Did Adam & Eve's Children Marry Each Other? Isn't It Haram?
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we're going to ask you a few questions about the prophet adam peace be upon him and you have 60 seconds to answer each one are you ready did the children of the prophet adam and eve peace be upon him marry each other isn't this a sin if the prophet adam peace be upon him did not commit that sin we would still be in heaven living a heavenly life so where's our fault in all of this how tall was the prophet adam peace be upon him hadith records tell us that he was tall but excavations show us that this was not true how can this be did the children of the prophet adam peace be upon him and eve marry their siblings isn't this sinful now first of all let's acknowledge a fact isn't it allah who determines what is lawful or sinful yes allah determines this the fact that something is good or bad is determined by allah for example drinking is a sin right something bad and improper why allah described it as improper and bad for us lambtallow is considered pure and lawful to consume but in the time of the prophet moses peace be upon him it was considered unlawful which means that allah can determine things as lawful or unlawful according to the conditions and circumstances just like in the previous example so just like this allah prescribes some specific rules for the first humans for the time of our father and mother the prophet adam and eve peace be upon them our holy mother eve had twins every time she gave birth and a twin from one birth would marry the other twin from a different birth crosswise so that each would marry the most distant relative but because there weren't obviously many people then the most distant relative would be one sibling from the other birth like we previously explained this is not unlawful because a lot determines what is lawful or not and specific to that period he changed the rules and laws actually when you think about it we all came from the same mother and father so couldn't we say that we are all brothers and sisters yes we are but do we feel this way towards the person we intend to marry no so this means that if allah did not put this feeling in us that he mustn't have created such a feeling between those people who married their distant sibling that is quite logical and within reason now we are going to continue with our questions about the prophet adam peace be upon him so why were we expelled from heaven due to the prophet adam's peace be upon him wrongdoing if the prophet adam peace be upon him didn't commit that sin then we would still be in heaven and be living a heavenly life so where is our fault here we shouldn't think we were sent here as a sort of punishment for the prophet adam's peace be upon him sin why not because human beings have been sent here for a reason meaning that we have a very important duty here we can call it detective duty i was created to understand that allah is the healer how can i understand that allah is the healer there needs to be a realm where there are illnesses or let's say that i need to acknowledge allah as the forgiver there needs to be a place like earth where sins are abundant so how does man climb the ladder of morality by clashing with the devil and his ego therefore a place like earth is essential let's look at surah baqarah verse 30.
allah declares to the angels i will create a successor khalifa on earth so allah said that he was going to send the prophet adam peace be upon him to earth even before he had created him he says that this is why he created him so what is the significance of eating the forbidden fruit that is just an excuse and an example for us to deuce meaning from to learn a lesson what kind of lesson we understand that the devil is a seriously dangerous opponent and enemy via this example and it also clearly points to the fact that allah will forgive those who repent so we can say that fundamentally the event of eating the fruit is just a cause okay so how are so many people of so many different races with different physical characteristics created from someone like the prophet adam peace be upon him how did this happen consider this doesn't allah create thousands of different plants and thousands of different fruits from the same soil he does they all have different color scents and appearances does he create thousands of flowers and plants he does so then if allah can create thousands of fruits vegetables and flowers from the same soil it shouldn't surprise us that he can create thousands of different kinds of people from the first human who was created from the soil actually anyone with a background in biology would know that this is perfectly logical why so because the science of biology tells us that genes possess both dominant and recessive characteristics which are passed down through the generations from a mother and father this process provides biodiversity in the future generations and that this is the way that allah creates human beings it is also quite possible that allah could have placed a seed with all the variety found in creation today in the prophet adam's peace be upon him gene map and that all the various creations stemmed from that how tall was the prophet adam peace be upon him hadith records tell us that he was tall but excavations show us that this was not true how can this be so when we look at hadith traditions we see that the prophet adam peace be upon him was 60 zera tall what is 60 zera it said that he was about 40 meters tall but when we look at the hadith and commentaries we see differing interpretations for example a zera can be a variety of measurements some scholars such as ibn haldoon say that this is his height in heaven and this was changed into a more proportionate measurement when he was sent to earth and when we look at another hadith of our dear prophet peace be upon him especially the ones where he mentions the prophet adam's peace be upon him height we see that these are about the hereafter which shows us that what is related here is most probably his height in heaven so when we look at the commentaries we see that there are many differing interpretations ibnehaldun's view is that his height in heaven is 40 meters it is said that the angels prostrated to the prophet adam peace be upon him that the devil did not is it right to prostrate to anyone other than allah the thing we need to concentrate on here is the word prostrate which does not mean prostration in the form of worship we need to be clear here and also since allah commanded that they should prostrate naturally there can't be anything wrong with it it can't be for the purpose of worship either let's think about this for a moment don't we also prostrate towards the ka'ba yes we do does this mean that we are worshiping the ka'ba no not at all it only shows the direction of the qibla this is the same thing the fact that the angels prostrated