Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The House (of Allah) was placed two thousand years before the earth. The House was on a white spot, while the Throne was upon the water, and the earth beneath it was like a thin cloud; then from it (the House) it (the earth) was spread out.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الحج / 5727
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه المستدرك على الصحيحين برقم: 3967»