English translation
[6744] 15 - (...) Abû Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Âdam and Mûsâ (ﷺ) debated in the presence of their Lord, and Âdam got the better of Mûsâ. Mûsâ said: "You are Âdam whom Allâh created with His Own Hand and breathed into you of His spirit, and commanded the angels to prostrate to you, and caused you to dwell in Paradise. Then because of your lapse you caused the people to be sent down to the earth." Âdam, ﷺ, said: "You are Mûsâ whom Allâh chose by means of His Message, and by means of speaking to you, and He gave you the Tablets on which was the explanation of all things, and brought you close to speak with you. How long before I was created did Allâh write the Tawrah?" Mûsâ said: "Forty years." Âdam said: "And did you find in it (the words): Thus did Âdam disobey his Lord, so he went astray.?[1] He said: "Yes." He said: "Are you blaming me for doing a deed which Allâh decreed I would do, forty years before He created me?" The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Thus Âdam got the better of Mûsâ."
