Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When Allah Almighty sent Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) down to the earth, the angels said: 'O our Lord!' (It is mentioned in the Qur'an in these words:) 'Will You make one Your vicegerent on the earth who will cause corruption in it and shed blood, while we glorify Your praise and declare Your holiness?' The Lord said: 'I know what you do not know.' The angels said: 'O our Lord! We are more obedient to You than the children of Adam.' Allah Almighty said to the angels: 'Present two angels from among yourselves; the two of them will be sent down to the earth, then We shall see how they act.' They said: 'O our Lord! These are Harut and Marut.' The two of them were sent down to the earth, and Venus (al-Zuhrah) was fashioned for them in the form of a beautiful woman. The two of them came to that woman and expressed their desire to be intimate with her. The woman said: 'No! By Allah! Not until you utter a word of shirk' (until then I will not be intimate with you). They both said: 'No! By Allah! We will never associate anyone with Allah.' The woman left the two of them and went away; then she came back carrying a child. The two of them again expressed their desire to be intimate with her, and the woman said: 'No! By Allah! Not until you drink this wine' (until then I will not come near you). The two of them drank the wine and became intoxicated; they committed fornication with that woman and also killed the child. When the two of them came to their senses, the woman said: 'By Allah! You have not left out anything of what you had refused; you did those things while you were intoxicated.' Then those two angels were given the choice between the punishment of this world and the punishment of the Hereafter, and they chose the punishment of this world."
Ahmad and al-Bazzar recorded it; its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except for Musa bin Jubayr, and he is thiqah (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الأشربة / 8175
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
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