It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, created Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him), He wiped over his back (passed the Hand of His power over it), and as a result there came out of his back all the souls that Allah Almighty was going to create until the Day of Resurrection. Allah Almighty placed between the eyes of every human being among them a gleam of light. Then they were presented to Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him), and he said: 'My Lord, who are these?' Allah Almighty said: 'These are your offspring.' Then he saw a man among them, and the gleam between his eyes pleased him greatly. He asked: 'My Lord, who is this?' Allah Almighty said: 'This is a man from your offspring among the last of the nations, who is called Dawud.' He said: 'O Lord, how long have You made his life?' Allah Almighty said: 'Sixty years.' Adam (peace be upon him) said: 'O Lord, add forty years to his life from my life.' Allah Almighty said: 'Then it will be written down and sealed, and it will not be changed.' Then, when the life of Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) came to an end and the Angel of Death came to him (to take his soul), he said: 'Do I not still have forty years of my life remaining?' The angel replied: 'Did you not give them to your son Dawud?' So Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) denied it, and his offspring also deny; he forgot, and his offspring also forget; and he made an error, and errors also began to come from his offspring."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / تابع مسند أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه / 6654
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
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