English Translation of Al-Quran
[38].Surah Suad
Ayat 36. So, Allah subjected to him the wind, it blew gently to his order whithersoever he willed,
Ayat 37. And also, the Shayatin (devils) from the jinns (including) every kind of builder and diver,
Ayat 38. And also, others are bound in fetters.
Ayat 39. [Saying of Allah to Sulaiman AS (Solomon)]: “This is Allah’s gift, so spend you or withhold, no account will be asked.”
Ayat 40. And verily, he enjoyed a near access to Allah, and a good final return (Paradise).
Tafseer of Surah Suad Ayat 36. Then Allah subjected the Wind to his power, to flow gently to his order, whoever he willed, Cf. 21:81. Ayat 37. As also the evil ones, (including) every kind of builder and diver, Cf. 21:82. Cf. also 34:12-13 and notes there: in the latter passage the spirits mentioned are called Jinns. The divers were probably those employed in pearl fisheries.38. As also others bound together in fetters. Cf. 14:49. Where the same expression “bound together in fetters” is applied to Sinners on the Day of Judgment. 39. “Such are Our Bounties: whether thou bestow them (on others) or withhold them, no account will be asked.” Allah bestowed such abundant powers and bounties on Solomon that they could not be counted or measured: and he was free to give away anything he liked or keep anything he liked. This was a great temptation for an ordinary man. Solomon as a prophet withstood it and asked to be forgiven for power and such a kingdom as others might not be able to use lawfully. His earthly kingdom went to pieces after his death. But his name and fame endure. And what is more, he obtained a place among the Nearest Ones to Allah. See next verse. 40. And he enjoyed, indeed, a Near Approach to Us, and a beautiful Place of (Final) Return. The same words are used of David in 38:25 above, thus symmetrically closing the argument about the two greatest kings in Israel.
English Translation of Hadith
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ [SAWW](PBUH) said, “Seven people Allah will give them His Shade on the Day when there would be no shade but the Shade of His Throne (i.e., on the Day of Resurrection): And they are: a just ruler; a youth who grew up with the worship of Allah; a person whose heart is attached to the mosques, two men who love and meet each other and depart from each other for the sake of Allah; a man whom an extremely beautiful woman seduces (for illicit relation), but he (rejects this offer and) says: `I fear Allah’; a man who gives in charity and conceals it (to such an extent) that the left hand does not know what the right has given; and a man who remembers Allah in solitude and his eyes become tearful”.
[Al-Bukhari Book 08, Chapter 82, Hadith # 798].
Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah As-Suad Ayat 40. “Verily, he enjoyed a near access to Allah, and a good final return (Paradise). This Hadith highlights the merits of weeping for fear of Allah. The fear of Allah keeps one away from disobedience of Allah, the reward of which in the Hereafter is Jannah – a world which abounds in the Bounties and Pleasure of Allah.
