Explanation of the story mentioned regarding the cause of the prostration in Surah Sad
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: There is a story mentioned regarding the cause of the prostration in Surah Sad, and it casts doubt on a Prophet.
Answer:
It is a known Isra'iliyyah, an Isra'iliyyah story. It says that Dawud (peace be upon him) looked at a woman, and I do not know how she came to be in his mind, and he went on a military expedition, killed her husband, and then married her. This is an Isra'iliyyah and is not authentic. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: There is a story mentioned regarding the cause of the prostration in Surah Sad, and it casts doubt on a Prophet.
Answer:
It is a known Isra'iliyyah, an Isra'iliyyah story. It says that Dawud (peace be upon him) looked at a woman, and I do not know how she came to be in his mind, and he went on a military expedition, killed her husband, and then married her. This is an Isra'iliyyah and is not authentic. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الرخصة في إعادة الجماعة وركعتي الطواف في كل وقت — islamhouse.com (45:23)
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