{"fatawa":{"id":7731,"title":"Status of Hadeeth \u201cWere it not for Muhammad, I would not have created you\u201d?","slug":"status-of-hadeeth-were-it-not-for-muhammad-i-would-not-have-created-you","order":"","question":"What is your opinion on this hadeeth (prophetic narration)? It was narrated that \u2018Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: \u201cWhen Adam committed his sin, he said: \u2018O Lord, I ask You by virtue of Muhammad to forgive me.\u2019 Allah said: \u2018O Adam, how do you know Muhammad when I have not created him yet?\u2019 He said: \u2018O Lord, because when You created me with Your hand and breathed into me the soul that You created for me, I lifted my head and I saw it written on the pillars of the Throne: La ilaha ill-Allah Muhammad Rasool Allah, and I knew that You would not attach to Your name any but the most beloved of creation to You.\u2019 Allah said: \u2018You have spoken the truth, O Adam, for he is the most beloved of creation to Me, and as you asked Me by virtue of him, I have forgiven you. Were it not for Muhammad, I would not have created you.\u2019\u201d","answer":"Praise be to Allah.\r\n\r\nThis hadeeth is fabricated, as was explained by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him), because Allah only created the jinn and mankind to worship Him alone with no partner or associate, and Adam (peace be upon him) is one of mankind. And Allah is the source of strength. End quote. \r\n\r\nMajmoo\u2019 Fatawa Ibn Baz (26\/327) \r\n\r\nAl-Bayhaqi said concerning it in Dalail al-Nubuwwah (5\/489):  It was narrated only by \u2018Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam, who is da\u2019eef (weak). End quote. \r\n\r\nShaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said concerning it in al-Tawassul (p.166): \r\n\r\nIt was narrated in marfoo\u2019 (reports attributed directly to the Prophet) and mawqoof (not directly attributed to the prophet but rather the Companion) reports attributed to \u2018Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), but (its isnad\/chain of transmission) includes \u2018Abd al-Rahman ibn Aslam, who is da\u2019eef according to their consensus and he makes many mistakes. End quote. \r\n\r\nAl-Albani (and Allah have mercy on him) ruled that it is fabricated in al-Silsilah al-Da\u2019eefah (25). \r\n\r\nSee also the answer to question number 23290.\r\n\r\nAnd Allah knows best.\r\n\r\nIslam Q&A","status":1,"created_at":"2014-10-27T20:51:56.000000Z","updated_at":"2014-10-27T20:51:56.000000Z","language_id":1,"fatawacate_id":32,"parent_id":7730,"author_id":"","books":[],"articles":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"author_name":"","category_name":"\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0627\u062f\u064a\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0636\u0639\u064a\u0641\u0629","category_slug":"","get_date":"2014-10-27"},"translations":[],"fatawa_books":[],"fatawa_articles":[],"fatawa_videos":[],"fatawa_audios":[],"url":"http:\/\/islamland.com\/eng\/api\/fatawas\/7731"}