And Hishām ibn Saʿd narrated from Zayd ibn Aslam, from his father, from ʿAmr ibn al-Khattāb, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“Moses, peace be upon him, said, ‘My Lord, show us Adam, who caused us and himself to be expelled from Paradise.’ So Allah showed him Adam. Moses asked, ‘Are you our father?’ Adam replied, ‘Yes.’ Moses asked, ‘The one into whom Allah breathed of His spirit, whom He taught all the names, and before whom the angels prostrated at His command?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ Moses asked, ‘Then what led you to cause us to be expelled from Paradise?’

“Adam asked him, ‘Who are you?’ He replied, ‘I am Moses.’ Adam asked, ‘Are you the prophet of the Children of Israel to whom Allah spoke from behind a veil, without placing between you and Himself any messenger from His creation?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ Adam asked, ‘Did you not find that this was recorded in Allah’s Book before I was created?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ Adam said, ‘Then why do you blame me for something that Allah Most High had already decreed?’”

The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Thus Adam prevailed in argument against