Home / Riyad as-Salihin / The Book of the Prohibited actions / Hadith 305
Riyad as-Salihin

Hadith 305

The Book of the Prohibited actions

ENGLISH

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The Almighty Allah said: 'Who is more an oppressor than him who goes to create like My creation? Let him make an ant or a grain of corn or a grain of barley."' <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

ARABIC

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول‏:‏ ‏

‏قال الله تعالى‏:‏ ‏{‏ومن أظلم ممن ذهب يخلق كخلقي‏!‏ فليخلقوا ذرة أو ليخلقوا حبة، أو ليخلقوا شعيرة‏

Hadith referenceRiyad as-Salihin 305
CollectionRiyad as-Salihin
BookThe Book of the Prohibited actions
About references

Hadith gradings, numbering and translations can differ between editions. For legal rulings or detailed interpretation, consult qualified scholarship and the referenced edition.