It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) under { وَقَرَّبْنَاہُ نَجِیًّا } that they became so close that they heard the sound of the pens moving.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Ka'b narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was asked: "Which of the two terms did Musa (peace be upon him) complete?" He replied: "The longer and more complete of the two terms."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas that he was asked: "Which of the two terms did Musa (peace be upon him) complete?" He replied: "The longer and more complete of the two terms."

Saeed bin Jubair narrates from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) regarding the explanation of Allah’s statement { لاَ تَکُونُوا کَالَّذِینَ آذَوْا مُوسَی فَبَرَّأَہُ اللَّہُ مِمَا قَالُوا وَکَانَ عِنْدَ اللہِ وَجِیہًا } that his people said to him that he had the disease of“udrah”(a defect), so one day he went out to bathe and placed his clothes on a stone. Then the stone ran away with his clothes, and he chased it naked, until the stone brought him to the assembly of the Children of Israel. They saw that he did not have the disease of“udrah.”He says that this is the meaning of Allah’s statement { فَبَرَّأَہُ اللَّہُ مِمَا قَالُوا وَکَانَ عِنْدَ اللہِ وَجِیہًا }.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding the explanation of Allah’s command { یَا أَیُّہَا الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَکُونُوا کَاَلَّذِینَ آذَوْا مُوسَی فَبَرَّأَہُ اللَّہُ مِمَا قَالُوا وَکَانَ عِنْدَ اللہِ وَجِیہًا }, he said: They caused him harm in such a way that a group from the Children of Israel said about him,“Moses hides from us because there is some defect in his skin, or he has leucoderma, or some other disease, or he suffers from hernia.”Allah Almighty intended to clear him of what they said, so one day Moses (peace be upon him) went into seclusion and placed his clothes on a stone, then entered to bathe. When he finished and came towards his clothes to take them, the stone began to run away. Moses (peace be upon him) took his staff and ran after it, saying,“O stone! My clothes, O stone! My clothes,”until he reached the assembly of the Children of Israel, and they saw him naked, and he was the best of those in physique. In this way, Allah cleared him of what they said. The stone stopped, and he took his clothes and put them on, and Moses (peace be upon him) began striking the stone with his staff. By Allah, there are still marks of Moses’ (peace be upon him) blows on the stone—three, or four, or five.

Hasan narrates that when the wind was subjected to the service of Sulaiman bin Dawud (peace be upon him), he would set out from Bayt al-Maqdis in the morning and take a midday rest in Fizirah, and then travel in the evening and spend the night in Kabul.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair narrates that six hundred thousand chairs were arranged for Hazrat Sulaiman (peace be upon him).

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that for Hazrat Sulaiman bin Dawood (peace be upon him), six hundred thousand chairs would be arranged, then the nobles from among the humans would come and sit on the right side, and then the nobles from among the jinn would come and sit on the left side. Then he would call the birds and they would provide shade over them, then he would call the wind and it would lift them up, and he would cover a month's journey in a single morning. One day, while he was traveling in this manner in a field, he needed water. He called the hoopoe, it came and struck its beak into the ground and indicated the place of water. Then the devils came to that place and dug it up just as a goat's skin is removed, and they extracted water from that place. It is said that upon this, Nafi' bin Azraq said, "O one who is narrating, stop for a moment! You say that the hoopoe came and struck its beak into the ground and indicated the place of water—how does it see this, when it cannot even see the net that comes and falls upon its neck?" Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied, "Woe to you! Destiny comes between the eyes and what they see."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Shaddad narrates that the throne of Hazrat Sulaiman (peace be upon him) used to be placed on the wind, and along with it, the thrones of those jinn and humans whom he wished would also be placed. He needed water, but the people were unaware of it. So, at that time, he searched for the birds but did not find the hoopoe. He threatened it, and its punishment was that its feathers would be plucked and it would be placed in the sun. When it returned, the birds met it and said that Hazrat Sulaiman (peace be upon him) had announced a punishment for you. The hoopoe asked, "Did he make any exception?" They replied, "Yes! If you present an excuse." And its excuse was that it had gone to see the story of the Queen of Sheba. So Sulaiman (peace be upon him) wrote to them {إِنَّہُ مِن سُلَیْمَانَ وَإِنَّہُ بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِیمِ، أَلاَّ تَعْلُوا عَلَیَّ وَأْتُونِی مُسْلِمِینَ }. It is said that Bilqis set out, and when she was at a distance of one farsakh, Sulaiman (peace be upon him) said { أَیُّکُمْ یَأْتِینِی بِعَرْشِہَا قَبْلَ أَن یَأْتُونِی مُسْلِمِینَ، قَالَ عِفْریتٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ أَنَا آتِیکَ بِہِ قَبْلَ أَن تَقُومَ مِن مَّقَامِکَ وَإِنِّی عَلَیْہِ لَقَوِیٌّ أَمِینٌ}. Hazrat Sulaiman (peace be upon him) said, "I want it even faster," { قَالَ الَّذِی عِندَہُ عِلْمٌ مِّنَ الْکِتَابِ أَنَا آتِیکَ بِہِ قَبْلَ أَن یَرْتَدَّ إِلَیْکَ طَرْفُکَ }. It is said that Mansur narrated from Mujahid that he entered a tunnel under the earth and brought it. Hazrat Sulaiman (peace be upon him) said, "Change it." { قِیلَ لَہَا ادْخُلِی الصَّرْحَ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْہُ حَسِبَتْہُ لُجَّۃً وَکَشَفَتْ عَنْ سَاقَیْہَا }. So it was seen that she was a very hairy woman. Hazrat Sulaiman (peace be upon him) said, "What will remove this?" The people said, "Lime." So at that time, lime was used.

34018 - He said: Mansur informed me from Mujahid that he entered a tunnel under the ground (and it was brought) (1) to him. Sulaiman said: Change it. When she came, it was said (2): (Is) (3) your throne like this? He said: She began to recognize and deny, and was amazed at its swiftness, and she said: It is as if (it is) (4). It was said to her: Enter the palace. When she saw it, she thought it was a body of water, and she uncovered her shins, and behold, she was a hairy woman. He said: Sulaiman said: What will remove this? They said: Nura (a depilatory). He said: So nura was made from that day.