Mishkat al-Masabih 4662 — Manners

AbuHurayrah Narrated from:

Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "When Allah created Aadam عليه السلام and blew into him the spirit, he sneezed and said, 'Praise belongs to Allah.' (الحمد لله) He praised Allah with His permission and His Lord said to him, 'May Allah have mercy on you! O Aadam! Go to those angels the angels who are seated yonder - and say, 'as-salaamu alaykum! (peace be on you!)' He went and said, 'as-salaamu alaykum! (peace be on you),' and they responded (و عليكم السلام ورحمة الله) (and on you be peace and the mercy of Allah)!Then, he returned to his Lord who said, 'This is to be your salutation and the salutation of your children to each other.' And, Allah said to him, closing His fists, 'choose whichever of the two you wish!' He said, 'I choose the right hand of my Lord - and both the hands of my Lord are right and blessed!'Allah spread it open, and behold! There were in it Aadam and his progeny. He asked, 'O Lord, who are they?' He said, 'They are your off-springs.' With regard to each of them, his lifespan was inscribed between his two eyes. And behold! There was a man among them, most radiant of all of them - or one of the most radiant of them.He asked, 'O Lord, who is he?' Allah said, 'He is your son Dawud. I have decreed for him a lifespan of forty years.' He said, 'O Lord add to his age!' He said, "That is what is decreed for him." He said, 'O Lord, then indeed, set aside for him from my age, sixty years! Allah said, 'That is for you to decide.'Then, he lived in paradise as long as Allah willed. Then, he was sent down (to earth) and he kept count of his age. The angel of death came to him and Aadam reminded him, 'surely, you have shown haste! One thousand years have been allotted to me in the decree.' The angel agreed, 'of course! But you did set aside for your son Dawud sixty years.' But, he denied and his offspring denied. He forgot and his offspring forgot." The prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "since that day the command is issued to write down a document duly witnessed." [1]