Prophet Solomon was known as the great king of his time. The Prophet Dawud's son received God's grace with abundant knowledge, among which he could understand and talk to animals, including birds.
The Qur'an tells the story of a hud-hud bird which reports to King Solomon of a ruler who associates Allah SWT, Queen Bilqis (full description in An-Naml's letter).
The above story as an opening story of another bird at the time of Prophet Sulayman. Narrated in the Hikaya Shufiyah by Muhammad Abu al Yusr Abidin, there is a bird that has a melodious chirp and a beautiful display has been purchased by a man for a thousand dinars. Once purchased, the bird was placed in a cage.
At one point, another bird came out with a loud and excited sound, while the bird in the cage only fell silent and silent.
Seeing the incident, the owner of the bird in the cage was annoyed. He then reported it to Prophet Sulayman.
"Ok, well, bring her here immediately?" Asked Prophet Sulayman.
The bird was then confronted with King Solomon.
"For your owner there is a right that you must fulfill. He bought you for a fantastic price. However, why do you keep silent without twittering? "Asked King Solomon asking for explanation of the bird.
"O Prophet of Allah, I just shouted for sadness and longing with my friends and asked to free from the cage and the prison. Then came a bird like me and ordered me to be patient. And he understood to me one thing, that asking forcibly out (اللجاج) would only add to my misery. While the man imprisoned me for my voice, I was silent, "said the bird.
Finally, in his wisdom, Solomon releases the bird and changes the purchase price of the owner by the equivalent.
The story above gives a lesson on how important it is to keep the harmonization of living things. Their existence is nothing but the verses of God. They have the right to live and be friends with the like. Not allowed, because the material and personal pleasure forget the harmonization of nature. Whether we realize it or not, human greed has created many extinctions for animals and living things. The Word of God,
تسبح له ما في السماوات السبع والأرض ومن فيهن وإن من شيء الا يسبح بحمده ولكن لاتفقهون تسبيحهم إنه كان حليما غفورا (الإسراء: 44)
"The seven heavens, the earth and all that is in them glorify God. And there is nothing but praise by praising Him, but you do not understand their beads. Truly, He is the Most Merciful, the Forgiving. (QS AL Isra ': 44). (Ali Makhrus)
The above text is taken from Muhammad Abu al Yusr Abidin, Hikaya Shufiyah, cet 7 (Damascus: Dar Al Basyair, 2001 AD