This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Irshad Ullah Maan's book In Search of Truth.
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?
Reference: (Riyadh as-Salikin)
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.
Reference: Bukhari, Book of Knowledge, Chapter: The Sin of Lying on the Prophet ﷺ:106, 107], [Introduction to Sahih Muslim, Chapter: Emphasizing Lying on the Messenger of Allah ﷺ:1 to 4
In contrast, the authentic hadith is in Tirmidhi: Indeed, Allah created the Pen first.
Reference: Tirmidhi, Book of Divine Decree, Chapter (The Greatness of Faith in Divine Decree): 2155
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.
Reference: Muslim, Book of Destiny, Chapter on How Allah Directs Hearts as He Wills: 2654
(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!)
