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"كَانَ سُليمان نَبيُّ الله إِذَا قَامَ فِي مُصَلَّاه رأَى شجَرَةً نَابِتَةً بَينَ يَدَيهِ، فَيَقولُ: مَا اسْمُكِ؟ فتقولُ: كذا، فيقول: لأيِّ شيء أَنْت؟ ، فتقول: لكذا وكَذا، فإن كانتْ لِدَواءٍ كُتَبَتْ (*)، وإنْ كانت لغرْس غُرِستْ، فبَينا، هُوَ يُصَلي يَوْمًا إِذْ رأَى شَجَرَةً فَقال: مَا اسْمُكِ؟ ، قالتْ: الخرْنُوبُ، قال: لأَيِّ شيءٍ أنْت؟ ، قالتْ: لِخَرَابِ هَذَا الْبَيتِ، قال سُليمَان، اللَّهُمَّ عَمِّ عَلى الْجنِّ موْتِى حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ الإِنْس أن الْجِنَّ لَا تَعلَمُ الْغَيبَ، فنحتها عصًا فتوَكَّأَ عَلَيهَا (حولًا ميتًا والْجن تعْمل، فأَكلتْهَا الأرضَةُ فسَقط فَوَجدَوهُ حولًا، فتبَيَّنتِ الإِنْسُ أن الْجنَّ لوْ كَانوا يَعْلَموُن الْغَيبَ مَا لَبثُوا حولًا فِي الْعَذَابِ فشكرَتِ الْجنُّ الأرضَة، فكانتْ تأتِيها بالْمَاءِ حَيث كانتْ".  

[ك] الحاكم في المستدرك وابن السنى، وأبو نعيم في الطب عن ابن عباس

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hakim:8222al-Shaykh Abū Bakr b. Isḥāq > ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Abū Ḥudhayfah Mūsá b. Masʿūd > Ibrāhīm b. Ṭahmān > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Prophet Solomon ﷺ used to see a plant growing in front of him when he stood in prayer, and he would ask it, 'What is your name?' And it would reply, 'Such and such.' Then he would ask it, 'What are you for?' And it would reply, 'For this and that,' whether it was for medicine or for planting. One day, while in prayer, he saw a plant growing in front of him and asked it, 'What is your name?' It replied, 'Al-Kharoob.' He asked it, 'What are you for?' It replied, 'For the destruction of this house.' Prophet Solomon ﷺ said, 'O Allah! Let the jinn die until humans realize that the jinn do not know the unseen.' Then he carved it into a staff and leaned on it. Eventually, the earth swallowed it, and he fell, dying. They found him dead, surrounded by the staff. Thus, humans realized that if the jinn knew the unseen, they would not have suffered such a miserable punishment. Ibn Abbas used to recite it this way, and the earth showed gratitude to the jinn by providing water wherever it was."  

الحاكم:٨٢٢٢أَخْبَرَنَا الشَّيْخُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثَنَا أَبُو حُذَيْفَةَ مُوسَى بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ ثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ سُلَيْمَانُ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِذَا قَامَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ رَأَى شَجَرَةً نَابِتَةً بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ مَا اسْمُكِ؟ فَتَقُولُ كَذَا فَيَقُولُ لِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ أَنْتِ؟ فَتَقُولُ لِكَذَا وَكَذَا فَإِنْ كَانَتْ لِدَوَاءٍ كَتَبَ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ لِغَرْسٍ غُرِسَتْ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يُصَلِّي يَوْمًا إِذْ رَأَى شَجَرَةً نَابِتَةً بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهَا مَا اسْمُكِ؟ قَالَتْ الْخَرْنُوبُ قَالَ لِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ أَنْتِ؟ قَالَتْ لِخَرَابِ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ اللَّهُمَّ عَمِّ عَلَى الْجِنِّ مَوْتِي حَتَّى يَعْلَمَ الْإِنْسُ أَنَّ الْجِنَّ لَا تَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ قَالَ فَنَحَتَهَا عَصًا فَتَوَكَّأَ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ فَأَكَلَتْهَا الْأَرَضَةُ فَسَقَطَ فَخَرَّ فَوَجَدُوهُ مَيِّتًا حَوْلًا فَتَبَيَّنَتِ الْإِنْسُ أَنَّ الْجِنَّ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ الْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا حَوْلًا فِي الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ «وَكَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَقْرَؤُهَا هَكَذَا فَشَكَرَتِ الْجِنُّ الْأَرَضَةَ فَكَانَتْ تَأْتِيهَا بِالْمَاءِ حَيْثُ كَانَتْ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجَاهُ صحيح
hakim:7428Ismāʿīl b. Muḥammad b. al-Faḍl b. Muḥammad al-Shaʿrānī from my father

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Solomon, the son of David ﷺ , used to see a growing tree in front of him when he stood during Ramadan. He would ask, 'What is your name?' The tree would reply, 'Such and such.' He would then ask, 'What are you for?' The tree would answer, 'For medicine.' So he would write it down, or 'For planting,' so he would plant it. One day, while he was praying, a tree grew in front of him, and he asked, 'What is your name?' It said, 'The thorn tree.' He asked, 'What are you for?' It answered, 'For destroying the people of this house.' Solomon, peace be upon him, said, 'O Allah, cause my kingdom to prevail over the jinn until it is known to humans that the jinn do not know the unseen.' Then he took the tree and carved it into a cane, and leaned on it as if it was a dead stick, while the jinn continued to work. Then they brought it water and the earth swallowed it, so it fell. When it fell, it became clear to humans that the jinn do not know the unseen. Ibn Abbas used to recite it in this way."  

