Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty created Adam (peace be upon him) in his form, his height was sixty cubits. When Allah Almighty created him, He said: Go and greet that group of angels sitting there and listen carefully to what they reply to you, for indeed these words will be the greeting for you and your offspring. (He went and) said: As-salamu Alaikum. They replied: As-salamu Alaika wa Rahmatullah. That is, they added the words "wa Rahmatullah." Whenever any person enters Paradise, he will enter in the form (and stature) of Adam (peace be upon him). But (from the birth of Adam in this world) until today, the stature has been decreasing.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The height of Adam (peace be upon him) was sixty cubits and his width was seven cubits.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Everything of the son of Adam is consumed by the earth except for the coccyx (ajb al-dhanab); from it he was created and from it he will be reassembled.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When Allah Almighty created Adam (peace be upon him), He left (his frame) as He wished for as long as He wished. Iblis began to walk around and observe him. When he saw that he had a belly or that he was hollow from within, he said: This is a creature who will not be able to control himself. That is, this being will not be able to restrain himself from desires, will not remain safe from whispers, nor will he be able to control his anger, except for the one whom Allah protects. How did Iblis realize this? There is no need to get into this discussion; it is not known what the attributes of that era and the abilities and experiences of the creatures of that time were.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Verily, Allah Almighty created Adam (peace be upon him) on Friday after Asr (afternoon), he was the last of the creation, who was created in the last hour of the hours of Friday, and the last hour is from Asr until night.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Verily, woman was created from a rib, and if you try to straighten the rib, you will break it. So be gentle with her, then she will continue to live with you.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), he says: When the verse regarding debt was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, the first to deny will be Adam (peace be upon him). The detail of this is that when Allah Almighty created Adam (peace be upon him) and touched his back, bringing forth from it all his progeny to be born until the Day of Resurrection, and presented this progeny before him, he saw among them a handsome and radiant man and said: O my Lord! Who is this? Allah Almighty said: This is your son Dawud (David). He said: O my Lord! What is his age? Allah Almighty said: Sixty years. He said: O my Lord! Increase his age. Allah Almighty said: No, except that it be increased from your age. The age of Adam (peace be upon him) was one thousand years; he added forty years from his own age to the age of Dawud. Allah Almighty wrote this down and made the angels witnesses to it. When the time of Adam’s (peace be upon him) death came and the angels came to seize his soul, he said: There are still forty years left of my age. It was said to him: You had gifted those forty years to your son Dawud. Adam (peace be upon him) said: I did not do so. Thereupon Allah Almighty revealed the Book and the angels bore witness. But then, the age of Dawud (peace be upon him) was also completed to one hundred years, and Adam’s (peace be upon him) age was completed to one thousand years.

It is narrated from Muslim bin Yasar al-Juhani that Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about this verse: {وَاِذْ اَخَذَ رَبُّکَ مِنْ بَنِیْ آدَمَ مِنْ ظُھُوْرِھِمْ ذُرِّیَّتَھُمْ}. He said: I myself heard that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about this verse, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, Allah Almighty created Adam (peace be upon him), touched his back with His right hand, and from it brought forth his offspring and said: I have created these for Paradise and with the deeds of the people of Paradise. Then He touched his back and brought forth more offspring and said: I have created these for the Fire and with the deeds of the people of Hell. A man said: O Messenger of Allah! Then what is the use of deeds? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When Allah Almighty creates a servant for Paradise, He uses him for the deeds of the people of Paradise, until he dies upon the deeds of the people of Paradise, and thus He admits him to Paradise. And when Allah Almighty creates a servant for the Fire, He uses him for the deeds of the people of Hell, until he dies upon the deeds of the people of Hell, and He admits him to Hell.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty took a firm covenant from Adam (peace be upon him) at Nu'man, that is, the place of Arafah. He brought forth from his back all his progeny that He was to create, then spread them before him like ants, and then spoke to them face to face and said: "Am I not your Lord?" They said: "Yes, indeed, we bear witness." (This was) lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection: "We were unaware of this," or lest you should say: "Our forefathers had already associated partners (with Allah) before us, and we were their descendants after them; will You then destroy us for what the followers of falsehood did?"

Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka’b (may Allah be pleased with him) says regarding the statement of Allah Almighty: And when your Lord took from the children of Adam, from their loins, their descendants, and made them testify against themselves. Its detail is that Allah Almighty gathered them, made them souls, then formed their images and gave them the power of speech, so they spoke. Then Allah Almighty took a firm covenant from them and, making them witnesses over themselves, said: Am I not your Lord? I make the seven heavens, the seven earths, and your father a witness over you, so that you may not say on the Day of Resurrection that we had no knowledge of this. Know well that there is no deity nor Lord besides Me, so do not associate anything with Me. Soon I will send My messengers to you, they will remind you of My covenant, and I will also send down My books upon you. They said: We bear witness that You alone are our Lord and deity, we have no Lord besides You. Thus, all of them acknowledged. Then Allah Almighty raised Adam (peace be upon him) over them; he saw among them the rich, the poor, the handsome, and the less beautiful, and said: O my Lord! Why did You not make them equal among themselves? Allah Almighty said: I desire that gratitude be shown to Me. He also saw among them the Prophets, they appeared like lamps and had light upon them, they were distinguished with the covenant and pledge of Prophethood and Messengership. This is mentioned in the statement of Allah Almighty: And when We took from the Prophets their firm covenant... ‘Isa son of Maryam. ‘Isa (peace be upon him) was also among those souls. Then Allah Almighty sent that soul to Lady Maryam (peace be upon her), and it entered into her through her mouth.