Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Man was given the name insan (human) because a covenant was taken from him, and then he forgot (that covenant).
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir, and its chain contains a narrator, Ahmad bin Isam, who is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الأدب / 13388
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الصغير (925)»