Sahih al-Bukhari 4530 (Book 65, Hadith 258)
people miserable and turned them out of Paradise.” Adam said to him, “You are the one whom Allah
selected for His message and whom He selected for Himself and upon whom He revealed the Torah.”
Moses said, ‘Yes.’ Adam said, “Did you find that written in my fate before my creation?’ Moses said,
‘Yes.’ So Adam overcame Moses with this argument.”
“ الْتَقَى آدَمُ وَمُوسَى، فَقَالَ مُوسَى لآدَمَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي أَشْقَيْتَ النَّاسَ وَأَخْرَجْتَهُمْ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ لَهُ آدَمُ أَنْتَ الَّذِي اصْطَفَاكَ اللَّهُ بِرِسَالَتِهِ، وَاصْطَفَاكَ لِنَفْسِهِ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ التَّوْرَاةَ قَالَ نَعَمْ. قَالَ فَوَجَدْتَهَا كُتِبَ عَلَىَّ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَنِي قَالَ نَعَمْ. فَحَجَّ آدَمُ مُوسَى ”. الْيَمُّ الْبَحْرُ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4530 (Book 65, Hadith 258)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Sahih al-Bukhari is a foundational text of Sunni Islam, forming part of the Kutub al-Sittah, which are the six major hadith collections. These essential works include Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Compiled by Imam al-Bukhārī in the 9th century, his Sahih is renowned for its meticulous authentication process and is frequently cited as the most authentic hadith collection. Its comprehensive scope is evident in its structure of 97 books containing roughly 7,563 hadiths that guide Muslim life and jurisprudence.
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