A discussion on the hadith (That the first thing Allah the Mighty and Majestic created on Saturday was the earth)
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The phone is ringing.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How are you?The Shaykh
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well
The questioner : I am asking you one or two questions.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : The first question: In the hadith of Imam Muslim (may Allah have mercy on him)Sunan al-Bayhaqi 16:339
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I have read that Imam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that this hadith is defective.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And al-Bukhari narrated it as mawquf, stopping at one of the Companions?
The Shaykh : Who said?
The questioner : The sameThe Shaykh : Ibn Taymiyyah says this.
The Shaykh : No, you have made a mistake regardingThe Shaykh
The questioner : You have made a mistake
The Shaykh : You have made a mistake regardingThe Shaykh ، The Shaykh : What he says is: al-Bukhari narrated it as mawquf.
The questioner : What does he say?
The Shaykh : He says: He deemed it defective due to its being mawquf.
The questioner : What does he say?
The Shaykh : He deemed it defective due to its being mawquf.
The questioner : He deemed it defective
The Shaykh : Yes, and there is a great difference between deeming it defective due to its being mawquf and narrating it as mawquf.
The questioner : Of course, do you consider the hadith authentic?
The Shaykh : There is no doubt.
The questioner : Ibn Taymiyyah, in his critique of this hadith, means to argue that the first day of the week, which is Sunday, and that Allah the Mighty and Majestic created the heavens and the earth in six days, by mentioning the creation of Adam in this issue. How, then, is this doubt that has befallen me, namely: can we say that Adam was created in a state other than six days? In the hadith.
The Shaykh : Have you grasped the text of the hadith?
The questioner : Approximately, not the entire text...
The Shaykh : No problem, before the explanation, you need to have grasped what is being explained. Before explaining the hadith, you need to grasp the hadith. So I have started for you now. Is there any mention in the hadith of the creation of the heavens and the earth?
The questioner : No?
The questioner : If you pay attention to what is presented to you, the hadith does not relate to or discuss what the noble verse explicitly states, namely that Allah created the heavens and the earth in six days, so that we come and say that this hadith contradicts the verse. Because this hadith only speaks about what Allah the Mighty and Majestic created and brought into existence of new creatures and actions on the earth only.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Is that clear?
The questioner : Very clear.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : A second question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : The scholars have approximately disagreed on it, and it is the first thing created. We know in the authentic hadith,
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Of course, there are hadiths that establish that Allah the Mighty and MajesticSahih al-Bukhari 7418, and other hadiths that establish that Allah the Mighty and Majestic Sahih al-Bukhari 4684
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Of course, what is in my mind is that the Pen was created before the water. Is this correct according to the hadith or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Is it authentic, or is there confusion in my speech?
The Shaykh : There is no confusion.
The questioner : This is the correct view.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How are you?The Shaykh
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well
The questioner : I am asking you one or two questions.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : The first question: In the hadith of Imam Muslim (may Allah have mercy on him)
That the first thing Allah the Mighty and Majestic created on Saturday was the earth
إنه أول ما خلق الله عز وجل يوم السبت التربةThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I have read that Imam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that this hadith is defective.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And al-Bukhari narrated it as mawquf, stopping at one of the Companions?
The Shaykh : Who said?
The questioner : The sameThe Shaykh : Ibn Taymiyyah says this.
The Shaykh : No, you have made a mistake regardingThe Shaykh
The questioner : You have made a mistake
The Shaykh : You have made a mistake regardingThe Shaykh ، The Shaykh : What he says is: al-Bukhari narrated it as mawquf.
The questioner : What does he say?
The Shaykh : He says: He deemed it defective due to its being mawquf.
The questioner : What does he say?
The Shaykh : He deemed it defective due to its being mawquf.
The questioner : He deemed it defective
The Shaykh : Yes, and there is a great difference between deeming it defective due to its being mawquf and narrating it as mawquf.
The questioner : Of course, do you consider the hadith authentic?
The Shaykh : There is no doubt.
The questioner : Ibn Taymiyyah, in his critique of this hadith, means to argue that the first day of the week, which is Sunday, and that Allah the Mighty and Majestic created the heavens and the earth in six days, by mentioning the creation of Adam in this issue. How, then, is this doubt that has befallen me, namely: can we say that Adam was created in a state other than six days? In the hadith.
The Shaykh : Have you grasped the text of the hadith?
The questioner : Approximately, not the entire text...
The Shaykh : No problem, before the explanation, you need to have grasped what is being explained. Before explaining the hadith, you need to grasp the hadith. So I have started for you now. Is there any mention in the hadith of the creation of the heavens and the earth?
The questioner : No?
The questioner : If you pay attention to what is presented to you, the hadith does not relate to or discuss what the noble verse explicitly states, namely that Allah created the heavens and the earth in six days, so that we come and say that this hadith contradicts the verse. Because this hadith only speaks about what Allah the Mighty and Majestic created and brought into existence of new creatures and actions on the earth only.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Is that clear?
The questioner : Very clear.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : A second question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : The scholars have approximately disagreed on it, and it is the first thing created. We know in the authentic hadith,
The first thing created was the Pen
أول شيء خلق هو القلمThe Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Of course, there are hadiths that establish that Allah the Mighty and Majestic
There was Allah and nothing else before Him
كان ولم يكن شيء قبلهHis Throne was over the water
كان عرشه على الماءThe Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Of course, what is in my mind is that the Pen was created before the water. Is this correct according to the hadith or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Is it authentic, or is there confusion in my speech?
The Shaykh : There is no confusion.
The questioner : This is the correct view.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
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