الحاكم:٧٤٢٨أَخْبَرَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الشَّعْرَانِيُّ ثَنَا جَدِّي ثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْجُعْفِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ إِذَا قَامَ فِي رَمَضَانَ رَأَى شَجَرَةً نَابِتَةً بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ قَالَ مَا اسْمُكِ؟ فَتَقُولُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَيَقُولُ لِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ أَنْتِ؟ فَتَقُولُ لِكَذَا وَكَذَا فَإِنْ كَانَتْ لِدَوَاءٍ كُتِبَ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ لِغَرْسٍ غُرِسَتْ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يُصَلِّي ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِذَا شَجَرَةٌ نَابِتَةٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهَا مَا اسْمُكِ؟ قَالَتِ الْخَرْنُوبُ قَالَ لِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ أَنْتِ؟ قَالَتْ لِخَرَابِ أَهْلِ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ اللَّهُمَّ غُمَّ عَلَى الْجِنِّ مَوْتِي حَتَّى يَعْلَمَ الْإِنْسُ أَنَّ الْجِنَّ لَا تَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ قَالَ فَنَحَتَهَا عَصًا فَتَوَكَّأَ عَلَيْهَا حَوْلًا مَيِّتًا وَالْجِنُّ تَعْمَلُ فَأَكَلَتْهَا الْأَرَضَةُ فَسَقَطَ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ الْإِنْسُ أَنَّ الْجِنَّ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ الْغَيْبَ قَالَ «فَشَكَرَتِ الْجِنُّ الْأَرَضَةَ فَكَانَتْ تَأْتِيهَا بِالْمَاءِ» وَكَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَقْرَؤُهَا هَكَذَا  

«هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ وَهُوَ غَرِيبٌ بِمَرَّةٍ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ طَهْمَانَ فَإِنِّي لَا أَجِدُ عَنْهُ غَيْرَ رِوَايَةِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ الْوَاحِدِ» وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ فَأَوْقَفَهُ عَلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍصحيح غريب بمرة
tabarani:12281ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Abū Ḥudhayfah Mūsá b. Masʿūd > Ibrāhīm b. Ṭahmān > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] Regarding the Prophet ﷺ, he said: "Solomon, the Prophet of Allah ﷺ, used to see a tree standing in front of him when he stood in his place of worship. He asked the tree, 'What is your name?' It replied, 'Al-Kharroob.' He asked, 'What are you for?' It replied, 'For the destruction of this house.' Solomon prayed, 'O Allah, cause my death to be a lesson for the jinn, so that the people will know that the jinn do not have knowledge of the unseen.' Then he carved it into a staff, leaned on it, and the earth swallowed it. The tree fell and the people assumed that the earth had eaten it. They searched and found it turned into a pile. The people became aware that if the jinn had knowledge of the unseen, they would not have remained in such a humiliating punishment. Ibn Abbas used to recite it like this. As a result, the earth and the jinn thanked him, and the water came to the earth wherever it was."  

الطبراني:١٢٢٨١حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا أَبُو حُذَيْفَةَ مُوسَى بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ سُلَيْمَانُ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ رَأَى شَجَرَةً ثَابِتَةً بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهَا مَا اسْمُكِ؟ قَالَتْ الْخَرُّوبُ قَالَ لِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ أَنْتِ؟ قَالَتْ لخرابِ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ اللهُمَّ عَمِّ عَلَى الْجِنِّ مَوْتِي حَتَّى يَعْلَمَ الْإِنْسُ أَنَّ الْجِنَّ لَا تَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ قَالَ فَنَحَتَها عَصًا يَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَيْهَا فَأَكَلَتْهَا الْأَرَضَةُ فَسَقَطَتْ فَخَرَّ فَحَزَرُوا أَكْلَهَا الْأَرَضَةَ فَوَجَدُوهُ حَوْلًا فَتَبَيَّنَتِ الْإِنْسُ أَنَّ الْجِنَّ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ الْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا حَوْلًا فِي الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ وَكَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَقْرَؤُهَا هَكَذَا فَشَكَرَتِ الْجِنُّ الْأَرَضَةَ فَكَانَتْ تَأْتِيهَا بِالْمَاءِ حَيْثُ كَانَتْ