{"fatawa":{"id":7227,"title":"He is amazed by the height of Adam (peace be upon him)","slug":"he-is-amazed-by-the-height-of-adam-peace-be-upon-him","order":"","question":"In saheeh al bukhari hadith No246, rasulullah states Adam was created 30m in height. i cannot understand and imagine this can you please expain?.","answer":"Praise be to Allaah.  \r\nFirstly: \r\n\r\nThis hadeeth was narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) who said: \r\n\r\n\u201cAllaah created Adam and he was sixty cubits tall. Then He said, \u2018Go and greet those angels and listen to how they greet you, for that will be your greeting and the greeting of your progeny.\u2019 He said, \u2018Al-salaamu \u2018alaykum (Peace be upon you).\u2019 They said, \u2018Al-salaamu \u2018alaykum wa rahmat-Allaah (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allaah).\u2019 So they added the words \u2018wa rahmat Allaah.\u2019 And everyone who enters Paradise will be in the form of Adam. People kept on growing smaller until now.\u201d \r\n\r\nNarrated by al-Bukhaari, 3336; Muslim, 7092 \r\n\r\nAccording to a version narrated by Muslim: \u201cEveryone who enters Paradise will be in the form of Adam who was sixty cubits tall. People kept growing smaller until now.\u201d \r\n\r\nWith regard to the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), \u201cPeople kept growing smaller until now,\u201d al-Haafiz ibn Hajar said in Fath al-Baari (6\/367): \u201cThis means that in every generation people grew shorter than the previous generation, and continued to grow shorter until the time of this ummah, then they stayed like that.\u201d \r\n\r\nThe Muslim is obliged to believe in every idea for which there is evidence in the Qur\u2019aan or saheeh Sunnah from the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Imam al-Shaafa\u2019i (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: \u201cI believe in Allaah and in that which came from Allaah in the sense meant by Allaah. I believe in the Messenger of Allaah and in what came from the Messenger of Allaah in the sense meant by the Messenger of Allaah.\u201d See al-Irshaad Sharh Lam\u2019at al-I\u2019tiqaad, p. 89. \r\n\r\nSo the believer is required to believe with firm faith in everything that we are told by Allaah and by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), if it is proven to be soundly reported from him (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). He must believe in it with firm faith that leaves no room for the slightest doubt. He must accept it in general and specific terms, whether he understands it or not and whether he finds it strange or not, because not understanding something that is proven in a sound report does not mean that it did not happen. All that means is that he cannot comprehend this particular issue. Allaah has commanded us to believe in everything that He tells us and everything that His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) tells us. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): \r\n\r\n\u201cOnly those are the believers who have believed in Allaah and His Messenger, and afterward doubt not but strive with their wealth and their lives for the Cause of Allaah. Those! They are the truthful\u201d\r\n\r\n[al-Hujuraat 49:15] \r\n\r\nPart of faith is belief in the unseen (al-ghayb). The hadeeth we are discussing here comes under this heading. Allaah praises those who believe in the unseen, as He says (interpretation of the meaning): \r\n\r\n\u201cAlif-Laam-Meem. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur\u2019aan and none but Allaah (Alone) knows their meanings.]\r\n\r\nThis is the Book (the Qur\u2019aan), whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqoon [the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism who fear Allaah much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love Allaah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)].\r\n\r\nWho believe in the Ghayb[the unseen]\u201d\r\n\r\n[al-Baqarah 2:1-3] \r\n\r\nYou should note that Allaah is Able to do all things. Just as He is able to create man in the form that he appears in now, He is also Able to create man in a larger or smaller form. \r\n\r\nIf this is difficult for you to understand, then think of the dwarves that we see, who are child-sized men. If this can happen, then why could the opposite not happen, namely a man being sixty cubits tall? In the history of mankind there have been giants as the archaeologists tell us. \r\n\r\nThe basic principle here is to accept the absolute power of Allaah and to accept what He tells us and what His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) tell us, and to say what those who are well versed in knowledge say: \r\n\r\n\u201cWe believe in it; the whole of it (clear and unclear Verses) are from our Lord\u201d\r\n\r\n[Aal \u2018Imraan 3:7 \u2013 interpretation of the meaning]. \r\n\r\nWe ask Allaah to show us the truth as true and help us to follow it, and to show us falsehood as false and help us to avoid it. \r\n\r\nAnd Allaah knows best.\r\n\r\nIslam Q&A","status":1,"created_at":"2014-10-25T20:51:56.000000Z","updated_at":"2014-10-25T20:51:56.000000Z","language_id":1,"fatawacate_id":30,"parent_id":7226,"author_id":"","books":[],"articles":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"author_name":"","category_name":"Commentary on Hadeeth","category_slug":"","get_date":"2014-10-25"},"translations":[],"fatawa_books":[],"fatawa_articles":[],"fatawa_videos":[],"fatawa_audios":[],"url":"http:\/\/islamland.com\/eng\/api\/fatawas\/7227"}