The listener asks about the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And they ask you about Dhul-Qarnayn. Say, “I will recite to you a reminder concerning him”)

The questioner : A listener from Sudan asks about the saying of Allah the Exalted: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan: ?

The Shaykh : The saying of Allah the Exalted: His story was well known, especially among the People of the Book. He was a righteous king in the time of the Khalil Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and it is said that he circumambulated the House with him, and Allah knows best. This righteous man was granted authority over the earth by Allah, and He gave him every means of kingship to achieve victory and subdue his enemies. meaning he took a path that led him to his objective. So he took control of them, and Allah gave him the choice regarding them. So he judged between them with justice, saying: Then he proceeded toward the rising of the sun. They had no shelter to protect them from its heat; they had no buildings or trees, but lived in the daytime in grottos and caves, and at night they sought their livelihood. And Allah, Mighty and Majestic, was aware of this man in all his circumstances; he traveled with the knowledge and guidance of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, as He said: .
Then he proceeded. Because they were foreigners whose language was not understood and who did not understand the language of others, but they complained to this righteous king, Dhul-Qarnayn, that Gog and Magog were corrupting the earth. They are two nations from the descendants of Adam, as established in the authentic hadith. The reports and Israelitic narratives about these two nations, namely Gog and Magog, have no basis in truth; rather, Gog and Magog are from the descendants of Adam and have the form of the descendants of Adam. As it came in the authentic hadith that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This was a great matter for the Companions, and they said: O Messenger of Allah, which one of us is that one? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is clear and explicit evidence that they, namely Gog and Magog, are from the descendants of Adam. Thus, their form and conditions are exactly like those of the descendants of Adam, but they are a people who, may Allah protect us, are naturally disposed to corruption in the earth, destroying the interests of creation, killing them, and other things that constitute corruption in the earth of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. So they said to him: meaning wealth. So he informed them that Allah, Glorified and Exalted, had given him of kingship and establishment what is better than the wealth they were giving him. meaning practical strength in the form of wealth, tools, and the like. Then he asked them for bars of iron, meaning pieces of iron, and they arranged them one upon another until they reached the tops of the two mountains. So they kindled fire upon it and blew on it until the iron became burning fire, then he poured upon it a mixture, meaning molten copper, until this piece of iron solidified and became a solid iron barrier. meaning they would climb over it. meaning they would dig through it from below. So it became a barrier between Gog and Magog and these people. His story is well known and famous; Allah the Exalted mentioned it in Surat al-Kahf at its end. So whoever wants more knowledge of it, let him read what the trusted scholars of tafsir have written about this great story.