On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
"Allah Almighty has said:'The daughter of Eve denied Me and she had no right to do so. And she reviled Me and she had no right to do so. As for her denying Me, it is her saying: 'She will not remake me as She made me at first' (1) - and the initial creation [of her] is no easier for Me than remaking her. As for her reviling Me, it is her saying: 'Allah has taken to Herself a son,' while I am the One, the Everlasting Refuge. I begot not nor was I begotten, and there is none comparable to Me.'"
(1) i.e., bring me back to life after death.
[Bukhari (also by an-Nasa'i).]
Not sure I have this one right. Does it matter if Allah calls you daughters of Eve to rebuke you? Does it make it "more personal" so that you sit up and listen? ust as referring to Allah as only male can isolate women, also listening to hadith as pertaining only to "sons" of Adam (although that means all of humankind) can cause us to tune it out.
Do you prefer daughters of Eve or sons and daughters of Adam and Eve?
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