Sahih Muslim Hadith 6744 – The Debate

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[6744] 15 – ( … ) Abü Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Adam and Müsâ () debated in the presence of their Lord, and Adam got the better of Müsâ. Müsâ said: "You are Adam whom Allah created with His Own : Hand and breathed into you of His spirit, and commanded the angels to prostrate to you, and caused J JU :JU : you to dwell in Paradise. Then because of your lapse you caused the people to be sent down to the j earth." Adam, , said: "You are Müsâ whom Allah chose by means of His Message, and by means of speaking to you, and He gave you the Tablets on which was the is5k.; explanation of all things, and brought you close to speak with il~ çr you. How long before I was created did Allah write the 4 L5 L :J 4 Tawrah?" Müsâ said: "Forty years." Adam said: "And did you find in it (the words): Thus did 4i Adam disobey his Lord, so he went astray.? 11 He said: "Yes." He L said: "Are you blaming me for doing a deed which Allah decreed -s — _-,– I would do, forty years before He : J created me?" The Messenger of Allah Q5, said: 'Thus Adam got the :J . :J better of Masi."' Ju aL :4LJL