سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 34
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَـٰنَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِۦ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ ﴿34﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed, We did try Sulaimân (Solomon) and We placed on his throne Jasad (a devil, so he lost his kingdom for a while) and he did return (to Allâh with obedience and in repentance, and to his throne and kingdom by the Grace of Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
فَتَنَّا
fatannā
We tried
سُلَيْمَـٰنَ
sulaymāna
Sulaiman
وَأَلْقَيْنَا
wa-alqaynā
and We placed
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
كُرْسِيِّهِۦ
kur'siyyihi
his throne
جَسَدًۭا
jasadan
a body
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
أَنَابَ
anāba
he turned
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
34. 1. What was this trial, what was the body that was placed on the throne, and what does it mean? There is also no detail about this in the Noble Quran or Hadith. However, some commentators have attached an incident proven by an authentic hadith to this, and that is: Once, Prophet Sulaiman (Solomon) عليه السلام said that tonight he would have relations with all his wives (whose number was 70 or 90) so that horsemen would be born from them who would fight in Allah’s path. And he did not say insha’Allah (i.e., he relied entirely on his own planning). As a result, except for one wife, none became pregnant. And the wife who did become pregnant gave birth to a child who was incomplete, i.e., half-formed. The Prophet ﷺ said: If Sulaiman عليه السلام had said insha’Allah, then all would have produced warriors (Sahih Bukhari).
