Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By Allah! The place of a whip in Paradise for any person is better for him than everything that exists between the heavens and the earth."

Mistawrid, who belonged to Banu Fihr, narrates: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) say, "The example of this world in comparison to the Hereafter is like that of a person who dips his forefinger into the sea and then examines what it returns with (i.e., how much water it brings back)."

Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah the Exalted created Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) from a soil that was gathered from all over the earth. Therefore, the children of Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) possess the characteristics of the earth. Among them are some who are red, some who are white, some who are black, some who are yellow, some who are in between, some who are easy-going, some who are sorrowful, some who are evil-natured, and some who are pure-natured."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took my hand and said, "Allah Almighty created the soil (that is, the earth) on Saturday, on Sunday He created the mountains in the earth, on Monday He created the trees, on Tuesday He created the disliked things, on Wednesday He created light, on Thursday He spread the animals in the earth, and Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) was created on Friday after Asr; He created the last of creation in the last hour of Friday."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Allah Almighty created Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) in His own image; his height was sixty cubits. When Allah Almighty created him, He said: Go and greet that group. They were angels who were sitting. Listen carefully to what they reply to you, for that will be the way of greeting for you and your descendants.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says: Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) went and said: As-salamu ‘alaykum. The angels replied by adding ‘wa rahmatullah’ (and the mercy of Allah).”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says: Whoever enters Paradise will be of the stature of Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him), sixty cubits tall. After that, the stature of people continued to decrease until it reached the present situation.

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) This is the narration with which that person became involved who does not have expertise in the knowledge of hadith, and because of this narration, he raised objections against the hadith scholars who serve the Sunnah and refute objections raised against it, and they strongly oppose anyone who violates the Sunnah. This person said: The pronoun in the word ‘image’ (sura) will either refer to Allah Almighty or to Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him). If it is referred to Allah Almighty, then this is disbelief, because Allah Almighty says:“There is nothing like unto Him.”If it is referred to Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him), then there is no benefit in the narration, because there is no doubt that all humans are in the image of Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him), not anyone else. If the person who holds this view were to sit alone and supplicate to his Lord, asking Him for the ability to recognize the truth and guidance—which is the straight path by adhering to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)—then it would be appropriate for him not to object to the servants of the Sunnah regarding a hadith whose meaning he does not know. If a person does not have knowledge of something, this does not indicate that, due to his ignorance, the truth should be denied.

We say: When a narration transmitted from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is authentically established in terms of transmission, then there will be no objection or disagreement in it, nor will it abrogate the Qur’an. Rather, every narration has its own specific meaning and its own context, which the people of knowledge understand. According to us, the meaning of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) statement,“Allah Almighty created Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) in His image,”is to show the superiority of Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) over all other creation, and the pronoun refers back to Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him). The benefit of the pronoun referring to Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) is that it cannot be attributed to Allah Almighty, because our Lord is far above being likened to any of His creation. Allah Almighty has made the cause of creation something that moves and has the ability to grow, and it develops through the union of male and female. After that, the sperm from the male is transferred to the womb of the female, then it remains as congealed blood for a specified period, then it becomes a clot, then it takes shape and form, then it remains in that state for a specific time, then it emerges from its place, then comes the stage of suckling, then the stage of weaning, then there are other stages which we have already mentioned, until death comes to it. So, this is the attribute of one who moves and has the ability to grow by his nature. Allah Almighty created Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) in his image, meaning that creation which was in this regard; his height was sixty cubits, but before him, there was no union of male and female, no sperm was removed from one place and settled in another, it did not turn into congealed blood or a clot of flesh, nor did it later take the form of a body. Thus, Allah Almighty clarified his superiority over all other creation by this, that he was not first in the form of a sperm, then became congealed blood, nor was he congealed blood that became a clot of flesh, nor was he a clot of flesh that reached the stage of suckling, nor was he a suckling infant that reached the stage of weaning, nor was he one weaned who later became a youth, as is the case with other humans besides Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him). This is contrary to the view of the person who claims that the hadith scholars hold the views of the Hashwiyyah sect, narrating things that cannot be understood and using as evidence things of which they have no knowledge.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "When Allah Almighty created Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him), Iblis began to circle around his body. When he saw that he was hollow from inside, he said: I have seen him; this creature will not be able to control himself."

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah Almighty created Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him), he sneezed. His Lord inspired him to say 'Alhamdulillah' (All praise is due to Allah). So his Lord said to him: May Allah have mercy on you. Because of this, Allah's mercy surpassed His wrath."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "When Allah Almighty breathed the soul into Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) and it reached his head, he sneezed, so he said: All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. Then Allah Almighty said to him: Allah have mercy on you."

Muslim bin Yasar al-Juhani narrates: It was asked from Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding this: "And when your Lord brought forth from the children of Adam, from their loins, their descendants and made them testify about themselves (and asked): 'Am I not your Lord?' They replied: 'Yes.'"
Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he was asked about this verse, so he (peace be upon him) said: Indeed, Allah Almighty created Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him), then He passed His hand over his back and brought forth from his back his descendants and said: I have created these people for Paradise and for the deeds of the people of Paradise. Then Allah Almighty passed His hand over his back and brought forth from it his descendants and said: I have created these people for Hell and for the deeds of the people of Hell.
A man said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Then why should deeds be done? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When Allah Almighty has created a servant for Paradise, He makes him do the deeds of the people of Paradise, until that person dies while doing the deeds of the people of Paradise, so Allah Almighty admits him into Paradise. When Allah Almighty has created a servant for Hell, He makes him do the deeds of the people of Hell, until that person dies while doing the deeds of the people of Hell, so Allah Almighty admits him into Hell because of that.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When Allah Almighty created Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) and breathed the soul into him, he sneezed. He said: 'Alhamdulillah.' He praised Allah by Allah's command. So his Lord said to him: 'Your Lord has mercy on you, O Adam. Go to that group of angels who are sitting and greet them.' So Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) said: 'Assalamu Alaikum.' The angels replied: 'Wa Alaikum Assalam wa Rahmatullah.' Then Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) returned to his Lord, so the Lord said: 'This is the way of greeting for you and your descendants.' Allah Almighty had both His hands closed. Allah Almighty said: 'Choose whichever of these two you wish.' So Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) said: 'I prefer my Lord's right hand, although both of my Lord's hands are right and blessed.' Then the Lord spread both hands, and in them were Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) and his progeny. Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) asked: 'O my Lord, who are these people?' Allah Almighty said: 'These are your descendants. The age of each person is written between his two eyes.' Among those people was a person with a radiant face, whose age was written as only forty years. Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) said: 'O my Lord, who is this?' Allah Almighty said: 'This is one of your descendants, Dawud. Allah Almighty has fixed his age at forty years.' Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) said: 'O my Lord, increase his age.' The Lord said: 'I have fixed it for him.' Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) said: 'I give him sixty years from my own age.' Allah Almighty said: 'You and he (that is, your wife) will live in Paradise.' So as long as Allah willed, they remained in Paradise, then they were expelled from there. Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) kept counting his age, then the Angel of Death came to him. Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) said: 'Have you not come early? My age was a thousand years.' The Angel of Death said: 'Yes, but you gave sixty years of it to your son Dawud.' So Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) did not accept this, and for this reason his descendants also deny. Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) forgot, and for this reason his descendants also forget. So on that day, it was ordered to write down (the agreement) or to appoint a witness."