Discussion of the hadith agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim: “Indeed, Allah created Adam in His image,” and al-Bukhari’s explanatory narration

The Shaykh : Yes, the first narration is authentic and it is agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim: , and al-Bukhari narrated the explanatory narration: .

The questioner : ... authentic.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Clarifying and explanatory.

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, therefore there is no room left for applying the various linguistic concepts regarding the referent of the pronoun in , whether it refers to the nearest or the farthest antecedent. For this narration of al-Bukhari has placed the dots on the letters and explicitly stated that the referent of the pronoun is . Therefore, it is a grave error, first of all, to interpret it as the pronoun referring to Allah, and even more grave is to compose a book based on the weak hadith.