And by whose permission have you entered?

And by whose permission have you entered?’ The youth said: ‘It was its Lord-azwj Who Made me enter into this castle, and it is by His-azwj Permission that I entered’. So he-as said: ‘Its Lord-azwj is more rightful for it that I-as am. So, who are you?’ He said: ‘I am the Angel of death’. He-as said: ‘And with regards to whom have you come?’ He said: ‘I have come for the capture of your-as soul’.

He-as said: ‘Go ahead and do what you have been Commanded to do, for this is my-as day of delight, and Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic has Refused that there should be delight for me-as, without meeting Him-azwj’. The Angel of Death captured his-as soul whilst he-as was reclining upon his-as staff. Thus, Suleyman-as remained reclining upon his-as staff, and he-as was dead, for as long as Allah-azwj so Desired it.

And the people were looking at him-as and they were under the impression that he-as was alive. They were Tried with regards to it, and they differed, so from among them was one who said, ‘Suleyman-as has remained reclining upon his-as staff this day for a long time, and he-as is not getting tire, nor is he-as eating, and is not drinking! He-as is a lord unto us and it obligates us that we should serve him-as’.

And a group of people said: ‘Surely, Suleyman-as is a magician, and he-as is watching us, and he-asws is pausing upon his-as staff, so he-as has cast a spell upon our eyes, and it is not like that’. And the Momineen said: ‘Surely, Suleyman-as is a servant of Allah-azwj and is His-azwj Prophet-as. Allah-azwj Regulates the affairs with whatsoever He-azwj Desires to’. Whilst they were differing. Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic Sent the woodworm which gnawed away at his-as staff.

When it had eaten its middle, the staff broke, and Suleyman-as fell from his-as castle upon his-as face. The Jinn wanted to thank the woodworm upon what it had done. They hurried to it for that, but did not find the woodworm in any place except that there was water and clay. And these are the Words of Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic: But when We Decreed death unto him, nothing evidenced them upon his death except an insect of the earth which ate his staff.

So when he fell down, it was clear to the Jinn that had they known the unseen, they would not have remained in the abasing torment [34:14]’.