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[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Verily, Adam ﷺ was a tall man, as tall as a lofty palm tree with abundant hair on his head. When he committed what he committed, his nakedness became apparent to him, and he did not see it before. So he fled while being overwhelmed, and a tree from the trees of Paradise took hold of his head. He said to it, 'Release me.' The tree replied, 'I will not release you.' He called upon his Lord, 'O my Lord, am I escaping from You?'. He replied, 'O Adam, are you feeling shy from Me?'. He called upon Him again and said, 'No, O my Lord, I am indeed feeling shy from You.' Allah then said, 'Indeed, the believer feels shy before his Lord when he commits a sin, then he knows by the praise of Allah where the way out is. He knows that the way out is in seeking forgiveness and repenting to Allah.'"  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٦٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أبِي حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ آدَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كَانَ رَجُلًا طُوَالًا؛ كَأَنَّهُ نَخْلَةٌ سَحُوقٌ كَثِيرَ شَعْرِ الرَّأْسِ فَلَمَّا وَقَعَ بِمَا وَقَعَ بِهِ بَدَتْ لَهُ عَوْرَتُهُ وَكَانَ لَا يَرَاهَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَانْطَلَقَ هَارِبًا فَأَخَذَتْ بِرَأْسِهِ شَجَرَةٌ مِنْ شَجَرِ الْجَنَّةِ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَرْسِلِينِي قَالَتْ لَسْتُ مُرْسِلَتَكَ قَالَ فَنَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ ﷻ أَمِنِّي تَفِرُّ؟ قَالَ أَيْ رَبِّ لَا؛ أَسْتَحْيِيكَ قَالَ فَنَادَاهُ وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَسْتَحْيِي رَبَّهُ ﷻ مِنَ الذَّنْبِ إِذَا وَقَعَ بِهِ ثُمَّ يَعْلَمُ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ أَيْنَ الْمَخْرَجُ؛ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الْمَخْرَجَ فِي الِاسْتِغْفَارِ وَالتَّوْبَةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ ﷻ  


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hakim:3038al-Ḥasan b. Yaʿqūb al-ʿAdl > Yaḥyá b. Abū Ṭālib > ʿAbd al-Wahhāb b. ʿAṭāʾ > Saʿīd b. Abū ʿArūbah > Qatādah > al-Ḥasan > Yaḥyá b. Ḍamrah > Ubay b. Kaʿb

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "Indeed, Adam was a tall man, as if he were a date palm tree, with a lot of hair on his head. When he committed the sin, his nakedness was exposed to him, and he did not see it before that. So he went running in Paradise, and a tree clung to him. He said to it, 'Send me away.' It said, 'I am not under your command.' Then his Lord called him, 'O Adam, are you fleeing from Me?' He said, 'O Lord, I am ashamed of You.'"  

الحاكم:٣٠٣٨أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْعَدْلُ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ أَنْبَأَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ آدَمَ كَانَ رَجُلًا طُوَالًا كَأَنَّهُ نَخْلَةٌ سَحُوقٌ كَثِيرُ شَعْرِ الرَّأْسِ فَلَمَّا رَكِبَ الْخَطِيئَةَ بَدَتْ لَهُ عَوْرَتُهُ وَكَانَ لَا يَرَاهَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَانْطَلَقَ هَارِبًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَتَعَلَّقَتْ بِهِ شَجَرَةٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَرْسِلِينِي قَالَتْ لَسْتُ بِمُرْسِلَتِكَ قَالَ وَنَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ يَا آدَمُ أَمِنِّي تَفِرُّ؟ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ إِنِّي اسْتَحَيْتُكَ  

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