The story of the Queen of Sheba
We will consider whether you are telling the truth or whether you are liars
He is the one who delivers the news
Either he is truthful in what he reported
Or he is lying
Here comes the role of the recipient of the news in verifying what he hears
Not everything we hear is true
The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, told
There are people who narrate everything they hear without confirming it
He warned against this in the strongest terms
And he said
It is enough of a lie for Palmer to tell everything he heard
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We must distinguish between those who are known for their honesty
He is known to lie
Or he is expected to lie
So we believe the first
We should be careful of the second and third types
In the story of the Queen of Sheba
When the hoopoe came with the news of their worship of the sun
The Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him, said
We will consider whether you are telling the truth or whether you are liars
This is what is required of everyone whom God has placed as a responsibility over people
To deal with the news he receives about them with reason and wisdom
It does not cancel the news
He should not rush to believe it and base judgments on it
The informant does not lie without evidence
Abu Zahra, may God have mercy on him, said
Solomon was a wise king
He does not base his knowledge of what he decides upon only on what he hears
This is the most misleading of kings
He is described as an ear
The courtiers become his guardian who controls him
And so he said to the hoopoe
We'll look
That is, we confirm that we will consider the truth of what you brought to us
Are you honest or are you a liar?
The carrier of the news should not get angry if he is told
We need to verify what you said
Because the listener is commanded to do so
Especially if he is in a position of responsibility
The news results in an action
Or judgment on people
Or otherwise
There are several benefits to this behavior
From her
The news transmitter is trained to be accurate in reporting and verifying news
And from her
That people recognize the truthful from the false in reporting the news
And from her
People should be careful about reporting the news
They do not rush to speak everything that reaches their ears
If they knew that they would be held accountable for what they reported
And from her
They blocked the way for snitches and tweeters
And the corruptors on earth
Those who hate people
And from her
Highlighting a valid model for verifying news
And not being courteous to the news carrier
The action was taken by the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him
To verify the news
He is a correspondent from the Queen of Sheba
And invited them to Islam
He ordered the hoopoe to take the letter to her himself
He returns with the news
He said to the hoopoe
Go with my book
So throw it to them
Then he turned away from them
See what they return
This is beautiful literature in verifying the news
The one who brought the news
He is the hoopoe
And the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him
He did not believe him or lie to him
And let him know that he will verify what he said
Test him by conveying the message
To know the extent of his honesty and his lies in what he said
There is benefit in this
It is that whoever brings us news whose authenticity we doubt
He asked him to prove the veracity of what was conveyed to us
The way we see it
Suitable for the type of reported news
And the use of the Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him
For message style
It is useful for us to verify the news
By sending a message
We will clarify the issue
Before proving or denying it
The Prophet of God Solomon, peace be upon him, used it
In carrying and delivering the message
This was a quick method at that time
And he wanted to
To teach his soldiers to bear responsibility
What news they bring
And today
People have means of communication
Similar in speed
The speedy accession to the throne of the Queen of Sheba
From Yemen to the Kingdom of Solomon, peace be upon him
It is to send the message
Through modern means of communication
And via the Internet
It reaches the ends of the earth in the blink of an eye
This is a blessing that God has bestowed
On people in this time
It should be used to please God
And what benefits people and does not harm them
It is one of the largest means of transmitting news today
It also transports waste and fat
And honesty and lies
It is not correct to rely on it
Believing news without proof
So what if it was used initially?
In spreading fake news
And in psychological and media warfare
To weaken the souls of Muslims
And to form a public opinion that is contrary to God’s law
Here the Muslim must
Verify the news before publishing it
Especially what was of it
It leaves a bad impact on the souls of Muslims
Or insults the honor of Muslims
Or he challenges Muslim scholars and their elite
God Almighty said
If a matter of security or fear comes to them
They claimed it
Even if they returned it to the Messenger
And to those in authority among them
Those who deduce it from them know it
And had it not been for God’s grace and mercy upon you
You do not follow Satan except a little
Ibn Kathir, may God have mercy on him, said
And when a matter of security or fear comes to them, he said
They claimed it
Denial of those who initiate things before they are achieved
He tells it, divulges it, and publishes it
It may not be valid
Al-Saadi, may God have mercy on him, said
This is a discipline from God to His servants
For their inappropriate action
And they should if an order comes to them
Of important matters and public interests
What concerns the matter and the joy of believers
Or by fear that there will be a calamity for them
To be sure and not rush to spread that news
Rather, they return it to the Messenger and to those in authority among them
People of opinion, knowledge, advice, reason and sobriety
Those who know things and know the interests and their opposites
If they saw in his broadcast an interest and activity for the believers
For their joy and protection from their enemies
They did it
Even if they see that it is not of interest
Or there is an interest in it, but its harm exceeds its benefit
They did not broadcast
That's why he said
He knows those who infer it from them
That is, they extract it with their sound thoughts and opinions
And their rational sciences
This is evidence of a literary basis
It is that if there is research into a matter
It should be assigned to someone who is qualified for this and given to its family
And he does not advance in their hands
It is closer to the truth and more likely to be safe than wrong
It prohibits haste and haste in spreading matters as soon as we hear them
The command to meditate before speaking and consider it
Is it an interest that a person should apply to?
Or not, he refrains from it
Then God Almighty said
And had it not been for God’s grace and mercy upon you
That is, in your success and discipline
And teach you what you did not know
You do not follow Satan except a little
Because man is by nature unjust and ignorant
His soul does not command him to do anything but evil
So if he turns to his Lord, holds fast to Him, and strives to do so
His Lord was kind to him and granted him every good thing
And protect him from the accursed Satan
So, dear sister, be sure of what you hear in women’s gatherings
And be patient while you move
People have used women as an example
In spreading the news quickly without confirming or waiting
This may lead you to sin without realizing it
We ask God to protect us from the accursed Satan
But how was the Queen of Sheba received?
The message of the Prophet of God Solomon
What is the position of her people regarding the message?
We will continue in an upcoming 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