A man asked, "Messenger of Allah, was Adam a prophet?"He replied, "Yes, one to whom Allah spoke."The man asked, "How long was there between him and Nuh?"He answered, "Ten generations."
أن رجلا قال: يا رسول الله أنبي كان آدم؟ قال: نعم مكلم قال: فكم بينه وبين نوح؟ قال: عشرة قرون.
Ibn Hibban (6190) narrated it from Muhammad bin Umar bin Yusuf, who said, Muhammad bin Abdul-Malik bin Zanjuwiyah narrated to us, Abu Tuba narrated to us, Muawiya bin Salam narrated to us, from his brother Zayd bin Salam, who said, I heard Abu Salam say, I heard Abu Umama, and then he related the hadith.