وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا دَاوُۥدَ مِنَّا فَضۡلًا يَٰجِبَالُ أَوِّبِي مَعَهُۥ وَٱلطَّيۡرَ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ ٱلۡحَدِيدَ
Quranic context: Allah granted Dawud (peace be upon him) kingship, wisdom, and a voice with which mountains and birds glorified Allah alongside him; He revealed the Zabur to him.
Context:- "And We certainly gave Dawud from Us bounty: O mountains, repeat with him, and the birds." (Saba 10)
- Dawud fasted alternate days — reported in the Sunnah as the best fasting in Allah sight
- He ate from the work of his own hands — Allah taught him the craft of chainmail
- Mountains and birds echoed his glorification — a sign that the entire universe is in constant praise
Lesson:The grace given to Dawud did not make him an arrogant hero — it made him more devoted: fasting, working with his hands, and glorifying Allah alongside mountains and birds in daily humility.
Question: What was the bounty Allah gave Dawud, and how does it combine kingship with servitude?
Answer: He was given kingship, wisdom, the Zabur, the softening of iron, and mountains glorifying with him — yet he fasted alternate days and ate from the work of his own hands, combining the highest kingship with the highest servitude.