Hadith 10295

وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ آدَمَ عَلَى صُورَتِهِ طُولُهُ سِتُّونَ ذِرَاعًا فَلَمَّا خَلَقَهُ قَالَ لَهُ اذْهَبْ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَى أُولَئِكَ النَّفَرِ وَهُمْ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ جُلُوسٌ وَاسْتَمِعْ مَا يُجِيبُونَكَ فَإِنَّهَا تَحِيَّتُكَ وَتَحِيَّةُ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ قَالَ فَذَهَبَ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالُوا السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ فَزَادُوا رَحْمَةَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَكُلُّ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ عَلَى صُورَةِ آدَمَ وَطُولُهُ سِتُّونَ ذِرَاعًا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَنْقُصُ الْخَلْقُ بَعْدُ حَتَّى الْآنَ
Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty created Adam (peace be upon him) in his form, his height was sixty cubits. When Allah Almighty created him, He said: Go and greet that group of angels sitting there and listen carefully to what they reply to you, for indeed these words will be the greeting for you and your offspring. (He went and) said: As-salamu Alaikum. They replied: As-salamu Alaika wa Rahmatullah. That is, they added the words "wa Rahmatullah." Whenever any person enters Paradise, he will enter in the form (and stature) of Adam (peace be upon him). But (from the birth of Adam in this world) until today, the stature has been decreasing.
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / كتاب خلق العالم / 10295
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحیح
Hadith Takhrij «أخرجه البخاري: 3326، 6227، ومسلم: 2841 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 8171 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 8156»