Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 100

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ آدَمَ مِنْ قَبْضَةٍ قَبَضَهَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْأَرْضِ فَجَاءَ بَنُو آدَمَ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْأَرْضِ مِنْهُمُ الْأَحْمَرُ وَالْأَبْيَضُ وَالْأَسْوَدُ وَبَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَالسَّهْلُ وَالْحَزْنُ وَالْخَبِيثُ وَالطَّيِّبُ» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُد

Translation

Abu Musa reported: I heard the Messenger of God say, ‘God created Adam from a handful He took from the whole earth. The children of Adam came forth in keeping with the earth: among them are red, white, black, and those in between; gentle and rugged; wicked and good.’ Aḥmad, al-Tirmidhi, and Abu Dawud transmitted it.