People before Adam

7-7-2002 | IslamWeb

Question:

Were there people before Adam?

Answer:

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the World; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

Did Allah, The Exalted, Create people before Adam ? The answer is No. …
It is reported in the sound Sunnah that Adam is the father of people as mentioned in the Hadith of al-Shafa`ah (intercession) on the Day of Resurrection that people will go to Adam and say: "O Adam! You are the father of people, Allah Created you with His Hand …" . [Reported by Imams al-Bukhari and Muslim ].
Allah knows best.

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