And Hisham ibn Hakim narrated from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: “Indeed, Allah took the progeny of the children of Adam from their loins, made them testify against themselves, then spread them out in His two palms and said, ‘These are for Paradise, and these are for the Fire.’” (1)

ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAmr said, “When Allah created Adam, He shook him as one shakes a saddlebag, and what came forth from him was like tiny ants. He then seized two handfuls; concerning what was in His right He said, ‘For Paradise,’ and concerning what was in the other, ‘For the Fire.’” (2)

Abu Musa al-Ashʿari reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Indeed, Allah created Adam from a handful— …”