Hadith 26-24

حَدَّثَنا أَحْمَدِ بْنِ زِيادِ بْنِ جَعْفَر الْهَمَذانيّ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَلِىِّ بْنِ إِبراهِيمِ بْنِ هاشِم، عَن أَبيهِ، عَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ معبد، عَن الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خالِد، عَن أَبي الحَسَن عَلِىِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عن مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَر عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيـهِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ، عَن أَبيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِى‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قالَ إِنَّ سُلَيَْمانَ بْنَ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ لاصْحَابِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَدْ وَهَبَ لِي مُلْكاً لا يَنْبَغِي لاحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِي سَخَّرَ لِيَ الرِّيحَ وَالإِنْسَ وَالْجِنَّ وَالطَّيْرَ وَالْوُحُوشَ وَعَلَّمَنِي مَنْطِقَ الطَّيْرِ وَآتَانِي كُلَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ وَمَعَ جَمِيعِ مَا أُوتِيتُ مِنَ الْمُلْكِ مَا تَمَّ لِي سُرُورُ يَوْمٍ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ وَقَدْ أَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَدْخُلَ قَصْرِي فِي غَدٍ وَأَصْعَدَ أَعْلاهُ وَأَنْظُرَ إِلَى مَمَالِكِي فَلا تَأْذَنُوا لاحَدٍ عَلَيَّ لِئَلا يَرِدَ عَلَيَّ مَا يُنَغِّصُ عَلَيَّ يَوْمِي قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ أَخَذَ عَصَاهُ بِيَدِهِ وَصَعِدَ إِلَى أَعْلَى مَوْضِعٍ مِنْ قَصْرِهِ وَوَقَفَ مُتَّكِئاً عَلَى عَصَاهُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَمَالِكِهِ مَسْرُوراً بِمَا أُوتِيَ فَرِحاً بِمَا أُعْطِيَ إِذْ نَظَرَ إِلَى شَابٍّ حَسَنِ الْوَجْهِ وَاللِّبَاسِ قَدْ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَعْضِ زَوَايَا قَصْرِهِ فَلَمَّا بَصُرَ بِهِ سُلَيَْمانُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ لَهُ مَنْ أَدْخَلَكَ إِلَى هَذَا الْقَصْرِ وَقَدْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَخْلُوَفِيهِ الْيَوْمَ فَبِإِذْنِ مَنْ دَخَلْتَ فَقَالَ الشَّابُّ أَدْخَلَنِي هَذَا الْقَصْرَ رَبُّهُ وَبِإِذْنِهِ دَخَلْتُ فَقَالَ رَبُّهُ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنِّي فَمَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ أَنَا مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ قَالَ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ وَفِيَما جِئْتَ قَالَ جِئْتُ لاقْبِضَ رُوحَكَ قَالَ امْضِ لِمَا أُمِرْتَ بِهِ فَهَذَا يَوْمُ سُرُورِي أَبَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِي سُرُورٌ دُونَ لِقَائِهِ فَقَبَضَ مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ رُوحَهُ وَهُوَمُتَّكِئٌ عَلَى عَصَاهُ فَبَقِيَ سُلَيَْمانُ مُتَّكِئاً عَلَى عَصَاهُ وَهُوَمَيِّتٌ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَالنَّاسُ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَهُمْ يُقَدِّرُونَ أَنَّهُ حَيٌّ فَافْتَتَنُوا فِيهِ وَاخْتَلَفُوا فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَالَ إِنَّ سُلَيَْمانَ قَدْ بَقِيَ مُتَّكِئاً عَلَى عَصَاهُ هَذِهِ الأَيَّامَ الْكَثِيرَةَ وَلَمْ يَتْعَبْ وَلَمْ يَنَمْ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ وَلَمْ يَشْرَبْ إِنَّهُ لَرَبُّنَا الَّذِي يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَعْبُدَهُ وَقَالَ قَوْمٌ إِنَّ سُلَيَْمانَ سَاحِرٌ وَإِنَّهُ يُرِينَا أَنَّهُ وَاقِفٌ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَى عَصَاهُ يَسْحَرُ أَعْيُنَنَا وَلَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ فَقَالَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِنَّ سُلَيَْمانَ هُوَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَنَبِيُّهُ يُدَبِّرُ اللَّهُ أَمْرَهُ بِمَا شَاءَ فَلَمَّا اخْتَلَفُوا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الأَرَضَةَ فَدَبَّتْ فِي عَصَاهُ فَلَمَّا أَكَلَتْ جَوْفَهَا انْكَسَرَتِ الْعَصَا وَخَرَّ سُلَيَْمانُ مِنْ قَصْرِهِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فَشَكَرَ الْجِنُّ لِلأَرَضَةِ صَنِيعَهَا فَلاجْلِ ذَلِكَ لا تُوجَدُ الأَرَضَةُ فِي مَكَانٍ إِلا وَعِنْدَهَا مَاءٌ وَطِينٌ وَذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنا عَلَيْهِ الْمَوْتَ ما دَلَّهُمْ عَلى‏ مَوْتِهِ إِلا دَابَّةُ الأَرْضِ تَأْكُلُ مِنْسَأَتَهُ يَعْنِي عَصَاهُ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ الْجِنُّ أَنْ لَوْ كانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ الْغَيْبَ ما لَبِثُوا فِي الْعَذابِ الْمُهِينِ. ثُمَّ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ: وَاللَّهِ مَا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآْيَةُ هَكَذَا، وَإِنَّمَا نَزَلَتْ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ الإِنْسُ أَنَّ الْجِنَّ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ الْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا فِي الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ.

