The story of the Queen of Sheba
Rather, you will rejoice with your gift
The Queen of Sheba made a mistake in her decision
When she decided to give the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him, a gift to win his heart
The one who is attached to this world does not know the psychology of the one who is attached to the afterlife
Like the Prophet of God, Solomon, peace be upon him
He is never tempted by money
But the Queen of Sheba
I dealt with the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him, with the nature of kings
Those who are tempted by money
They rejoice in it and what is given to them
It affects their decisions
Because it is the ultimate hope of many kings and leaders
He collects money
Except those whom God has mercy on and guides to the straight path
The Queen of Sheba wanted to know the nature of God’s Prophet Solomon, peace be upon him
Is he a king like the kings of the world who love money?
Or is he a sent prophet?
But they are errors of the method in knowing the great qualities of God’s Prophet Solomon, peace be upon him
When we want to know the facts of men
Let's look at their logic and what they say
It is evidence of their level of reason and thinking
The manifestations of greatness that some men display in their appearance and clothing
The way they walk and move
Underneath may be hidden empty minds and trivial preoccupations
One cannot rely on knowing men based on their appearance alone
This is Rustam, the commander of the Persians
He blames his companions when they looked at Rab’i bin Amer
They evaluated him by his clothing and appearance
Rustam replied to them by saying:
Don't look at his appearance, look at his logic
Some men if you see them
You were intimidated by them
If they speak and speak, they will fall from the eyes of rational people
Because of the futility of their minds
Banality has dominated the lives of many affluent people
Position holders and leaders
This is the case with many kings throughout history
This is what the Queen of Sheba herself lived
She was busy decorating her throne and taking care of it
The hoopoe even described it as a great throne
She thought that the Prophet of God was Solomon, peace be upon him
Of this type of kings
So she sent him a gift that was great in her eyes and in the eyes of the people of the world
The Prophet of God, Solomon, peace be upon him, denounced it
This behavior is from the Queen of Sheba
He got angry and said
Provide me with money
What God has given me is better than what He has given you
Rather, you will rejoice with your gift
He faced the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him
The Queen of Sheba's gift includes three things
The first is to denounce the gift in exchange for their call to Islam
The second is a mention of God’s blessing upon him with the religion, prophecy, and wisdom He gave him
And subjugating the jinn and birds to him
And knowing the logic of birds
This is much greater than the gift of the Queen of Sheba
The third shows who would like such gifts
And it is not his morals
Rather, it is their morals because they are accustomed to them
Al-Qushayri, may God have mercy on him, said
Are you offering me money?
Is someone like me attracted to such actions?
You and people like you are treated the same way you were treated
Al-Baghawi, may God have mercy on him, said
What God gave us of prophecy, religion, wisdom, and kingdom
Better and better than what He has given you
Rather, you will rejoice with your gift
Because you are people who brag about this world and take pride in it
You rejoice in giving gifts to one another
As for me
I do not rejoice in it, and the world is not what I need
Because God Almighty has enabled me to do so
He gave me what he did not give to anyone else
Yet he honored me with religion and prophethood
Al-Razi, may God have mercy on him, said
With these words, he showed his lack of interest in that money
The Prophet of God, Solomon, peace be upon him, knew the reason for sending the gift
This dissuaded him from his intention to conquer their country and invite them to Islam
He did not accept the gift
After looking into knowing the reason why people give money and wealth, it is appropriate
For scholars, preachers and reformers
It is very important
Because the meaning to them may be far away
The scholar or preacher would not notice it if he looked at the matter superficially
Or he justified himself in accepting the Sultan's gifts
This is what scholars, preachers, and reformers should do
It is refraining from accepting any gift or gift
Maybe one day you will become famous in their religion
And asceticism in what people have
And turn to God to ask for what they need
His gifts never cease from His servants
And He provides for them from where they do not expect
The unjust ruler is at all times
He confronts scholars and preachers to prevent them from calling to God and spreading knowledge
Guiding people and telling the truth in two ways
The first way
Silencing them with gifts, money and gifts
And involve them in all his events, parties and receptions
The second way
Restricting, persecuting, and imprisoning them
And prevent them from educating people in any way
Changing names does not substitute anything for the truth
The Queen of Sheba said:
And I am sending them a gift
Did you send a gift or a bribe?
Luring people with money is both right and wrong
As for enticing the infidel with money to convert to Islam and abandon disbelief
This is a right permitted by Islam
He made it a type of zakat
As in the Almighty’s saying
Alms are for the poor and needy
And those who work on it and whose hearts are reconciled
And in the freeing of slaves and debtors
For the sake of God and on the way
A blessing from God
And God is All-Knowing, All-Wise
This type of grooming and similar
It is not in the interest of those who lure him with money
But it is the luck of the one who was given the money
To adhere to the truth and adhere to it
Or enter into the religion of God
Or adhere to Islam
As was the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace
It consists of Aslam in the conquest of Mecca
By giving them spoils to support Islam
As for forbidden grooming
It is for the benefit of someone instead of money
To get what he has no right to
Or to exceed it in a right owed to him
Or to oppress others or something like that
This is forbidden bribery
Even if it is called a gift
Most of the gifts of sultans, kings and leaders
She is from this section
Either to silence poets or preachers
Or to create bad scientists
To make lawful for them what God has forbidden to them
Or to correct their actions
Even if it violates Sharia law
A gift is originally desirable
The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said
Calm down, love each other
Narrated by Al-Bukhari in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace
He accepts the gift
It is a good deed among Muslims
If they seek the face of God Almighty with it
But if the gift is for someone other than God
Or it was to prevent the establishment of God's law
Or prevent a person from obeying God
Or it was for a prohibited purpose
Such as relationships between boys and girls
And giving flowers and other things on Valentine’s Day, as they claim
Or elsewhere
This is one of the forbidden gifts
And what the Queen of Sheba sent
It is of this kind that is forbidden
She wanted to prevent the Prophet of God, Solomon, peace be upon him
Who conquered their country and brought them into the religion of God
And they came under his rule
And the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him
He does it for God
And to spread the religion of God
May the word of God rise above the earth
And to save them from worshiping the sun to worshiping the One Almighty God
Let people surrender to the Lord of the Worlds
To prevent this great goal with gifts and money
Rather, it is a barrier from the path of God
Therefore, the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him, did not accept it
He said, "Go back to them."
Let us bring them forces against which they cannot defeat
And We will certainly bring them out of it humiliated while they are humiliated
The response was firm
By fighting the people of the Kingdom of Sheba
And bring them into the religion of God Almighty
And keep them away from worshiping other than God
Saving them from eternity in hell
This is a form of jihad for the sake of God
When the news reached the Queen of Sheba
I submitted to the command of the Prophet of God, Solomon, peace be upon him
She and the nobles of her people went out
To the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him
To come under his rule voluntarily
We protected the blood of its people from flowing in the streets
This shows the soundness of her mind
To protect her people from entering into a losing war
By all standards
There is no shame in her surrendering to the truth
Submitting to the truth
Better than persisting in falsehood
This is what every rational person should do
To submit to the truth if it becomes clear to him
He avoids getting into fights
Useless words or arguments
To prove his opinion
It became clear to him that the truth was with others
It's a waste of time and effort
In pointless battles
A kind of foolishness that does not befit the mind
This is what the Queen of Sheba did
It reduced the time and method
After she realized what she did wrong
So she went by herself
To the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him
Surrender to the truth
But what happened in her kingdom?
She is on her way
To the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him
We will continue in the next meeting, God willing
Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds
The story of the Queen of Sheba
With the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him