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Mishkat al-MasabihEvents of the Day of Resurrection and the Beginning of Creation

Mishkat al-Masabih 5736

Chapter: The Beginning of Creation, and Mention of the Prophets - Section 3

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 5736

وَعَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «كَانَ طُولُ آدَمَ سِتِّينَ ذِرَاعًا فِي سبع أَذْرع عرضا»

He reported God's messenger as saying, "Adam was sixty cubits tall and seven cubits broad."

Reported by Ahmad (No. 10492). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 5736).

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  • المنتظم في تاريخ الأمم لابن الجوزي (50)طُولُ آَدَمَ سِتِّينَ ذِرَاعًا فِي سَبْعَةِ أَذْرُعٍ عَرْضًا
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (5486)طُولُ آدَمَ سِتِّينَ ذِرَاعًا فِي سَبْعِ أَذْرُعٍ عَرْضًا

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