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911 In Question 400 on your website, you were asked the following question:

“I have been told that the Shaitan when ordered to do prostration to Hazrat Adam (A.S) refused and in anger also spat at Hazrat Adam (A.S). The saliva fell on their stomach. Allah (S.W.T) threw that piece of clay away (which is now the belly button of humans) and the thrown away clay was made into the animal which we today call a dog. Could you please tell me if this is true or just a story?”

To which you have replied : “Yes, this is true and not just a story”.

Could you please provide further information with regards to the question, I.e. where the source of this story arouse from.
Allah the Almighty, when prepared the sacred Physique of Hazrat Adam (A.S), the Angels showed an astonishment to see the new form and countenance and were glad to witness his handsomeness. But when the Devil saw Hazrat Adam (A.S), he said as to why he (Adam) has been created. He asked the Angels as to what they would do if Allah preferred Adam to them.

The Angels said that they would obey the orders of their Lord. The Devil thought that if Adam is given preference to him he will never obey the order of the Almighty and would kill him. Then the Devil spat on the physique of Hazrat Adam (A.S) which was placed on his navel.

Allah the Almighty directed Hazrat Jibra’eel (A.S) to dig out the earth from the said spot of navel. Hazrat Jibra’eel (A.S) dug out the earth along with the spit from that place. Allah the Almighty created a dog out of this earth.

(Taken from the book “Tales of the Devil” translated by Ghulam Mustafa Mustafvi, which intern is referenced from Roohul Biyan Pg 48.)

(Answered by: Hafiz Mohammed Akhtar)
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