حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ يَعْلَی بْنِ عَطَائٍ عَنْ وَکِيعِ بْنِ حُدُسٍ عَنْ عَمِّهِ أَبِي رَزِينٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيْنَ کَانَ رَبُّنَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ خَلْقَهُ قَالَ کَانَ فِي عَمَائٍ مَا تَحْتَهُ هَوَائٌ وَمَا فَوْقَهُ هَوَائٌ وَمَا ثَمَّ خَلْقٌ عَرْشُهُ عَلَی الْمَائِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 182
Waki’ bin Hudus narrated that his paternal uncle Abu Razin said: “I said: ‘0 Messenger of Allah, where was our Lord before He created His creation?’ He said: He was above the clouds, below which was air, and above which was air arid water. Then He created His Throne above the water.’” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020