QUESTION: There is a hadith where the prophet (pbuh) says that what your heritege is does not matter, all of you came from adam and adam came from dust. i understand the meaning of the hadith until the prophet (pbuh) said “and adam is from dust” does that mean that there is no difference between the creation of allah whether it’s a human, or dust, or a piece of wood in rank except in piety?
QUESTION: There is a hadith where the prophet (pbuh) says that what your heritege is does not matter, all of you came from adam and adam came from dust. i understand the meaning of the hadith until the prophet (pbuh) said “and adam is from dust” does that mean that there is no difference between the creation of allah whether it’s a human, or dust, or a piece of wood in rank except in piety?
19Nov
ANSWER:
It means don’t claim superiority over other humans by lineage; you’re all from Adam, and Adam from dust. Superiority among humans is only by taqwa, while different creations still have different ranks by Allah’s decree.
QUESTION: There is a hadith where the prophet (pbuh) says that what your heritege is does not matter, all of you came from adam and adam came from dust. i understand the meaning of the hadith until the prophet (pbuh) said “and adam is from dust” does that mean that there is no difference between the creation of allah whether it’s a human, or dust, or a piece of wood in rank except in piety?