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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And Sulayman did not disbelieve"

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Question:
He says: I am inquiring about the noble verse in the saying of the Truth, Blessed and Exalted is He: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan,
And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not teach anyoneوَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُو الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ
[Al-Baqarah 2:102]
unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieveحَتَّىٰ يَقُولَا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ
[Al-Baqarah 2:102]
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Answer:
This verse was revealed concerning the Jews, for they are often professional practitioners of sorcery, to the extent that they cast a spell on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They engage in sorcery, and in the time of Sulayman (peace be upon him), when he passed away, they found the books of sorcery after him. They assumed that he used them and claimed that Sulayman practiced sorcery. Therefore, they say he gathered the rebellious jinn and employed them in heavy labor, because Allah subjected the jinn to Sulayman; the jinn
They made for him what he willedيَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ مَا يَشَاءُ
[Saba 34:13]
by the command of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. When they found the books of sorcery after Sulayman, they accused Sulayman of practicing sorcery and of gathering the rebellious jinn through sorcery to serve him. This is a lie on their part, for they know the innocence of Sulayman. These books were in the hands of the Jews, and Sulayman did not use them. For this reason, Allah cleared Sulayman (peace be upon him) and informed that it is the Jews who follow sorcery
And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon.وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُو الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ
[Al-Baqarah 2:102]
, meaning in the time of Sulayman. Sorcery is recited by the devils and followed by the devils, not by Sulayman (peace be upon him). His statement, "follow what the devils recite in the kingdom of Sulayman," means in his time, not that he used it.
And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon.وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُو الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ
[Al-Baqarah 2:102]
, and it is not Sulayman who follows it; rather, it is the Jews who follow it. Then he said, "And Sulayman did not disbelieve." Look at his statement, "And Sulayman did not disbelieve," meaning he did not practice sorcery. This indicates that sorcery is disbelief. "Sulayman did not disbelieve" means he did not practice sorcery and did not use it, because he is a Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophets are protected from sin. So he did not practice sorcery. Rather, the service of the devils to him was a prophetic miracle by the command of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. A miracle is from the making of Allah, not from the making of the Prophet or the close friend of Allah. But Allah brings it about through his hand as a miracle for him if he is a Prophet, or as a miracle granted to a righteous person for him if he is a close friend of Allah.
It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelievedوَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا
[Al-Baqarah 2:102]
The cause is that they teach people sorcery. This indicates that sorcery is disbelief, whether learning it, teaching it, or practicing it. Yes.
Source قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7309 — youtube.com (11:11)

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