In my view, the preferred and authoritative position, based on transmitted reports, is this narration. عنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ آدَمَ أَبِي الْبَشَرِ أَ كَانَ زَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهُ مِنِ ابْنِهِ فَقَالَ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ آدَمُ ع لَمَا رَغِبَ عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ مَا كَانَ آدَمُ إِلَّا عَلَى دِينِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقُلْتُ وَ هَذَا الْخَلْقُ مِنْ وُلْدِ مَنْ هُمْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ إِلَّا آدَمُ وَ حَوَّاءُ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ يا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ واحِدَةٍ وَ خَلَقَ مِنْها زَوْجَها وَ بَثَّ مِنْهُما رِجالًا كَثِيراً وَ نِساءً فَأَخْبَرَنَا أَنَّ هَذَا الْخَلْقَ مِنْ آدَمَ وَ حَوَّاءَ ع فَقَالَ ع صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَ بَلَّغَتْ رُسُلُهُ وَ أَنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ مِنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ فَقُلْتُ فَفَسِّرْ لِي يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَمَّا أَهْبَطَ آدَمَ وَ حَوَّاءَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ جَمَعَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَدَتْ حَوَّاءُ بِنْتاً فَسَمَّاهَا عَنَاقاً فَكَانَتْ أَوَّلَ مَنْ بَغَى عَلَى وَجْهِ الْأَرْضِ فَسَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا ذِئْباً كَالْفِيلِ وَ نَسْراً كَالْحِمَارِ فَقَتَلَاهَا ثُمَّ وُلِدَ لَهُ أَثَرَ عَنَاقَ قَابِيلُ بْنُ آدَمَ فَلَمَّا أَدْرَكَ قَابِيلُ مَا يُدْرِكُ الرَّجُلُ أَظْهَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ جِنِّيَّةً مِنْ وُلْدِ الْجَانِّ يُقَالُ لَهَا جُهَانَةُ فِي صُورَةِ إِنْسِيَّةٍ فَلَمَّا رَآهَا قَابِيلُ وَمِقَهَا فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَى آدَمَ أَنْ زَوِّجْ جُهَانَةَ مِنْ قَابِيلَ فَزَوَّجَهَا مِنْ قَابِيلَ ثُمَّ وُلِدَ لآِدَمَ هَابِيلُ فَلَمَّا أَدْرَكَ هَابِيلُ مَا يُدْرِكُ الرَّجُلُ أَهْبَطَ اللَّهُ إِلَى آدَمَ حَوْرَاءَ وَ اسْمُهَا تُرْكُ الْحَوْرَاءِ فَلَمَّا رَآهَا هَابِيلُ وَمِقَهَا فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَى آدَمَ أَنْ زَوِّجْ تُرْكاً مِنْ هَابِيلَ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَكَانَتْ تُرْكُ الْحَوْرَاءِ زَوْجَةَ هَابِيلَ بْنِ آدَمَ ثُمَّ ....
وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَهَبَ لآِدَمَ بَعْدَ هَابِيلَ ابْناً فَسَمَّاهُ شَيْثاً ثُمَّ قَالَ ابْنِي هَذَا هِبَةُ اللَّهِ فَلَمَّا أَدْرَكَ شَيْثٌ مَا يُدْرِكُ الرِّجَالُ أَهْبَطَ اللَّهُ عَلَى آدَمَ حَوْرَاءَ يُقَالُ لَهَا نَاعِمَةُ فِي صُورَةِ إِنْسِيَّةٍ فَلَمَّا رَآهَا شَيْثٌ وَمِقَهَا فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَى آدَمَ أَنْ زَوِّجْ نَاعِمَةَ مِنْ شَيْثٍ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ آدَمُ فَكَانَتْ نَاعِمَةُ الْحَوْرَاءُ زَوْجَةَ شَيْثٍ فَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ جَارِيَةً فَسَمَّاهَا آدَمُ حُورِيَّةَ فَلَمَّا أَدْرَكَتْ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَى آدَمَ أَنْ زَوِّجْ حُورِيَّةَ مِنْ هَابِيلَ بْنِ هَابِيلَ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ آدَمُ فَهَذَا الْخَلْقُ الَّذِي تَرَى مِنْ هَذَا النَّسْلِ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى يا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ واحِدَةٍ وَ خَلَقَ مِنْها زَوْجَها وَ بَثَّ مِنْهُما رِجالًا كَثِيراً وَ نِساءً وَ قَوْلُهُ وَ خَلَقَ مِنْها زَوْجَها أَيْ مِنَ الطِّينَةِ الَّتِي خَلَقَ مِنْهَا آدَمَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا انْقَضَتْ نُبُوَّةُ آدَمَ وَ فَنِيَ أَجَلُهُ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ قَدِ انْقَضَتْ نُبُوَّتُكَ وَ فَنِيَتْ أَيَّامُكَ فَانْظُرْ إِلَى اسْمِ اللَّهِ الْأَعْظَمِ وَ مَا عَلَّمْتُكَ مِنَ الْأَسْمَاءِ كُلِّهَا وَ أُثْرَةِ النُّبُوَّةِ وَ مَا يَحْتَاجُ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ فَادْفَعْهُ إِلَى شَيْثٍ وَ أْمُرْهُ أَنْ يَقْبَلَهُ بِكِتْمَانٍ وَ تَقِيَّةٍ مِنْ أَخِيهِ لِئَلَّا يَقْتُلَهُ كَمَا قَتَلَ هَابِيلَ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ سَبَقَ فِي عِلْمِي أَنْ لَا أُخْلِيَ الْأَرْضَ مِنْ عَالِمٍ يُعْرَفُ بِهِ دِينِي وَ يَكُونُ فِيهِ نَجَاةٌ لِمَنْ تَوَلَّاهُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ الْعَالِمِ الَّذِي آمُرُهُ بِإِظْهَارِ دِينِي وَ أُخْرِجُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ شَيْثٍ وَ عَقِبِه فَدَعَا آدَمُ شَيْثاً وَ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ اخْرُجْ وَ تَعَرَّضْ لِجَبْرَئِيلَ أَوْ لِمَنْ لَقِيتَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ أَخْبِرْهُ بِوَجَعِي وَ اسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يُهْدِيَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ فَاكِهَةِ الْجَنَّةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَمُوتَ وَ قَدْ كَانَ سَبَقَ فِي عِلْمِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى أَنْ لَا يَأْكُلَ آدَمُ مِنْ ثِمَارِ الْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى يَعُودَ إِلَيْهَا فَخَرَجَ شَيْثٌ فَلَقِيَ جَمَاعَةً مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ فَأَبْلَغَهُمْ مَا أَمَرَهُ آدَمُ فَقَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ يَا شَيْثُ آجَرَكَ اللَّهُ فِي أَبِيكَ فَقَدْ قَضَى نَحْبَهُ- فَأُهْبِطْنَا لِنَحْضُرَ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَى أَبِيكَ فَانْصَرَفَ مَعَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ فَوَجَدَ أَبَاهُ قَدْ مَاتَ فَغَسَّلَهُ شَيْثٌ مَعَ جَبْرَئِيلَ ع فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ شَيْثٌ مِنْ غُسْلِهِ قَالَ لِجَبْرَئِيلَ تَقَدَّمْ فَصَلِّ عَلَى آدَمَ فَقَالَ لَهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ إِنَّا مَعَاشِرَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ أُمِرْنَا بِالسُّجُودِ لِأَبِيكَ وَ لَيْسَ لِأَحَدٍ مِنَّا أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ قَالَ فَتَقَدَّمَ شَيْثٌ فَصَلَّى عَلَى آدَمَ فَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثِينَ تَكْبِيرَةً بِأَمْرِ جَبْرَئِيلَ فَأَقْبَلَ قَابِيلُ عَلَى شَيْثٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَيْنَ الَّذِي دَفَعَهُ إِلَيْكَ أَبُوكَ مِمَّا كَانَ دَفَعَهُ إِلَى هَابِيلَ فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ وَ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ إِنْ أَقَرَّ قَتَلَهُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ شَيْثٌ يُخْبِرُ الْعَقِبَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ وَ يُبَشِّرُهُمْ بِبِعْثَةِ نُوحٍ وَ يَأْمُرُهُمْ بِالْكِتْمَانِ وَ إِنَّ آدَمَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ بَشَّرَهُ بِأَنَّهُ بَاعِثٌ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ نَبِيّاً يُقَالُ لَهُ نُوحٌ يَدْعُو قَوْمَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ فَيُكَذِّبُونَهُ فَيُهْلِكُهُمْ بِالْغَرَقِ وَ كَانَ بَيْنَ آدَمَ وَ نُوحٍ عَشَرَةُ آبَاءٍ.
