The Holy Quran 34:11 — Surah Saba

Arabic text

أَنِ ٱعْمَلْ سَـٰبِغَـٰتٍ وَقَدِّرْ فِى ٱلسَّرْدِ ۖ وَٱعْمَلُوا۟ صَـٰلِحًا ۖ إِنِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

Translation

(Allaah commanded Dawood عليه الصلاة والسلام saying,) "Make coats of armour (with the iron), perfect the links (so that they join and move perfectly with the movements of the soldier wearing it) and you all (your family) should do good deeds. I am certainly watching whatever you do (and will reward you for all the good you do)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Iron was softened for Dawud ﵇: that is, for the sake of Dawud ﵇ We made iron soft like wax. Without fire or craftsman's tools he would bend and break iron with his hands as he wished, and he would make coats of mail from it and sell them, so that he might eat from the earnings of his own hands and not place his burden on the bayt al-mal (public treasury).

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