What Has Been Reported Regarding Longevity
Kamāl al-Dīn wa Tamām al-Niʿma|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 44
1- حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع قَالَ: عَاشَ نُوحٌ ع أَلْفَيْ سَنَةٍ وَ خَمْسَمِائَةِ سَنَةٍ مِنْهَا ثَمَانُمِائَةٍ وَ خَمْسُونَ سَنَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يُبْعَثَ وَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عاماً وَ هُوَ فِي قَوْمِهِ يَدْعُوهُمْ وَ سَبْعُمِائَةِ عَامٍ بَعْدَ مَا نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ وَ نَضَبَ الْمَاءُ فَمَصَّرَ الْأَمْصَارَ وَ أَسْكَنَ وُلْدَهُ الْبُلْدَانَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَلَكَ الْمَوْتِ ع جَاءَهُ وَ هُوَ فِي الشَّمْسِ فَقَالَ لَهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ فَرَدَّ الْجَوَابَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ يَا مَلَكَ الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ جِئْتُ لِأَقْبِضَ رُوحَكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ تَدَعُنِي أَخْرُجُ مِنَ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى الظِّلِّ فَقَالَ لَهُ نَعَمْ فَتَحَوَّلَ نُوحٌ ع ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مَلَكَ الْمَوْتِ كَأَنَّ مَا مَرَّ بِي مِنَ الدُّنْيَا مِثْلُ تَحَوُّلِي مِنَ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى الظِّلِّ فَامْضِ لِمَا أُمِرْتَ بِهِ قَالَ فَقَبَضَ رُوحَهُ ع.
1 - Narrated to us Muhammad bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Walid رضي الله عنه that he said: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Hasan Saffar from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Isa from Ali bin Hakam from Hisham bin Saalim from As-Sadiq Ja’far bin Muhammad عليه السلام that he said:
“Prophet Nuh عليه السلام lived for 2500 years out of which 850 years was before proclaiming his prophethood and he propagated faith to his nation for 950 years. After deluge he disembarked from the Ark and lived for another 700 years during which his children lived on the earth. Then one the day the angel of death visited him when he was standing in the sun. The angel greeted him: Peace be on you.
He responded to the greeting, then asked: What is the purpose of your visit, O angel of death? The angel said: I have come to capture your soul. Nuh عليه السلام said: Will you allow me to come to the shade? The angel said: All right. Nuh عليه السلام came into the shade and said: O angel of death, I feel the duration of my life was as much as the time it took me to come from the sun into the shade. Now you may do as you are commanded. The narrator says: Then the angel captures the soul of Nuh عليه السلام.”
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ مَاجِيلَوَيْهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارُ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبَانٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أُرُومَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ جَنَاحٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: كَانَتْ أَعْمَارُ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ ع ثَلَاثَمِائَةِ سَنَةٍ ثَلَاثَمِائَةِ سَنَةٍ.
2 - Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ali Majilaway رضي الله عنه: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Yahya al-Attar from Husain bin Hasan bin Aban from Muhammad bin Uramata that: Narrated to me Saeed bin Junah from Ayyub Ibne Rashid from a man from Abi Abdullah عليه السلام that he said:
“The lifespan of each person of the nation of Nuh عليه السلام was of three hundred years.”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْعَطَّارُ جَمِيعاً قَالا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ التَّمِيمِيُّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ ع عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ: عَاشَ أَبُو الْبَشَرِ آدَمُ ع تِسْعَمِائَةٍ وَ ثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً وَ عَاشَ نُوحٌ ع أَلْفَيْ سَنَةٍ وَ أَرْبَعَمِائَةِ سَنَةٍ وَ خَمْسِينَ سَنَةً وَ عَاشَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع مِائَةً وَ خَمْساً وَ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً وَ عَاشَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع مِائَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً وَ عَاشَ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع مِائَةً وَ ثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً وَ عَاشَ يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ مِائَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً وَ عَاشَ يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ع مِائَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً وَ عَاشَ مُوسَى ع مِائَةً وَ سِتّاً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً وَ عَاشَ هَارُونُ ع مِائَةً وَ ثَلَاثاً وَ ثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً وَ عَاشَ دَاوُدُ ع مِائَةَ سَنَةٍ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً مُلْكُهُ وَ عَاشَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ ع سَبْعَمِائَةٍ وَ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.
