قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَهَبْ لِي مُلْكًا لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ ﴿۳۵﴾ فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ الرِّيحَ تَجْرِي بِأَمْرِهِ رُخَاءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ ﴿۳۶﴾ وَالشَّيَاطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّاءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ ﴿۳۷﴾ وَآخَرِينَ مُقَرَّنِينَ فِي الْأَصْفَادِ ﴿۳۸﴾ هَذَا عَطَاؤُنَا فَامْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ﴿۳۹﴾

﴾35﴿ Qaala Rabbigh fir lee wa hab lee mulkal laa yambaghee li ahadin min ba'dee innaka Antal Wahhaab
﴾36﴿ Fa sakharnaa lahur reeha tajree bi amrihee rukhaaa'an haisu asaab
﴾37﴿ Wash Shayaateena kulla bannaaa'inw wa ghawwaas
﴾38﴿ Wa aakhareena muqarraneena fil asfaad
﴾39﴿ Haazaa 'ataaa'unaa famnun aw amsik bighairi hisaab

﴾35﴿ He said, O my Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom that will not befit anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Most Generous Bestower
﴾36﴿ So We subjected the wind to his service, flowing gently by his command wherever he willed.
﴾37﴿ And the devils—every builder and diver—were in his service
﴾38﴿ And others bound together in chains
﴾39﴿ This is Our gift, so bestow freely or withhold without account

[35] This is the etiquette of the prophets (peace be upon them): they seek forgiveness to show humility and submission, and to attain higher spiritual ranks. This does not mean that Sulayman (peace be upon him) had committed any sin.
Seeking forgiveness is also a means of worldly advancement; for this reason, before asking for kingship, he mentioned seeking forgiveness.
"And grant me a kingdom that will not belong to anyone after me" – Sulayman (peace be upon him) asked for this to protect the religion.
The reasoning is that his initial wish—to have children who would be warriors for the protection of religion—was not fulfilled. So now, he asked for a kingdom for the same purpose: the protection of religion.
"That will not belong to anyone after me" – what is meant is a kind of kingdom that would be exclusive to Sulayman (peace be upon him).
The proof for this is an authentic hadith in Sahih Bukhari, the content of which is that the Prophet (May Allah bless him and give him peace) said:
"Last night, a rebellious jinn came upon me during prayer and tried to disturb my prayer. Allah gave me power over him, and I wanted to tie him to a pillar in the mosque so that you could all see him in the morning. But I remembered the supplication of my brother Sulayman (peace be upon him), and so I did not tie him."
This hadith clearly shows that Sulayman (peace be upon him) requested this exclusivity.
Zamakhshari mentioned that the meaning of this exclusivity is a miracle, and asking for miracles in order to affirm the oneness of Allah and the truth of prophethood is the practice of the prophets (peace be upon them).
[36,37,38] In this verse, there is a reference to the acceptance of Sulayman's (peace be upon him) supplication and the miraculous nature of his kingship.
First, the wind was subjected to him in such a way that it carried his throne according to his will.
Second, rebellious jinn were subjected to him, and they performed difficult tasks that humans were incapable of doing.
[39] In "hādhā" (this), there is a reference to the previous kingship and the subjugation of the wind and the devils.
"ʿAtāʾunā" (Our gift) removes the misconception promoted by the Jews, who claimed that Sulayman (peace be upon him) was a sorcerer and that this subjugation was due to magic.
The answer is given that this was a gift from Allah the Exalted—it was not through sorcery or incantations.