Question:
Is this authentic?
إن كان الرجل ممن كان قبلكم ليأتي عليه ثمانون سنة قبل أن يحتلم
Answer:
Imam Bazzar (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration as the statement of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (radiyallahu ‘anhuma).
(Musnad Bazzar; Al Bahruz Zakkhar, Hadith: 2474)
‘Allamah Haythami (rahimahullah) has declared the narrators reliable with the exception of one narrator and has mentioned that there exists a difference of opinion regarding his credibility. (رواه البزار، عن شيخه عمرو بن مالك، وثقه ابن حبان وقال: يخطئ ويغرب، وتركه أبو زرعة وأبو حاتم، وبقية رجاله رجال الصحيح)
(Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 8 pg. 135)
The narration is suitable to quote as the statement of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (radiyallahu ‘anhuma).
Translation
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) said: “A man from the nations before you, would reach eighty years old before experiencing a wet dream.”
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar