وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِيَ لَا أَرَى الْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَائِبِينَ
And he took attendance of the birds and said, "Why do I not see the hoopoe - or is he among the absent?
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وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَالِيَ لاَ أَرَى الْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَآئِبِينَ - لأُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَاباً شَدِيداً أَوْ لاّذْبَحَنَّهُ أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّى بِسُلْطَـنٍ مُّبِينٍ
(20. He inspected the birds, and said: "What is the matter that I see not the hoopoe Or is he among the absentees'')
(21. "I will surely punish him with a severe torment or slaughter him, unless he brings me a clear reason.'')
Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr and others narrated from Ibn `Abbas and others that the hoopoe was an expert who used to show Sulayman where water was if he was out in open land and needed water. The hoopoe would look for water for him in the various strata of the earth, just as a man looks at things on the surface of the earth, and he would know just how far below the surface the water was. When the hoopoe showed him where the water was, Sulayman would command the Jinn to dig in that place until they brought water from the depths of the earth. One day Sulayman went to some open land and checked on the birds, but he could not see the hoopoe.
فَقَالَ مَالِيَ لاَ أَرَى الْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَآئِبِينَ
(and (Sulayman) said: "What is the matter that I see not the hoopoe Or is he among the absentees'') One day `Abdullah bin `Abbas told a similar story, and among the people was a man from the Khawarij whose name was Nafi` bin Al-Azraq, who often used to raise objections to Ibn `Abbas. He said to him, "Stop, O Ibn `Abbas; you will be defeated (in argument) today!'' Ibn `Abbas said: "Why'' Nafi` said: "You are telling us that the hoopoe can see water beneath the ground, but any boy can put seed in a trap and cover the trap with dirt, and the hoopoe will come and take the seed, so the boy can catch him in the trap.'' Ibn `Abbas said, "If it was not for the fact that this man would go and tell others that he had defeated Ibn `Abbas in argument, I would not even answer.'' Then he said to Nafi`: "Woe to you! When the decree strikes a person, his eyes become blind and he loses all caution.'' Nafi` said: "By Allah I will never dispute with you concerning anything in the Qur'an. ''
لأُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَاباً شَدِيداً
(I will surely punish him with a severe torment) Al-A`mash said, narrating from Al-Minhal bin `Amr from Sa`id that Ibn `Abbas said: "He meant, by plucking his feathers.'' `Abdullah bin Shaddad said: "By plucking his feathers and exposing him to the sun.'' This was also the view of more than one of the Salaf, that it means plucking his feathers and leaving him exposed to be eaten by ants.
أَوْ لاّذْبَحَنَّهُ
(or slaughter him,) means, killing him.
أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّى بِسُلْطَـنٍ مُّبِينٍ
(unless he brings me a clear reason.) i.e., a valid excuse. Sufyan bin `Uyaynah and `Abdullah bin Shaddad said: "When the hoopoe came back, the other birds said to him: "What kept you Sulayman has vowed to shed your blood.'' The hoopoe said: "Did he make any exception did he say `unless''' They said, "Yes, he said:
لأُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَاباً شَدِيداً أَوْ لاّذْبَحَنَّهُ أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّى بِسُلْطَـنٍ مُّبِينٍ
(I will surely punish him with a severe torment or slaughter him, unless he brings me a clear reason.) The hoopoe said, "Then I am saved.''
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Ini menunjukkan sempurnanya azam (tekad) dan keteguhan hati Beliau serta bagusnya dalam mengatur tentara serta mengatur secara langsung, baik perkara-perkara kecil maupun besar. Beliau memperhatikan, apakah tentaranya hadir semua atau ada yang tidak hadir.
Menurut Mujahid, Saâid bin Jubair dan lainnya dari Ibnu Abbas serta selain Beliau, bahwa burung Hud-hud adalah ahli ukur yang menunjukkan letak air di padang sahara kepada Nabi Sulaiman âalaihis salam ketika Beliau memerlukannya (seperti untuk shalat, dsb.), ia melihat air di batas (di bawah) bumi, sebagaimana seseorang melihat sesuatu yang tampak di permukaan bumi, ia mengetahui berapa jarak kedalamannya dari permukaan bumi. Apabila burung Hud-hud telah menunjukkannya, maka Nabi Sulaiman âalaihis salam memerintahkan para jin menggali tempat tersebut untuk mengeluarkan air dari situ. Suatu hari, Nabi Sulaiman âalaihis salam singgah di salah satu padang sahara memeriksa burung-burung untuk melihat Hud-hud, namun ternyata Beliau tidak melihatnya, maka Beliau berkata, âMengapa aku tidak melihat Hud-hud, atau apakah ia termasuk yang tidak hadir?â â¦dst. Suatu hari Ibnu Abbas mengisahkan seperti ini, sedangkan ketika itu ada salah seorang khawarij yang bernama Nafiâ bin Azraq, ia adalah seorang yang sering membantah Ibnu Abbas, ia pernah berkata kepadanya, âBerhentilah wahai Ibnu Abbas! Bangsa Romawi telah dikalahkan.â Ibnu Abbas berkata, âMemangnya kenapa?â Ia menjawab, âSesungguhnya engkau menceritakan tentang Hud-hud, bahwa ia melihat air di batas bumi, dan bahwa seorang anak menaruh sebuah biji dalam perangkap, lalu menyirami perangkap itu dengan tanah, kemudian burung Hud-hud datang untuk mengambil biji itu, namun jatuh dalam perangkap, lalu ditangkap oleh anak itu.â Ibnu Abbas kemudian berkata, âKalau bukan karena orang ini akan pergi dan berkata, âAku telah berhasil membantah Ibnu Abbas, tentu aku tidak akan menjawabnya.â Selajutnya Ibnu Abbas berkata kepadanya, âKasihanilah dirimu! Sesungguhnya apabila kedudukan (khawatir) turun, mata akan buta dan sikap hati-hati akan hilang.â Nafiâ kemudian berkata kepadanya, âDemi Allah, aku tidak akan berdebat denganmu sedikit pun tentang Al Qurâan untuk selamanya.â
Hud-hud adalah sejenis burung pelatuk.
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