Re: Allah created himself from the sweat of a horse ?!!

Question:
What is the degree of authenticity of this hadeeth: "When Allah wanted to create himself, he created horses and made them run and sweat; then He created himself from that sweat" ?
Thank you

Answer:

Praise be to Allah,
Peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his household and his companions,

To proceed;

This hadeeth is fabricated by some heretics and no one should believe in it nor attribute it to the Prophet ﷺ.

Hafiz Ibn Hajar wrote in "the bibliography of Al-Ahwazi" section in Lisan Al-Mizan:

"Ibn Asaker said: He compiled a book of Munkar (denounced) Hadeeth called "Sharh Al-Bayan Fi Ukood Ahl Al-Eman". It included the Hadeeth "When Allah wanted to create himself, he created horses and made them run and sweat; then He created himself from that sweat" and others that shouldn't be narrated or believed.....and this Hadeeth of running horses is forged by some Heretics to defame Ahlul-hadeeth in narrating what's impossible to happen; Some men who have no mind narrated it while it's invalidated by both Shariah and reason."

Allah knows best.

Source: Islamweb Fatwa n. 315553   

 

In fact, a number of traditionists have collected fabricated ahadith separately in order to distinguish them from other ahadith; among them are Ibn al-Jauzi in Al-Maudu`at (A Great Collection of Fabricated Traditions). He actually begins his book by pointing out to this fabrication.