Part 35

(Adam) is older (and the refo re wi ser) th an he (Moosa). It was

also said tha t it was because he (Adam) is hi s (Moosa') fat her.

It was sa id that it was because they are both in two different

Revelat ions. It was said that it was because they are both in the

abode of AI-Barzakh and responsib ility for them had ended ,

accordi ng to their c la im.

( I) Narrated by Imam Ahmad (9664).

(2) Narrated by Imam Ahmad (7579).

162 Wllm lItIS Beell Saitillegartiillg Ihe C,i!oliul/ oj Adam

Tlte A lwdeetlt Related to lite Creatioll ofA dalll ~

1111<1111 A hmad re ports fromAbu Moosa Ihat the Proph ct ;s

said : " All ah crea ted Adam from a hand ful takcn from all part s

of the Earth , and so th e Children of Adam ca mc out accordi ng

to the colors of the Earth. Among them th ere is the whitc, th e

red, the black, rmd what is in betwee n, a nd there is the filthy

and the pure, and the so ft and Ihe hard and what is in be tween."(I)

He also reported it Ii'olll Qasamah bin Zu hair: I heard A I-

As h' ari say: Allah 's Messenger ~ sai d: "A llah created Adam

li'om a han dfu l (of du st) taken from all parI s o f the Earth , and

so the Chi ldren of Adam ca me QlIt accordi ng to the co lors of

the Earth , Among them there is th e white, th e red, the black,

,md wha t is in between, and there is the so n and th e hard and

what in is between, and there is the filthy and the pu re and what

is in betwcen, '1 2)

Imam Ahmad report s frol11 Anas that the Pro phe t ~ sa id:

"W hen Allah created Adam, He left him al one for as long as

I-Ie w ill ed to leave him a lone, so Iblces began circling around

him . Once he saw that he was hollow. He rea li zed that he was

a c reat ion that coul d not cO lltrol itself."(J)

Ibn Hi bban reports in his 5aileeil from A nas ibn Malik that

All ah's Mcssenger ~ sa id : "Whcn the soul was blow n into

Adam and it reached its head, he sneezed and said, 'A ll praise

is due to A ll ah, Lord of the '""orlds,' so He, blessed and exa lted

( I) S"IIeeil: Ahmad t No. (9085).

(2) Sallee": Ahmad rNo. 191 45),

(3) Sa"ee" : Ahmad t No. 12 130).

Whll! I-las Beell Said Negmdillg flJe Crc(JfiUII ojlle/olll 163

is He, replied , 'May Allah have mercy on yo U'." 1H

AI-Hafiz Abu Ya ' la report s from Abu Hurairah that Allah's

Messenger ~ said: Allah crea ted Adam frol11 dust, then he m<lde

him mud. Then, he left him until he becamc blac k mud. He

created and fashion ed him. The n, He left him unti l he becam e

He sa id: Iblees would pass by him and say, " You have bccn

created for a great purpose." Then, Allah blew into him from

I-lis soul. The first part that his so ul passed through was his

eyes and hi s nose causi ng him to sneeze, and A1\ah showed

him mercy. All ah said , " May your Lord have mercy on you ."

Then A ll ah said , "0 Adam , go to th is group (of angels) and say

to them as-salaam 'alaiklllJl a nd see how they res pond '?" He

weill and greeted the m to whi ch they responded. ,; IVa 'alaika

a/-sa/am IVa rallll1a/lll1all IVa barakaa/III1. " I-Ie said, "0 Adam,

thi s is your gree ti ng and the greeting of your offspr ing." Adam

said, " 0 Lord , and what are my offs pring?" He said, "C hoose

one of My I-lands, 0 Adam ." He said, " I choose the ri ght hand

of my Lord, a nd both ortvly Lord 's I-lands are right. " He opened

Hi s Hand and all hi s offsprin g who we re to be were di splayed

in the Hand o flh e Most Merciful. Th ere were men among th em

whose faces we re light, a nd the li ght of one man in particul ar

impressed Adam. He sa id, "0 my Lord, who is this?" I-Ie sa id,

"Thi s is yo ur son, Dawood." He said, "0 my Lord, how long

a lifespan have yo u given him." He sai d, " [ ha ve gi ve n him

sixt y (years)." He said, "Then g ive him from my age so Ihat

he may have a ful l one hundred yea rs." All ah did so and call ed

a wit ness to Ihat. When the li fespa n of Ada m ran out, All ah

sent to him the Angel of Death. Adam said , " Do I not have

forty years of life left?" The angel asked him, " Did you not

(I) Saheeh: Ibn Hibbaan: 14/37, No. 6165.

164 Whal /-las Beel/ Said Regardi/lg Ihe Creali(J1I o/Adam

give it to yo ur SOil , Dawood?" but he denicd that and lik ew ise

hi s offspring deni ed (t hings) as wel l, a nd just as hc forgot, his

offspring also fOl"go l.(I )

A I-Tirmidhi report s from Abu I-Iurairah that he sa id: Allah 's

Messellge ~ said: When A llah crea tcd Adam, Hc wi ped his

back and every bei ng tha t He was go ing 10 create up 10 the

Day of Resurrect ion fe ll from hi s back. He placed between

the cycs of cvcryone of th elll a nash of li ght , the n presented

the m toAdam , who asked , " My Lord, who are these?" He sa id ,

"These are your offspring." Upon see ing a man alllong the m

w hose li ght betwc(! n his eyes impressed him , he asked , " My

Lord, who is thi s?" I-Ie said , "Thi s is a man from one o f the

last nation s of your offsprin g call ed Dawood. " I-Ie asked, " My

Lord , how long a lifespan havc you gra nted him?" He sa id,

"S ixty ycars." Hc sa id, "M y Lord , give him anoth er forty years

{i'om my li fes pan." When Adam 's lifes pan drew to an cnd and

the Angel of' Death came to him, he asked, "A re there not forty

years of my li fe rcmaining?" He said , " Did you not givc th em

to yo ur SO il Dawood?" He sa id: Adam delli cd and his offspring

(likew ise) den ied; Adam forgot and so his ofTs pri ng (lik ew ise)

forg ot; and Adam sillllcd and hi s olTs prin g (likewi sc) sinn cd. m

A I-Bu khari reports from Abu I-Iurairah that the Proph et :Jt

said: Allah crea ted Adam with a hc ight of s ixty cubit s. Th en he

sa id, " Go and grcet that group o f angels w ith salaam and sce

how they respond to you, for that shal l be you r gree tin g and thc

(I) Abu Y:l' taa reporl ~ il in his MlIsllad. 111453. No. 6580: AI -t-Iailhami Slales

in AI-Majll/o' (8/ 197). "Abu Va'Jaa reponed iI, and it contai ns Ismaa 'eel

ibn Raafi'. AI-Buklmri sa id he is "reliable (lltiqo"). mediocre in narrntion

(1III1qa(/rib al-I1Od, 'elh):' whil e Ihe majorit), declared him weak. The re-

mainder orthe narr.IlOrs arc frO lTllhc narr.llors oflhe Salleell."

(1) Hasan So"ee": AI-Tinnidh i: Book ofTafseer of Ihe QIII' '(11/: Ch. Concern-

ing SOOI'll" A I-A '/'{Ia! No. 3076.

What Ill1\' Beell Said Regan/illg the Creatioll olAdalll 165

greeti ng of yo ur ofIs pring," He said, "As-salaam 'alaikum" 10

which they replied, "As-salaam 'alaika 11'0 rahlllalllllah," So

they add ed in repl y to him , "lI'a rahmallfllah." A ll those who

e nter Pa rad ise wi ll have Adam 's form ; and th e creation have

!lot ceased to dim ini sh in size (from his ti me) until now,41)

Imam Mal ik ibn Amls report s in his 1\I/IIl1'alfa' th al 'Umar

ibn AI-Khattab was asked about thi s Verse, "A nd (reme mber)

when your Lord brought for th from the Children of Adam , from

the ir bac ks, their seed and made th em testi fy as to themselves

(saying), •Am I not your Lord?' Th ey said: 'Yes ! We testify' ,"

' Umar ibn Al-Kh alta ab sa id: I heard All a h's Messenger ~

being asked about it and he sai d, " Whe n A ll a h crea ted Adam ,

peace be upon him , He wiped his back with His Right J-Ia nd

and brought out hi s offsprin g." He said, " I created these for

Paradi se, and they will do the deeds of the People of Parad ise,"

A ma n asked , "0 Messe nger of A ll ah, then what is the purpose

o f workin g?" A ll ah 's Messe nger ~ said, "When A ll ah creates

a sla ve for Pa radi se, He ca uses him to do the deeds of the

Peopl e or Paradise, un til when he di es 0 11 one of th e deeds or

the People of Paradi se, he ent ers Paradi se, Wh en Alla h creates

a slave for th e Fire, He ca uses him to do th e deeds o f'th e Peopl e

of th e Fi re unti l when he di es 0 11 one of the deeds o f the Peopl e

o f Ihe Fire, he e nt ers Ih e Fire,"(2)

A ll Ihese Alwdeelh de monstrate tha i All ah brou ght out the

offsprin g of Adam from his baek lik e specks o r dust. He thcll

di vided the m into two groups, the Peop le of the Ri ght I-land

(I) AI-l3ukhari: Book of Ill e I/{ufilll.l' of lite Proplte/s: Ch. The Creation of

Adam, AJ1"h's sahnations be on him, and his offspring, No. 3326.

(2) Sallet!1t Li Glmirill: Malik : Kiwah AI-Jaami': eh. Prohibit ion of Reject-