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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "So when he fell, the jinn made it clear that if they had known the unseen, they would not have remained in the humiliating punishment"

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Question:
The questioner, who is digging into the depths, says regarding the verse in Surat Saba:
But when he fell, it became clear to the jinn that if they had known the unseen, they would not have remained in humiliating punishment.فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ الْجِنُّ أَن لَّوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ الْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا فِي الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ
[Saba 34:14]
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Answer:
Allah subjected the jinn to Solomon (peace be upon him) to work for him, and they were in hardship due to the heavy labor. Solomon was standing, praying while leaning on his staff (peace and blessings be upon him), and death came to him while he was standing and praying. He remained standing, and they thought he was alive. They did not realize his death until a creature of the earth ate his staff, meaning the earth ate the staff he was leaning on. So when he fell (peace and blessings be upon him), the jinn realized that they do not know the unseen, as they had been working in hardship for all that time, thinking that Solomon (peace be upon him) was watching them. Yes.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/063 — archive.org (14:16)

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