Beliefs of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah
Question: Was the light of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ created first?
The Prophet ﷺ said: O Jabir! Allah created the light of your Prophet from His own light before all things, then divided it into four parts: from one part the Pen, from the second the Preserved Tablet, from the third the Throne, and from the fourth the entire universe was created?
Answer: This narration is without chain of transmission and fabricated. Those who call such a narration the statement of the Prophet ﷺ should remember that the Prophet ﷺ said: Whoever deliberately attributes to me something I did not say, let him prepare his place in Hell.
In contrast, the authentic hadith is in Tirmidhi: Indeed, Allah created the Pen first.
Question: There is a Hadith Qudsi that Allah says: The heart of the believer is the house of the Lord; is this not authentic?
Answer: (قلب المؤمن بيت الرب) This narration is baseless, false, and invalid. Imam Ibn Taymiyyah, Allama Sakhawi, and Mulla Ali Qari have declared it fabricated (man-made). Whereas the authentic hadith states that the Prophet ﷺ said: The heart of the children of Adam is between the two fingers of the Most Merciful, and He turns it whichever way He wills.
(Meaning) All hearts are between the two fingers of Allah Almighty, and this false narration claims that every heart is encompassed by Allah Almighty. (معاذ اللہ!)
