The Meaning of His (peace and blessings be upon him) Saying: “Allah Created Adam in His Image”
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The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 2612e: Is the intended meaning “in the image of the Most Merciful”?
The Shaykh:
Without a doubt. A narration in the hadith states “in the image of the Most Merciful,” and it is a sound narration. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has an image, as in the hadithSunan ad-Darimi 10:14
The questioner:
He asks: And is it permissible to interpret the word “image” here figuratively?
The Shaykh:
No. The hadith remains with its meaning and its wording; it is not changed. Shaykh Hamud al-Tuwayjiri (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote a valuable treatise on this topic, in which he responded to those who interpret the hadith figuratively.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
for Allah created Adam in His own image
إن الله خلق آدم على صورتهThe Shaykh:
Without a doubt. A narration in the hadith states “in the image of the Most Merciful,” and it is a sound narration. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has an image, as in the hadith
I saw my Lord in the most beautiful form,
رأيت ربي في أحسن صورة،The questioner:
He asks: And is it permissible to interpret the word “image” here figuratively?
The Shaykh:
No. The hadith remains with its meaning and its wording; it is not changed. Shaykh Hamud al-Tuwayjiri (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote a valuable treatise on this topic, in which he responded to those who interpret the hadith figuratively.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1833] معنى قوله ﷺ خلق آدم على صورته - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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