will return to them. He said: If we had known that, we would not have married off his wives nor divided his inheritance. I will tell you about this: The devils used to eavesdrop from the heavens, and when one of them heard a true word, he would mix it with a thousand lies. These things were placed in the hearts of people and they made them into books. Prophet Solomon (peace be upon him) came to know of it and buried it under his throne. When he passed away, the devils stood by the road and said: Shall I not inform you of Solomon’s (peace be upon him) rare treasure, the like of which there is no other? The people took it out and said: This is magic, and its remainder is what the people of Iraq narrate today. Allah revealed (the verse) to clear Solomon (peace be upon him) of the accusation of magic: __QUR_N__ “And they followed what the devils recited during the reign of Solomon” __QUR_N__ to the end of the verse.
Hadith Referenceسنن سعید بن منصور / كتاب التفسير / 207
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:سنده صحيح.
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه الضياء المقدسي فى "الأحاديث المختارة"، 406، والحاكم فى (مستدركه) برقم: 3068، والنسائي فى (الكبریٰ) برقم: 10927، وسعيد بن منصور فى (سننه) برقم: 207»