Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah Almighty sent Adam (peace be upon him) down to the earth, the angels said: O our Lord! {أَ تَجْعَلُ فِیہَا مَنْ یُفْسِدُ فِیہَا وَیَسْفِکُ الدِّمَائَ، وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِکَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَکَ قَالَ إِنِّی أَ عْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ} ... Will You place upon this earth one who will cause corruption in it and shed blood, while we glorify You with praise and declare Your holiness? Allah said: I know that which you do not know. But the angels said: We are more obedient to You than the children of Adam. Allah Almighty said to the angels: Very well, then bring two angels so that We may send them down to the earth and see what they do. They said: O our Lord! These are Harut and Marut, two angels. So they were sent down to the earth, and the most beautiful woman was presented before them. Both of them approached her and demanded from her their desires, but she said: By Allah! You cannot come near me until you utter a word of shirk (associating partners with Allah). They said: We cannot associate partners with Allah Almighty. So she left, and then returned with a child. Again, they demanded their desires from her, but she said: You cannot come near me until you kill this child. They said: By Allah! We cannot kill him. She left, and next time she came with a cup of wine. When they again demanded their desires from her, she said: By Allah! I will not let you come near me until you drink this wine. When they drank the wine, (intoxicated) they committed adultery with the woman and killed the child as well. When they regained consciousness, the woman said: By Allah! In the state of intoxication, you have committed everything you previously refused. (As punishment for this crime) they were told to choose one of the punishments of this world or the Hereafter, and they chose the punishment of this world."