His saying: "And Solomon did not disbelieve."
989 - 'Ali ibn Harb al-Mawsili narrated to us, al-Qasim ibn Yazid narrated to us, from Sufyan, from Husayn, from 'Imran al-Sulami—meaning Ibn al-Harith—from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: "When Solomon son of David died, a devil stood up and said: 'I will guide you to a treasure the likes of which has no equal.' They asked: 'And where is it?' He said: 'Under his throne.' They said: 'This is magic.' So the nations transmitted it and adopted it as magic. Thus, Allah revealed the justification for Solomon: 'And they followed what the devils recited during the kingdom of Solomon. And Solomon did not disbelieve.' The remainder of those narrations are things that the people of Iraq discuss."
990 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Safwan narrated to us, al-Walid narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Bashir informed me, from Qatadah regarding the word of Allah: "And Solomon did not disbelieve," he said: "It was not by his consultation nor his command."
991 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas, the freedman of Banu Hashim, narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Salamah narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, from Ibn Ishaq: "And Solomon did not disbelieve," meaning: he did not know magic, and magic is disbelief for one who practices it.
His saying, the Exalted: "But the devils disbelieved."
992 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Safwan narrated to us, al-Walid narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Bashir informed us, from Qatadah regarding the word of Allah: "But the devils disbelieved," [meaning] it is something the devils fabricated. It was mentioned to us that the devils invented books, wrote magic and grave matters among the people, and taught them [the people] it.
993 - al-Hasan ibn Ahmad narrated to us, Ibrahim ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Bashshar narrated to us, Surur ibn al-Mughirah narrated to me, from 'Abbad ibn Mansur, from al-Hasan: "But the devils disbelieved," he said: "Following magic is disbelief, and magic is not from the religion of Solomon." He means: "But the devils disbelieved" by abandoning the religion of Solomon and following what the devils recited during his kingdom.
994 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas, the freedman of Banu Hashim, narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Salamah narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, from Ibn Ishaq: "But the devils disbelieved," meaning they are the ones who did what they did.
His saying: "They teach the people magic."
995 - My father narrated to us, 'Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us, al-A'mash narrated to us, from al-Minhal ibn 'Amr, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn 'Abbas: "They teach the people magic," meaning the scrolls that they buried."
قوله: وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ
٩٨٩ - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَرْبٍ الْمَوْصِلِيُّ ثنا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ السُّلَمِيِّ- يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثَ- عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا مَاتَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ قَامَ شَيْطَانٌ، فَقَالَ: أَنَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى كَنْزٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ مِثْلُهُ، قَالُوا: وَأَيْنَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ:
تَحْتَ كُرْسِيِّهِ. قَالُوا: إِنَّ هَذَا لَسِحْرٌ فَتَنَاسَخَتْهَا الأُمَمُ فَاتَّخَذُوهَا سِحْرًا، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عُذْرَ سُلَيْمَانَ: وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُوا الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَى مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ فَبَقِيَّةُ تِلْكَ الأَحَادِيثِ يَتَحَدَّثُ بِهَا أَهْلُ الْعِرَاقِ.
٩٩٠ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ ثنا صَفْوَانُ ثنا الْوَلِيدُ أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ فِي قَوْلِ الله: وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ قَالَ: مَا كَانَ عَنْ مَشُورَتِهِ وَلا أَمْرِهِ.
٩٩١ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ثنا سَلَمَةُ عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ: وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ أَيْ مَا عَلِمَ بِالسِّحْرِ، وَالسِّحْرُ كُفْرٌ لِمَنْ عَمِلَ بِهِ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَلَكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا
٩٩٢ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ ثنا صَفْوَانُ ثنا الْوَلِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ: وَلَكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا وَلَكِنَّهُ شَيْءٌ افْتَعَلَتْهُ الشَّيَاطِينُ، وَذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ ابْتَدَعَتْ كُتُبًا، وَكَتَبَتْ سِحْرًا وَأَمْرًا عَظِيمًا فِي النَّاسِ وَعَلَّمُوهُمْ إِيَّاهُ.
٩٩٣ - حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنِي سُرُورُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ: وَلَكِنِ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا قَالَ: اتِّبَاعُ السِّحْرِ كُفْرٌ، وَلَيْسَ مِنْ دِينِ سُلَيْمَانَ السِّحْرُ. يَقُولُ: وَلَكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا بِتَرْكِهِمْ دِينَ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَاتِّبَاعِهِمْ مَا تَلَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَى مُلْكِهِ.
٩٩٤ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ثنا سَلَمَةُ عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ: وَلَكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا أَيْ هُمُ الَّذِينَ صَنَعُوا مَا صَنَعُوا.
قَوْلُهُ: يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ
٩٩٥ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ثنا الأَعْمَشُ عَنِ الْمِنْهَالِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السحر يعني الصحف التي دفنوها.
