What is the correct meaning of the hadith: “Allah created Adam in His image”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 6227, what is the correct meaning of this hadith?
Answer:
The hadith is to be understood according to its apparent meaning: in His image, the image of the Most Merciful. In some narrations, it is “in the image of the Most Merciful,” meaning that the human being is hearing and seeing, possessing attributes, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is hearing and seeing, possessing attributes, but with a difference between the Creator and the created in their names and attributes. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Allah created Adam in His picture
خلق الله آدم على صورتهAnswer:
The hadith is to be understood according to its apparent meaning: in His image, the image of the Most Merciful. In some narrations, it is “in the image of the Most Merciful,” meaning that the human being is hearing and seeing, possessing attributes, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is hearing and seeing, possessing attributes, but with a difference between the Creator and the created in their names and attributes. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2015- 4717] ما المعنى الصحيح لحديث:(خلق الله آدم على صورته)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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