Surah Saad
Chapter 38 · Verse 30 · Revealed in Makkah
“And to David We gave Solomon. An excellent servant, indeed he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allah].”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Sulayman the Son of Dawud
Allah tells us that he gave Sulayman to Dawud as a Prophet, as He says elsewhere:
وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَـنُ دَاوُودَ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Commentary
In these verses, an event relating to Sayyidna Sulayman (علیہ السلام) has been mentioned. The gist of the well known Tafsir of this event is that Sayyidna Sulayman (علیہ السلام) was so engrossed in the inspection of the horses that he missed to perform the Salah of Al-` Asr at his usual time. Later, when he was alerted to this loss, he slaughtered all those horses as the unfortunate interference in the remembrance of Allah took place because of them.
What does this verse bring up for you today?