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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The story of Solomon (peace be upon him) when he had intercourse with his wives and forgot to say "if Allah wills"?

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The Shaykh : The story I promised to tell you is that Solomon (peace and blessings be upon him) was one of the noble prophets to whom Allah granted the message and kingship. Solomon was a king and a prophet to whom Allah the Exalted granted a kingship He had not granted to anyone else. He even subjected the jinn to him, so that the jinn would carry out his commands:
every builder and diver كل بناء وغواص
[Sad 38:37]
. Those who built magnificent, grand palaces, and those who dived into the sea and brought up pearls and other great treasures. The third group of jinn were
And others bound together in shackles. وآخرين مقرنين في الأصفاد
[Sad 38:38]
. These were sinners, so Solomon bound them in chains. He shackled their hands and feet, for Allah gave him what? A great kingship. Allah the Exalted said in his supplication to his Lord, the Mighty and Majestic:
grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me وهب لي ملكا لا ينبغي لأحد من بعدي
[Sad 38:35]
. When the Shaytan slipped onto the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during his prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to seize him and tie him to a pillar of the mosque so that the boys of the people of Madinah could play with him. But he remembered Allah's statement about Solomon:
grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower." وهب ملكا لا ينبغي لأحد من بعدي إنك أنت الوهاب
[Sad 38:35]
, so he left him. I say, Allah gave Solomon what? Kingship and prophethood. One day, and he loved jihad, he swore an oath, saying:
By Allah, I will surely go around to ninety women tonight, each of whom will give birth to a boy who will fight in the cause of Allah والله لأطوفن الليلة على تسعين امرأة تلد كل واحدة منهن غلاما يقاتل في سبيل الله
. What drove him to this was his desire for jihad. He was told, "Say, 'if Allah wills.'" But he did not say "if Allah wills." Why did he not say "if Allah wills"? Because he had a firm resolve to do it. And what happened from his own action? It happened. And what was from Allah? It did not happen. Do you know what happened? He had intercourse with ninety women, and one of them gave birth to half a human being. Allahu Akbar! Half a human being, meaning not even one complete person out of the ninety. Our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
If he had said: 'If Allah wills,' he would not have broken his vow, and this would have been a means to help him to get what he wanted. لو قال إن شاء الله لم يحنث وكان دركا لحاجته ولقاتلوا في سبيل الله
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3856Sahih (Darussalam)
. Therefore,
(23) And never say of anything, "Indeed, I will do that tomorrow," (24) Except [when adding], "If Allah wills." لا تقولنّ لشيء إني فاعل ذلك غدا إلا أن يشاء الله
[Al-Kahf 18:23-24]
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Source alathar.net

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