46/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2652b — Adam and Moses on Divine Decree
The Debate Between Adam And Musa (Peace And Blessings Of Allah Be Upon Them)
Hadith About Adam and Moses and Divine Decree
Sahih Muslim : 2652b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2652b
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " تَحَاجَّ آدَمُ وَمُوسَى فَحَجَّ آدَمُ مُوسَى فَقَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى أَنْتَ آدَمُ الَّذِي أَغْوَيْتَ النَّاسَ وَأَخْرَجْتَهُمْ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَقَالَ آدَمُ أَنْتَ الَّذِي أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ عِلْمَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَاصْطَفَاهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ بِرِسَالَتِهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ . قَالَ فَتَلُومُنِي عَلَى أَمْرٍ قُدِّرَ عَلَىَّ قَبْلَ أَنْ أُخْلَقَ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There was argument between Adam and Moses, and Adam came the better of Moses. Moses said to him: You are the same Adam who misled people, and caused them to get out of Paradise. Adam said: You are the same (Moses) whom Allah endowed the knowledge of everything and selected him amongst the people as His Messenger. He said: Yes. Adam then again said: Even then you blame me for an affair which had been ordained for me before I was created.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2652bIn-book reference : Book 46, Hadith 21USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 33, Hadith 6410
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2652b
This Hadith about Adam and Moses focuses on divine decree, or qadar. Moses blamed Adam for misleading people and causing them to leave Paradise. Adam replied by reminding Moses that Allah had given him knowledge and chosen him as a Messenger. Then Adam asked why Moses blamed him for an affair that had already been ordained before Adam was created. The main message is clear from the wording: Allah's decree came before the event being discussed. The Hadith also shows a respectful but strong exchange between two prophets, where Adam answers the blame by pointing back to what Allah had already written.
What we learn from this hadith
- Allah's decree existed before Adam was created.
- Adam answered Moses by referring to what had been ordained for him.
- The Hadith shows a direct discussion about blame, Paradise, and divine decree.
- Moses is described as one whom Allah selected and gave knowledge.