to the prophet adam peace be upon him does not mean that they worshipped him when we look at scholars commentaries here we see that this is a way of expressing respect and accepting the greatness of another scholars have also said that this means that they accepted his role as a successor khalifa so we shouldn't miss the main point here this is not a form of worship just like it isn't so regarding the ka'ba this is merely a sign of respect salutation and acceptance of his role as a successor khalifa okay so now we have answered your questions but what i don't understand is aren't these very trivial issues these questions are about the details would it matter if you knew about these things or not they shouldn't be our main issues we should be thinking about finding allah getting to know allah and asking why was i created what is my duty so these are the fundamental issues the truths and proofs are here we should concentrate on them but when we look at what our brothers are asking we can see that they're distracted with these issues for example they may not know the details about praying or they may not be praying but they're drowning in such details i think we should ask ourselves what did i gain from this knowledge right what have i gained from this sometimes atheists also ask questions such as how tall was he or what was the fruit he ate these issues are not related to the existence of allah these are details and in fact the holy quran did not mention such details like for example what the fruit actually was the details weren't given so it mustn't be a very important issue we should take the meaning and focus on it we can comprehend the knowledge this way you
allah declares to the angels i will create a successor khalifa on earth so allah said that he was going to send the prophet adam peace be upon him to earth even before he had created him he says that this is why he created him so what is the significance of eating the forbidden fruit that is just an excuse and an example for us to deuce meaning from to learn a lesson what kind of lesson we understand that the devil is a seriously dangerous opponent and enemy via this example and it also clearly points to the fact that allah will forgive those who repent so we can say that fundamentally the event of eating the fruit is just a cause okay so how are so many people of so many different races with different physical characteristics created from someone like the prophet adam peace be upon him how did this happen consider this doesn't allah create thousands of different plants and thousands of different fruits from the same soil he does they all have different color scents and appearances does he create thousands of flowers and plants he does so then if allah can create thousands of fruits vegetables and flowers from the same soil it shouldn't surprise us that he can create thousands of different kinds of people from the first human who was created from the soil actually anyone with a background in biology would know that this is perfectly logical why so because the science of biology tells us that genes possess both dominant and recessive characteristics which are passed down through the generations from a mother and father this process provides biodiversity in the future generations and that this is the way that allah creates human beings it is also quite possible that allah could have placed a seed with all the variety found in creation today in the prophet adam's peace be upon him gene map and that all the various creations stemmed from that how tall was the prophet adam peace be upon him hadith records tell us that he was tall but excavations show us that this was not true how can this be so when we look at hadith traditions we see that the prophet adam peace be upon him was 60 zera tall what is 60 zera it said that he was about 40 meters tall but when we look at the hadith and commentaries we see differing interpretations for example a zera can be a variety of measurements some scholars such as ibn haldoon say that this is his height in heaven and this was changed into a more proportionate measurement when he was sent to earth and when we look at another hadith of our dear prophet peace be upon him especially the ones where he mentions the prophet adam's peace be upon him height we see that these are about the hereafter which shows us that what is related here is most probably his height in heaven so when we look at the commentaries we see that there are many differing interpretations ibnehaldun's view is that his height in heaven is 40 meters it is said that the angels prostrated to the prophet adam peace be upon him that the devil did not is it right to prostrate to anyone other than allah the thing we need to concentrate on here is the word prostrate which does not mean prostration in the form of worship we need to be clear here and also since allah commanded that they should prostrate naturally there can't be anything wrong with it it can't be for the purpose of worship either let's think about this for a moment don't we also prostrate towards the ka'ba yes we do does this mean that we are worshiping the ka'ba no not at all it only shows the direction of the qibla this is the same thing the fact that the angels prostrated to the prophet adam peace be upon him does not mean that they worshipped him when we look at scholars commentaries here we see that this is a way of expressing respect and accepting the greatness of another scholars have also said that this means that they accepted his role as a successor khalifa so we shouldn't miss the main point here this is not a form of worship just like it isn't so regarding the ka'ba this is merely a sign of respect salutation and acceptance of his role as a successor khalifa okay so now we have answered your questions but what i don't understand is aren't these very trivial issues these questions are about the details would it matter if you knew about these things or not they shouldn't be our main issues we should be thinking about finding allah getting to know allah and asking why was i created what is my duty so these are the fundamental issues the truths and proofs are here we should concentrate on them but when we look at what our brothers are asking we can see that they're distracted with these issues for example they may not know the details about praying or they may not be praying but they're drowning in such details i think we should ask ourselves what did i gain from this knowledge right what have i gained from this sometimes atheists also ask questions such as how tall was he or what was the fruit he ate these issues are not related to the existence of allah these are details and in fact the holy quran did not mention such details like for example what the fruit actually was the details weren't given so it mustn't be a very important issue we should take the meaning and focus on it we can comprehend the knowledge this way you