47/8. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3076 — Adam and Dawud's Lifespan
Regarding Surat Al-A'raf
Hadith About Adam, Dawud, and Human Forgetfulness
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3076
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3076
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ مَسَحَ ظَهْرَهُ فَسَقَطَ مِنْ ظَهْرِهِ كُلُّ نَسَمَةٍ هُوَ خَالِقُهَا مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَىْ كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْهُمْ وَبِيصًا مِنْ نُورٍ ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَى آدَمَ فَقَالَ أَىْ رَبِّ مَنْ هَؤُلاَءِ قَالَ هَؤُلاَءِ ذُرِّيَّتُكَ فَرَأَى رَجُلاً مِنْهُمْ فَأَعْجَبَهُ وَبِيصُ مَا بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَىْ رَبِّ مَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ آخِرِ الأُمَمِ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ يُقَالُ لَهُ دَاوُدُ . فَقَالَ رَبِّ كَمْ جَعَلْتَ عُمْرَهُ قَالَ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً قَالَ أَىْ رَبِّ زِدْهُ مِنْ عُمْرِي أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً . فَلَمَّا انْقَضَى عُمْرُ آدَمَ جَاءَهُ مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ أَوَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ عُمْرِي أَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تُعْطِهَا ابْنَكَ دَاوُدَ قَالَ فَجَحَدَ آدَمُ فَجَحَدَتْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُ وَنَسِيَ آدَمُ فَنَسِيَتْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُ وَخَطِئَ آدَمُ فَخَطِئَتْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "When Allah Created Adam He Wiped His Back And Every Person That He Created Among His Offspring Until The Day Of Resurrection Fell Out Of His Back. He Placed A Ray Of Light Between The Eyes Of Every Person. Then He Showed Them To Adam And He Said: 'O Lord! Who Are These People?' He Said: 'These Are Your Offspring.'He Saw One Of Them Whose Ray Between His Eyes Amazed Him, So He Said: 'O Lord! Who Is This?' He Said: 'This Is A Man From The Latter Nations Of Your Offspring Called Dawud.' He Said: 'Lord! How Long Did You Make His Lifespan?' He Said: 'Sixty Years.' He Said: 'O Lord! Add Forty Years From My Life To His.' So At The End Of Adam'S Life, The Angel Of Death Of Came To Him, And He Said: 'Do I Not Have Forty Years Remaining?' He Said: 'Did You Not Give Them To Your Son Dawud?'" He Said: "Adam Denied, So His Offspring Denied, And Adam Forgot And His Offspring Forgot, And Adam Sinned, So His Offspring Sinned."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3076In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 128English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3076
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3076
This hadith about Adam and Dawud's lifespan says that when Allah created Adam, He wiped his back and every person from his offspring until the Day of Resurrection came forth. A ray of light was placed between the eyes of every person. Adam saw one man whose light amazed him and asked who he was. Allah said he was Dawud from the later nations of Adam's offspring. Adam asked about Dawud's lifespan and was told sixty years. Adam asked Allah to add forty years from his own life to Dawud's. Later, when the Angel of Death came to Adam, Adam asked about those forty years. He was reminded that he had given them to Dawud. The hadith ends by saying Adam denied, forgot, and sinned, and his offspring did likewise.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith describes Adam being shown his offspring.
- Adam was impressed by the light of Dawud.
- Adam asked for forty years from his life to be added to Dawud.
- The narration links human denial, forgetfulness, and sin to Adam's experience.
