Where Was Adam Created?

Question

Did the creation of Hazrat Adam ﵇ take place on earth or in heaven? If in heaven, what is the proof?

Answer

In “Jam‘ al-Fawa’id”, vol. 2, p. 609, hadith no. 9181, citing [Sahih] Muslim, there is a report from Anas ﵁, raised to the Prophet ﷺ (marfu‘): [ar]لَمَّا صَوَّرَ اللهُ آدَمَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ تَرَكَهُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَتْرُكَهُ فَجَعَلَ إِبْلِيسُ يُطِيفُ بِهِ وَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَجْوَفَ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ خُلِقَ خَلْقًا لَا يَتَمَالَكُ[/ar] “When Allah shaped…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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