Ahmad ibn Ziyad ibn Ja’far al-Hamadani - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashem quoted on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ali ibn Ma’bad, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Khalid, on the authority of Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha’ (a.s.), on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far (a.s.), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad (a.s.), on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.), One day Solomon - the son of David (a.s.) - told his companions, “In fact, the Blessed the Sublime God has granted me such a rule that no one deserve to have after me. He has empowered me with the power to harness the winds, power over the people, the genies, the birds and the beasts. He has taught me the speech of birds. God has given me some of everything. However, I am not able to be happy one full day from the morning to the night in spite of all this rule. I would like to go to my palace tomorrow, climb to the uppermost level and look at all the countryside around under my rule. Do not let anyone come in lest he might ruin my day.” They said, “Yes.” The following morning he took his cane and climbed up to the uppermost level of his palace. He leaned on his cane and was looking at the country over which he ruled happily. Then he saw a young handsome and well-dressed man who was approaching him from one of the corners of the palace. When Solomon (a.s.) saw him, he said, “Who has allowed you to enter this palace? I had decided to be alone here today. Who let you in?” The young fellow said, “The owner of this palace has brought me in here and I have come in with His permission.” Solomon (a.s.) said, “The owner has more rights over it than I do. Who are you?” The young fellow said, “I am the angel of death.” Solomon said, “What have you come here for?” He said, “To take away your spirit.” Solomon (a.s.) said, “Then do whatever you are ordered to do with me. Today is my happy day. My Lord the Honorable the Exalted God wanted me to have no pleasure other than meeting Him.” Then the angel of death took away his spirit when he was leaning on his cane. He died as God willed. The people kept looking at him thinking that he was alive. Then a dispute arose amongst them. Some of them said, “Solomon (a.s.) has remained leaning on his cane for several consecutive days while standing. He has neither eaten nor drank anything. He has neither become tired nor has he fallen asleep. Just he is our lord. It is incumbent upon us to worship him.” Others said, “Solomon (a.s.) is a magician. He has placed a talisman on our eyes and makes us imagine that he is standing and leaning on his cane, while it is not so.” The believers said, “Solomon (a.s.) is God’s servant. God will do whatever He wills with him.” When the arguments reached a climax, the Honorable the Exalted God appointed a little warm of the earth to go into the cane and eat it up from within. Then the cane broke, Solomon fell out of the palace and landed on his face. The genies thanked the little worm for that. That is why where there is any life there is also some water and mud as we read in the following by the Honorable the Exalted God, ‘Then, when We decreed (a.s.olomon's) death, nothing showed them his death except a little worm of the earth, which kept (a.s.lowly) gnawing away at his staff…’ [15] that is his cane. And ‘…so when he fell down, the Jinn saw plainly that if they had known the unseen, they would not have tarried in the humiliating Penalty (of their Task)…’” [16] As-Sadiq (a.s.) said, “This verse was not revealed this way. It was revealed as follows, ‘…so when he fell down, the people realized that if the Jinn had known the unseen, they would not have tarried in the humiliating Penalty (of their Task).’” [17]