2. Discussing the meaning of *zann* (presumption) and the continuation of the story of Dawud.

The Shaykh : He, the Mighty and Majestic, said: *Zann* means certainty, certainty, because *zann* comes to mean certainty, as in His saying, the Exalted: And He, the Mighty and Majestic, said regarding the sinners when they were presented to the Fire: So what was Dawud’s *zann*? He was certain that We tested him in this story. This matter is clear and there is no difficulty in it. Dawud (peace be upon him) judged between people; he was a judge, and his duty was to judge. So for him to lock himself in his prayer niche and not remain to judge between people, this is perhaps not good. Can a judge take the word of one party without referring to the other? Yes, no. For example, if two men sit with you in a dispute, and one says, "I am asking this man for one thousand riyals, but he refuses to give them to me despite his ability to pay." Do you have the right to say, "He is wronging you"? What does he say? "Listen to the other party's words." I say, "It is true, you have one thousand riyals from him." If he says, "Yes, it is true that you are delaying and you are able to pay," he may say yes, or he may say no. So he, peace and blessings be upon him, hastened to devote himself to worship, and this is not among the means of judging. It is necessary that he refer to the other party. This is undoubtedly a test from Allah, the Exalted. So Dawud knew that Allah tested him, and he realized that a person must open his door to people to fulfill their needs if he is obligated to do so, and not judge anyone except after taking what? The argument. He sought forgiveness from his Lord. Look, the Generous Lord, the Exalted, made it clear that He forgave him. And when He forgave him, it was as if he had not sinned, as if he had not sinned. Second, Therefore, the mention of this matter was completely closed off. Do you know what the Jews said, may the successive curses of Allah be upon them until the Day of Resurrection? They said that Dawud fell in love with the wife of one of the soldiers. He fell in love with the wife of one of the soldiers. But what could he do? He could not take her from him by force. So he ordered him to go to jihad. He ordered him to go to jihad so that he would be killed so he could take his wife. And Dawud had ninety-nine wives, and this man had one wife. That is what the Jews said. And glory to Allah! Can something like this happen to one of the people? Yes, it cannot happen. How can a prophet among the prophets do this? They, by Allah, have lied. They lied, they lied. The messengers, peace and blessings be upon them, are cleared of such morals. But what can we do about the enemies of the messengers? They want to accuse the messengers of every evil: lying, sorcery, madness, divination, and they do not care. The important thing is that this story, even if you find it in some exegeses, is a fabricated story. And let each one of you who has read it in a book annotate it: this is a fabricated story about the Prophet of Allah, so that the messengers may be cleared of what they were accused of by the enemies of Allah, the Exalted.