16347 - Yunus ibn 'Abd al-A'la informed us by way of recitation, Ibn Wahb informed us, Ibn Lahi'ah informed us, who said: She—meaning Bilqis—had twelve qayl (chieftains), and with every qayl were twelve thousand. She said: "Advise me, for I am sending them a gift." So she sent to him a hundred horses with a hundred servants on them. When they came to Sulayman, he recognized that and said: "But what Allah has given me is better than what He has given you. Nay, it is you who rejoice in your gift." He said: When they came, she said to those under her authority: "I am going to ask him about three things; if he informs me about them, I will place my kingdom under his kingdom." So she asked him and said: "Inform me: what is a water that is not from the earth nor from the sky, and what is the color of the Lord, may He be exalted and glorified?" He said: Sulayman understood that when she asked him about the color of the Lord, so Allah revealed to him: "I will make her forget what she asked about." He said: So Sulayman ordered horses to be run until they sweated, then he wiped off the foam and sweat that was on them and said to her: "This is water that is not from the earth nor from the sky." She said: "You have spoken the truth." Then he said: "What was the other thing you asked me about?" He said: "I do not know," so Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, made her forget it.
16348 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Salamah narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, from Yazid ibn Ruman, regarding: "Nay, it is you who rejoice in your gift," i.e., that I have no need for your gift, and my opinion regarding it is not like your opinion.
His saying, the Exalted: "Return to them, for we will surely come to them with armies."
[The First Aspect]
16349 - Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, al-'Abbas informed us, Yazid narrated to us, Sa'id narrated to us, from Qatadah regarding his saying: "Return to them, for we will surely come to them with armies," he said: He does not see it meaning anything other than the messengers.
The Second Aspect:
16350 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Safwan ibn Salih narrated to us, al-Walid narrated to us, Zuhayr ibn Muhammad narrated to us, who said: Sulayman rejected her gift and said to the hoopoe: "Return to them, for we will surely come to them with armies they have no power to resist."
16351 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, from Ibn Ishaq, from Yazid ibn Ruman, regarding: "Return to them," i.e., that I have no need for your gift, and my opinion regarding it is not like your opinion, so return to her with what you brought from her.
His saying, the Exalted: "For we will surely come to them with armies."
16352 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Safwan ibn Salih narrated to us, al-Walid narrated to us, Zuhayr ibn Muhammad narrated to us, regarding: "For we will surely come to them with armies they have no power to resist," he says: Because of the armies of humans and jinn that follow me, "and we will surely drive them out of it as humiliation."
١٦٣٤٧ - أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى قِرَاءَةً، أَنْبَأَ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ قَالَ: وَكَانَ لها يعني بلقيس اثنا عشر قيل، مَعَ كُلَّ قَيْلٍ اثْنَا عَشَرَ فَقَالَتْ: أَشِيرُوا علي إني مُرْسِلَةٌ إِلَيْهِمْ بِهَدِيَّةٍ فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ بِمِائَةِ فَرَسٍ عَلَيْهَا مِائَةُ وَصِيفٍ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ سُلَيْمَانَ عَرَفَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ: فَمَا آتَانِيَ اللَّهُ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا آتَاكُمْ بَلْ أَنْتُمْ بِهَدِيَّتِكُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ قَالَ: فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قَالَتْ لِمَنْ تَحْتِ يَدِهَا: إِنِّي سَائِلَةٌ، عَنْ ثَلاثَةِ أَشْيَاءَ فَإِنْ أَخْبَرَنِي بِهَا وَضَعْتُ مُلْكِي فِي مُلْكِهِ فَسَأَلَتْهُ فَقَالَتْ: أَخْبَرْنِي، مَا مَاءٌ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَرْضٍ وَلا سَمَاءٍ وَكَيْفَ لَوْنُ الرَّبِّ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، قَالَ: فَاهَمَ ذَلِكَ سُلَيْمَانُ حِينَ سَأَلَتْهُ، عَنْ لَوْنِ الرَّبِّ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنِّي سَأُنْسِيهَا مَا سَأَلَتْ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: فَأَمَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ بِخَيْلٍ فَأُعْرِقَتْ، ثُمَّ سَلَتَ مَا عَلَيْهَا مِنَ الزَّبَدِ وَالْعَرَقِ فَقَالَ لَهَا: هَذَا مَاءٌ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَرْضٍ وَلا سَمَاءٍ فَقَالَتْ:
صَدَقْتَ، فَقَالَ: أَيُّ شَيْءٍ سَأَلَتْنِي عَنْهُ، فَقَالَ: لَا أَدْرِي فَأَنْسَاهَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ذَلِكَ.
١٦٣٤٨ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ، ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ثنا سَلَمَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ رُومَانَ بَلْ أَنْتُمْ بِهَدِيَّتِكُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ أَيْ أَنَّهُ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِي هَدِيَّتِكُمْ، وَلَيْسَ رَأْيِي فِيهَا كَرَأْيِكُمْ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: ارْجِعْ إليهم فلنأتينهم بجنود
[الوجه الأول]
١٦٣٤٩ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَنْبَأَ الْعَبَّاسُ، ثنا يَزِيدُ، ثنا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَوْلُهُ: ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُمْ بِجُنُودٍ قَالَ: مَا نَرَاهُ يَعْنِي إِلا الرُّسُلَ.
الْوَجْهُ الثَّانِي:
١٦٣٥٠ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ، ثنا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، ثنا الْوَلِيدُ، ثنا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: رَدَّ سُلَيْمَانُ هَدِيَّتَهَا وَقَالَ لِلْهُدْهُدِ: ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُمْ بِجُنُودٍ لَا قِبَلَ لَهُمْ بِهَا
١٦٣٥١ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ، ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، ثنا سَلَمَةُ، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ رُومَانَ ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمْ أَيْ أَنَّهُ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِي هَدِيَّتِكُمْ، وَلَيْسَ رَأْيِي فِيهَا كَرَأْيِكُمْ، فَأَرْجِعْ إِلَيْهَا بِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِهَا.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُمْ بِجُنُود
١٦٣٥٢ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ، ثنا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، ثنا الْوَلِيدُ، ثنا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُمْ بِجُنُودٍ لا قِبَلَ لَهُمْ بِهَا يَقُولُ: لِمَا تَبِعَنِي مِنْ جُنُودِ الإِنْسِ وَالْجِنِّ وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُمْ منها أذلة
