Noah AS lived for…

429. A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al-Hakam, from one of our companions, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah عليه الصلاة والسلام has said: ‘The life span of Noah عليه السلام was of two thousand and three hundred years, of which eight hundred and fifty were spent before he عليه السلام was Sent (as a Prophet عليه السلام), and a thousand years less fifty years (950) was whilst he عليه السلام was among his عليه السلام people calling them, and five hundred years were after he عليه السلام had disembarked from the ship, and the water subsided, so he عليه السلام built the cities and settled his عليه السلام children in them. Then the Angel of death came whilst he عليه السلام was in the open sun and said: ‘Peace be upon you عليه السلام!’ So Noah عليه السلام returned (the greeting) and said: ‘What made you to come, O Angel of Death?’ He said: ‘I came to you عليه السلام to capture your عليه السلام soul’. He عليه السلام said: ‘Leave me whilst I عليه الصلاة والسلام come out from the open sun and enter into the shade’. So he said to him عليه السلام; ‘Yes’. So he عليه السلام transferred himself عليه السلام, then said: ‘O Angel of Death! All of what has passed by me عليه السلام from the (life of the) world is like my عليه السلام transfer from the open sun into the shade. So fulfil the task you have been Commanded to’. So he captured his عليه السلام soul’.