Hadith 111

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "When Allah created Adam, He wiped his back, and from his back fell every soul that He would create from his descendants until the Day of Judgment. He placed between the eyes of each of them a light. Then He displayed them to Adam. Adam said: 'O Lord, who are these?' Allah replied: 'These are your descendants.' He saw a man among them and was impressed by the light between his eyes. Adam said: 'O Lord, who is this?' Allah replied: 'This is Dawood.' Adam said: 'O Lord, how long did You decree his life to be?' Allah said: 'Sixty years.' Adam said: 'O Lord, increase his life by forty years from mine.'" (The narration continues in the original text, explaining how the matter is resolved regarding the extension of Dawood's life.) The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "When Adam's life came to an end, except for forty years, the Angel of Death came to him. Adam said: 'Hasn't there remained forty years of my life?' The angel replied: 'Did you not give it to your son Dawood?' Adam denied it, and his descendants also denied it. Adam forgot, and his descendants forgot. Adam made a mistake, and his descendants made a mistake."