A teacher was asked about the hadith that Adam was created in the image of the Most Merciful, and he said: Do not ask about this, for there is disagreement among the scholars regarding it!

Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: A questioner from Algeria says: We have a teacher who, when asked about the hadith that Adam was created in the image of the Most Merciful, said: Do not ask about this, O people of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), leave these things, for there is disagreement among the scholars regarding them. Is his answer correct?

Answer:
No, it is not correct. The hadith is true in its apparent meaning, in its reality. We affirm it as it came, and we do not intervene in doubts and illusions. As for the fact that some scholars and some imams differed on this, their disagreement is incorrect. The scholars have refuted it, and the most recent to refute it and explain it is Shaykh Hamud al-Tuwajiri (may Allah have mercy on him), in his book "The Answer of the People of Knowledge and Faith to the Hadith that Adam Was Created in the Image of the Most Merciful," which is printed and available. Yes.