Biḥār al-Anwār (Beirut edition), vol. 11, p. 226
Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him)—Mu‘awiya ibn ‘Ammar relates: I asked Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) about Adam, the father of humankind (peace be upon him): Had he given his daughter in marriage to his son? The Imam replied, “God forbid! Had Adam (peace be upon him) done such a thing, the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) would surely have turned away from him. Adam (peace be upon him), however, certainly followed a religion and way of life like that of the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).”
I said, “Then whose child was this creature—the girl who married Adam’s son—when no one else was on earth but Adam and Eve (peace be upon them)? My proof is this verse, in which He says: أَیُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّکُمُ الَّذِی خَلَقَکُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ واحِدَةٍ وَ خَلَقَ مِنْها زَوْجَها وَ بَثَّ مِنْهُما رِجالًا کَثِیراً وَ نِساءً. Even so, tell me: was that creature descended from Adam and Eve (peace be upon them)?”
The Imam (peace be upon him) replied, “God’s words are true, and His messengers have faithfully conveyed them. I, too, am among those who bear witness to this.” I said, “Then, O son of the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), explain these words to me.”
He said, “When God sent Adam and Eve (peace be upon them) down to earth and made them husband and wife, Eve (peace be upon her) gave birth to a daughter and named her ‘Anāq. But she became corrupt, and was the first on earth to spread corruption and defiance. So God set upon her a wolf as large as an elephant and a vulture as large as a donkey, and they killed her.
“After Anāq, Cain was born. When he reached maturity and was old enough to discern right from wrong, God Almighty caused a daughter of the jinn, named Jahāna, to appear in human form. The moment Cain laid eyes on her, love for her entered his heart. So God revealed to Adam (peace be upon him) that he should give Jahāna in marriage to Cain, and Adam did so.
“After that, Abel (peace be upon him) was born. When he reached maturity and was old enough to discern right from wrong, God Almighty sent down to Adam (peace be upon him), on earth, a houri of Paradise named Tark. As soon as Abel (peace be upon him) saw her, love for her entered his heart. God therefore revealed to Adam (peace be upon him) that he should give Tark in marriage to Abel, and Adam did so. Tark thus became Abel’s wife.”
The Imam (peace be upon him) went on: “On the day Abel (peace be upon him) was killed, his wife Tark was pregnant. She gave birth to a son, whom Adam (peace be upon him) named Abel, after his own son.
“After Abel (peace be upon him), God granted Adam (peace be upon him) another son, whom he named Seth. Adam (peace be upon him) said, ‘This son of mine is a gift from God.’ When Seth (peace be upon him) reached maturity and was old enough to discern right from wrong, God Almighty sent down to Adam (peace be upon him), on earth, a houri in human form, known as Nā‘ima. The moment Seth (peace be upon him) saw her, love for her entered his heart. God therefore revealed to Adam (peace be upon him) that he should give Nā‘ima in marriage to Seth, and Adam did so. Thus Nā‘ima became Seth’s wife, and they had a daughter, whom Adam (peace be upon him) named Hūriyya.
“When Hūriyya reached maturity and was old enough to discern right from wrong, God revealed to Adam (peace be upon him) that he should give her in marriage to Abel, the son of Abel (peace be upon him). Adam did so. And so the descendants you see today grew and multiplied in this way. This is what God meant when He said: أَیُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّکُمُ الَّذِی خَلَقَکُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ واحِدَةٍ وَ خَلَقَ مِنْها زَوْجَها وَ بَثَّ مِنْهُما رِجالًا کَثِیراً وَ نِساءً . And by His words, وَ خَلَقَ مِنْها زَوْجَها , He meant that He created Eve from the same clay from which He had created Adam (peace be upon him).”