What is your opinion on the meaning of (Allah created Adam in His image, his height being sixty cubits) and the statement of the Shaykh al-Islam that it is

The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.

The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings, and His forgiveness.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : One of the students of knowledge quoted in ... saying, "And Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said in *Bayan Talbis al-Jahmiyyah*, and he mentioned that the third part is a manuscript: 'There was no disagreement among the Salaf of the three generations regarding the fact that the pronoun refers to Allah, for this is widely transmitted through multiple chains from a number of the Companions, and the context of all the hadiths indicates this.' That is ... regarding the creation of Adam in the image of the Most Merciful. So what is your opinion, O honorable Shaykh?"

The Shaykh : My statement is recorded in a hadith in al-Bukhari: .

The questioner : But here it is mentioned that there was no disagreement among the Salaf.

The Shaykh : Do not say "but." Do you seek to correct the Messenger?

The questioner : We do not seek to correct the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).

The Shaykh : So, did you understand the answer?

The questioner : I understood it, O honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh : The matter is finished.

The questioner : All right, may Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And beware of that.