They presented a hypothetical problem.

They presented a hypothetical problem. “When they entered in upon Dawood and he was frightened by them, they said: Fear not; two litigants, of whom one has acted wrongfully towards the other, therefore decide between us with justice, and do not act unjustly, and guide us to the right way. Surely this is my brother; he has ninety-nine ewes and I have a single ewe; but he said: Make it over to me, and he has prevailed against me in discourse.

He said: Surely he has been unjust to you in demanding your ewe (to add) to his own ewes;” [Holy Quran, Saad, Shakir 38:22-24] Hazrat Dawood (A) looked at the other angel angrily and said, “I will pull out your eyes.” Then he realized that they had been alluding to his own affair with the woman whose husband he had caused to be killed. He was ashamed and fell down in prostration and began to beseech Allah for forgiveness.

He remained in this state for forty days; fasted and prayed and did not partake any food till the Almighty accepted his repentance. Some people claim that Hazrat Dawood (A) said: “My Lord has forgiven me the sin that I had committed. So what is the compensation of the slain man. (According to the people of the book) the Almighty said, “The Lord has not imposed a Diyah on you but soon He will ask you and keep the slain one in your place.

However, the Almighty removed this sign of the sin from his head but wherever he was presented food and drink he wept and when he stood among the people to preach they tried to see the sign of the sin.[^1] (b) Tradition of Hasan al-Basri Tabari and Suyuti have narrated from Hasan al-Basri the tafsir of this tradition: He said: Certainly Hazrat Dawood (A) divided his time into four parts. One part for his wives, one for worship, one for administering justice and one for Bani Israel.

When he used to speak with them and discuss he used to make them weep and they used to make him weep. When it used to be the turn of Bani Israel. He used to say remind me. They used to says, “A time will come on man when he will commit a sin.” Hazrat Dawood (A) understood it for himself that it was with regard to his own sin. When it was the time for worship he used to lock his door and order that no one should come to him. Then he used to be busy in reciting the Taurat.

At the time he was reciting Taurat he saw a golden pigeon sitting in front of him which was extremely attractive. So he tried to catch it but it flew away and sat close by to lure him.