How long did Adam and Eve stay in paradise?

Scholars are of different opinion about the duration of stay of Adam and Eve in Paradise. One opinion suggests that it was a portion of a day like the days of this world. Abu Huraira reported that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) took hold of my hands and said: “Adam was created in the last hour of Friday “[1] And there is another narration: “The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday; on it Adam was created. on it he was made to enter Paradise, on it he was expelled from it. And the last hour will take place on no day other than Friday.” [2]

If he was expelled (from Paradise) on the same day in which he was created – and we said that those six days mentioned in the Hadith in this respect are like the days of ours – then it will be assumed that he stayed only a few hours of it. This opinion, however, does not seem to be credible. However, if his expulsion took place on some other day, other than the day in which he was created, or if we hold that the length of those days were equal to six thousand years, then he would have stayed there (in Paradise) for a long period.

What is Ibn Jarir view on the stay of Hazrat Adam in paradise?

Ibn Jarir said: It is known that Adam was created in the last hour of Friday. One hour of it is equal to eighty-three years and four months. He remained for forty years in his earthen body, before the soul was breathed into him. Then he stayed in the Paradise for forty-three years and four months before his expulsion. And Allah is the Best Knower.

[1] Sahih Muslim 2789

[2] Sahih Muslim 854

Click here if you want to read more about the life of Hazrat Adam and Eve.

What was the first food for Hazrat Adam on Earth?

What was the first clothing of Hazrat Adam?

What is Ibn Jarir view on the stay of Hazrat Adam in paradise?

Leave a Reply Cancel reply