The Shaykh’s retraction of his weakening of the phrase (then he wiped his back) in the hadith (Indeed, Allah created Adam, peace be upon him, then He wiped his back with His right hand and extracted from him his descendants)
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The questioner : In the commentary on *Al-'Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah*, regarding the hadith narrated by Ahmad from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, in which he was asked about this verse, which is the verse [Al-A'raf 7:172], he said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about it," . I stated in the commentary that it is authentic except for the wiping of the back, for which I did not find a corroborating narration, and it was mentioned in *Al-Da'if*. As for the other hadith narrated by al-Tirmidhi from Abu Hurayrah, in which he said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said," Mishkat al-Masabih 118Isnād Hasan (Zubair `Aliza'i), I stated in the commentary that it is authentic and that I found four chains for it. So the question is: does this hadith not serve as a corroborating narration for the previous one?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So the first one.
The Shaykh : Abrogating and abrogated, ignorance and knowledge.
The questioner : That is according to what We have decreed, and this is according to what We decree.
And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?"
وإذ أخذ ربك من بني آدم من ظهورهم ذريتهم وأشهدهم على أنفسهم ألست بربكمIndeed, Allah created Adam, peace be upon him, then He wiped his back with His right hand and extracted from him his descendants.
إن الله خلق آدم عليه السلام ثم مسح على ظهره بيمينه فاستخرج منه ذريتهWhen God created Adam He wiped his back and every soul of his offspring He was to create up to the day of resurrection fell from his back.
لما خلق الله آدم مسح على ظهره فسقط من ظهره كل نسمة هو خالقها من ذريتها إلى يوم القيامةThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So the first one.
The Shaykh : Abrogating and abrogated, ignorance and knowledge.
The questioner : That is according to what We have decreed, and this is according to what We decree.
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