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Is there a hadith establishing that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) created Adam in His image, and how is this to be understood?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
for Allah created Adam in His own imageيثبت أن الله خلق آدم على صورته؟
Sahih Muslim 2612e
and how is this to be understood?

Answer:
Yes, the hadith is established. It states that He created him in His image. In some narrations, the wording is "in the image of the Most Merciful," meaning that he has hearing, sight, knowledge, hands, and a face in the image of the Most Merciful, because he has attributes similar to the attributes of the Most Merciful in terms of name and meaning, but the modality is different, as is well known.
The hadith is well known, and some hadith scholars, such as Ibn Khuzaymah, have spoken about it. However, the investigators have established it as it is. Among the last to write well on this is Shaykh Ahmad al-Tuwajiri (may Allah have mercy on him), who wrote a good work on this hadith in an independent book, in which he gathered the words of the scholars. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [404 -1024] هل ثبت حديثا أن الله عز وجل خلق آدم على صورته، وكيف يوجه هذا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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