3 - Narrated to us my father: Narrated to us Ahmad bin Idrees Muhammad bin Yahya al-Attar, all of them said: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Yahya that: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Yusuf Tamimi from Ja’far bin Muhammad from his father from his grandfather عليه السلام from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم that he said:
“Father of humanity, Adam, lived for 930 years. Prophet Nuh عليه السلام had a lifespan of 2450 years. Prophet Ibrahim عليه السلام 175 years. Prophet Ismail عليه السلام 120 years. Prophet Ishaq عليه السلام 180 years. Prophet Yaqoob عليه السلام 120 years. Prophet Yusuf عليه السلام 120 years. Prophet Musa عليه السلام 126 years. Prophet Harun عليه السلام 133 years. Prophet Dawood عليه السلام 100 years out which he was the king for 40 years and Prophet Sulaiman عليه السلام lived for 712 years.”
4- حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَشَّارٍ الْقَزْوِينِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْفَرَجِ الْمُظَفَّرُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْكُوفِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْبَرْمَكِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ الْبَزَّازُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ الْعَسْكَرِيَّ ع يَقُولُ إِنَّ ابْنِي هُوَ الْقَائِمُ مِنْ بَعْدِي وَ هُوَ الَّذِي يَجْرِي فِيهِ سُنَنُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ع بِالتَّعْمِيرِ وَ الْغَيْبَةِ حَتَّى تَقْسُوَ الْقُلُوبُ لِطُولِ الْأَمَدِ فَلَا يَثْبُتَ عَلَى الْقَوْلِ بِهِ إِلَّا مَنْ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي قَلْبِهِ الْإِيمَانَ وَ أَيَّدَهُ بِرُوحٍ مِنْهُ
4 - Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ali bin Bashshar Qazwini رضي الله عنه: Narrated to us Abul Faraj Muzaffar bin Ahmad: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ja’far Kufi: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ismail Barmaki: Narrated to us Hasan bin Muhammad Salih Bazzaz that he said: I heard Hasan bin Ali Askari عليه السلام say:
“After me, my son will be the Qaim through whose long lifespan and occultation the practice of the prophets will be repeated. His occultation will so much prolonged that the hearts of the people will; harden no one will remain steadfast on religion except those on whose hearts Allah, the Mighty and Sublime has inscribed faith and those who would be helped by Ruhul Qudus.”
5- حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْكُوفِيُّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ النَّخَعِيِّ عَنْ عَمِّهِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ حُمْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ حُمْرَانَ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَيِّدَ الْعَابِدِينَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع يَقُولُ فِي الْقَائِمِ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ نُوحٍ ع وَ هِيَ طُولُ الْعُمُرِ.
5 - Narrated to us Muhammad bin Ahmad Shaibani رضي الله عنه that he said: Narrated to us Muhammad bin Abi Abdullah Kufi from Musa bin Imran Nakhai from his uncle Husain bin Yazid Naufali from Hamza bin Humran from his father Humran bin Ayyan from Saeed bin Jubair that he said: I heard the Chief of the Worshippers Ali bin Husain عليه السلام say:
“In the Qaim is resemblance to Prophet Nuh عليه السلام and that is a long lifespan.”
6- حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي حَدِيثٍ يَذْكُرُ فِيهِ قِصَّةَ دَاوُدَ ع أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ يَقْرَأُ الزَّبُورَ وَ كَانَ إِذَا قَرَأَ الزَّبُورَ لَا يَبْقَى جَبَلٌ وَ لَا حَجَرٌ وَ لَا طَائِرٌ إِلَّا جَاوَبَتْهُ فَانْتَهَى إِلَى جَبَلٍ فَإِذَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْجَبَلِ نَبِيٌّ عَابِدٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ حِزْقِيلُ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ دَوِيَّ الْجِبَالِ وَ أَصْوَاتَ السِّبَاعِ وَ الطَّيْرِ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ دَاوُدُ ع فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ ع يَا حِزْقِيلُ تَأْذَنُ لِي فَأَصْعَدَ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ لَا فَبَكَى دَاوُدُ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ يَا حِزْقِيلُ لَا تُعَبِّرْ دَاوُدَ وَ سَلْنِي الْعَافِيَةَ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ حِزْقِيلُ بِيَدِ دَاوُدَ ع وَ رَفَعَهُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ يَا حِزْقِيلُ هَلْ هَمَمْتَ بِخَطِيئَةٍ قَطُّ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَهَلْ دَخَلَكَ الْعُجْبُ بِمَا أَنْتَ فِيهِ مِنْ عِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَا- قَالَ فَهَلْ رَكَنْتَ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا فَأَحْبَبْتَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ مِنْ شَهَوَاتِهَا وَ لَذَّاتِهَا قَالَ بَلَى رُبَّمَا عَرَضَ ذَلِكَ بِقَلْبِي قَالَ فَمَا كُنْتَ تَصْنَعُ إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ أَدْخُلُ إِلَى هَذَا الشِّعْبِ فَأَعْتَبِرُ بِمَا فِيهِ قَالَ فَدَخَلَ دَاوُدُ ع الشِّعْبَ فَإِذَا سَرِيرٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ عَلَيْهِ جُمْجُمَةٌ بَالِيَةٌ وَ عِظَامٌ فَانِيَةٌ وَ إِذَا لَوْحٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ فِيهِ كِتَابَةٌ فَقَرَأَهَا دَاوُدُ ع فَإِذَا فِيهَا أَنَا أَرْوَى بْنُ سَلَمٍ مَلَكْتُ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ وَ بَنَيْتُ أَلْفَ مَدِينَةٍ وَ افْتَضَضْتُ أَلْفَ بِكْرٍ فَكَانَ آخِرَ عُمُرِي أَنْ صَارَ التُّرَابُ فِرَاشِي وَ الْحِجَارَةُ وِسَادَتِي وَ الدِّيدَانُ وَ الْحَيَّاتُ جِيرَانِي فَمَنْ رَآنِي فَلَا يَغْتَرَّ بِالدُّنْيَا.
6 - Narrated to us my father that: Narrated to us Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim from his father from Muhammad bin Abi Umair from Hisham bin Saalim from As-Sadiq Ja’far bin Muhammad عليه السلام that he said relating the story of Prophet Dawood عليه السلام:
“One day Prophet Dawood عليه السلام came out of the house reciting the Zaboor. And when he recited the Zaboor, there was no mountain, no stone and no bird that did not join him in his recitation. Finally he reached a hill on top of which lived a worshipper named Hizqil. When this man heard the mountains, stones and birds reciting the Zaboor he understood that Prophet Dawood عليه السلام was approaching.
Prophet Dawood عليه السلام said: O Hizqil, allow me also to join you on the hill. He replied: No. On being refused the permission Prophet Dawood عليه السلام began to weep. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime revealed to Hizqil to allow Prophet Dawood عليه السلام and to seek His forgiveness. So he held the hand of Prophet Dawood and brought him to the top. Prophet Dawood عليه السلام said: O Hizqil, do you ever feel like committing a sin? He replied: No. He asked: Do you ever feel desirous of worldly pleasures and vices?
He said: Sometimes I feel the urge. He asked: Then what do you do? He said: I go into this cave and by looking at that which is in the cave I obtain lesson from it. So Prophet Dawood عليه السلام entered the cave and saw a throne made of iron on which was a skeleton, and an iron plate was attached to it. Dawood عليه السلام saw the following written on it:
‘I am Urwah bin Salam. I ruled for 1000 years, constructed 1000 cities, married 1000 times and the gist of my whole life is that today I have turned to dust. I am the diet of worms and insects. Thus one who sees me should not desire the world.’”