Authenticity of the hadeeth: «Verily Allaah created Aadam upon His appearance»

Reference: Silsilah Kitaab ad-Da ‘wah (11), al-Fataawa v4 p4

Question: What is the authenticity of the hadeeth

«Verily Allaah created Aadam upon His appearance»

– and may Allaah reward you with good?

Response: This hadeeth is authentic; So Allaah the Mighty and Majestic created Aadam upon His appearance, with hearing, sight, speech, with a face, hands, eyes and feet. And this does not mean he resembles Him, as Allaah the Mighty and Majestic says:

{There is nothing like unto Him} ash-Shooraa 42:11

…and also:

{And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him} al-Ikhlaas 112:4

Just as the scholars of the Sunnah such as Ahmad ibn Hanbal and others have said.


Translation originally published on 25 November, 2004.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004.

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