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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 4 > BOOK 55: PROPHETS
Book 55: Prophets
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 543:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall. When He created him, He said
to him, "Go and greet that group of angels, and listen to their reply, for it will be your greeting (sa-
lutation) and the greeting (salutations of your offspring." So, Adam said (to the angels), As-Salamu
Alaikum (i.e. Peace be upon you). The angels said, "As-salamu Alaika wa Rahmatu-l-lahi" (i.e. Peace
and Allah's Mercy be upon you). Thus the angels added to Adam's salutation the expression, 'Wa
Rahmatu-l-lahi,' Any person who will enter Paradise will resemble Adam (in appearance and
figure). People have been decreasing in stature since Adam's creation.
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 544:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The first group of people who will enter Paradise, will be glittering like the
full moon and those who will follow them, will glitter like the most brilliant star in the sky. They will
not urinate, relieve nature, spit, or have any nasal secretions. Their combs will be of gold, and their
sweat will smell like musk. The aloes-wood will be used in their centers. Their wives will be houris.
All of them will look alike and will resemble their father Adam (in statute), sixty cubits tall."
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 545:
Narrated Abu Salama:
Um Salama said, "Um Salaim said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Allah does not refrain from saying the truth!
Is it obligatory for a woman to take a bath after she gets nocturnal discharge?' He said, 'Yes, if she
notices the water (i.e. discharge).' Um Salama smiled and said, 'Does a woman get discharge?' Allah's
Apostle said. 'Then why does a child resemble (its mother)?"
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 546:
Narrated Anas:
When 'Abdullah bin Salam heard the arrival of the Prophet at Medina, he came to him and said, "I
am going to ask you about three things which nobody knows except a prophet: What is the first
portent of the Hour? What will be the first meal taken by the people of Paradise? Why does a child
resemble its father, and why does it resemble its maternal uncle" Allah's Apostle said, "Gabriel has
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