Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 13756

Utayy narrates: In Madinah I saw an elderly man speaking, so I asked about him, and the people told me: "This is Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him)." He related: "When the time of death drew near for Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him), he said to his sons: 'My sons, I have a craving for the fruits of Paradise.' So they set out to look for them for him. They were met by angels who had with them Sayyiduna Adam's (peace be upon him) shroud and the perfume to be applied to him, and with those angels were axes, spades and baskets. They said: 'O children of Adam, where are you going? What are you looking for?' (The narrator is unsure; perhaps the words are:) 'What do you want, and where are you going?' They said: 'Our father is ill, and he craves the fruits of Paradise.' The angels said to those sons: 'Go back, for your father's final hour has come.' They came back, and when Sayyidah Hawwa (may Allah be pleased with her) saw those angels she recognised them, and she clung to Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him). Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) said: 'Move away from me! For what befell me came to me only through you. Leave the way clear between me and the angels of my Lord.' The angels took the soul of Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him), gave him his ritual bath, shrouded him, applied perfume to him, dug a grave for him, prepared a lahd (niche) for him and offered his funeral prayer. Then those angels went down into his grave, placed him in his grave and set bricks over him. Then they came out of the grave, poured earth over him and said: 'O children of Adam, this will be your particular practice.'"
Abdullah bin Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except Utayy bin Damrah, who is thiqah (trustworthy).