• Another lesson: Solomon placed the love of Allah above every other attachment; he eliminated the horses that had distracted him from remembering his Lord until the sun disappeared behind the horizon.
• Another lesson: Whatever diverts a servant from obeying his Master is a source of misfortune; he should part with it and devote himself to what is truly beneficial.
• Another lesson: From the fact that, once Solomon destroyed the fine horses that had distracted him from obedience to Allah, Allah subjugated the wind and the devils to him, we learn that whoever relinquishes something for the sake of Allah, Allah replaces it with something better. (1)
• Another lesson: The subjugation of devils and the wind in the unique way they were placed under Solomon’s command will belong to no one after him. For this reason, when the Prophet ﷺ considered seizing the devil who confronted him one night and tying him to a pillar of the mosque, he said, “I recalled the supplication of my brother Solomon, so I let him go.” (2)
• Another lesson: Solomon was a prophet-king, permitted to do as he willed, yet in his completeness he desired nothing but good and justice. This differs from the servant-prophet, whose will is not independent but follows what Allah wills for him; he acts and refrains only in obedience to command, as was the case with our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
• Another lesson: Allah granted Solomon a magnificent dominion containing marvels beyond the reach of ordinary means; they were purely the decree of the Sovereign, the Bestower: