Fatwa #1472121 November 2006South Africa
Imam Bukhari writes that Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet SAW said, that on the Day of Judgement when Allah TA’ALA throws the people into hellfire, hellfire will say give me more. Then Allah TA’ALA will create a nation and then throw them into it.
Question
As salam u alaykum
Could you please elaborate on the following three Ahadith. Is the hadith no. 3 not in contradiction with the Qur’aan – that states that the heavens and earth were created in six days?
1. Imam Bukhari writes that Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet SAW said, that on the Day of Judgement when Allah TA’ALA throws the people into hellfire, hellfire will say give me more. Then Allah TA’ALA will create a nation and then throw them into it. Hellfire will again say I want more, and again Allah TA’ALA will create a nation and throw them into it, hellfire will again say I want more, then Allah TA’ALA will put His feet onto hellfire then it will be full.
(Bukhari Kitab-al-Tawheed Chapter Tawheed).
2. Imam Bukhari says that Umar Bin Maymoon said: “I saw a monkey who had just committed adultery with another one. Other monkeys then stoned them both, so I also started to throw stones as well.”
(Bukhari, “Ayyaam-ul-Jaahiliyyah”)
3.Imam Muslim writes that Abu Hurairah reported that our Prophet [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace] said that AllahAlmighty created the earth on Saturday, the mountains on Sunday, the trees on Monday, mad things on Tuesday, light on Wednesday, animals on Thursday and on Friday, Prophet Aadam was created.(SaHiH Muslim, “Al munfiqee”)
Answer
Muhtaram Brother in Islam
Assalamu alaukum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
1-2)What is your specific question regarding the first two Ahadith quoted by you?
3)There is no contradiction between the verse of the Qur’aan and the Hadith quoted by you.The verse of the Holy Qur’aan does not refer to the creation of Adam (Alaihissalam)
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai