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“The earths rest upon water.”
Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Every night, the sea asks its Lord for permission to drown the children of Adam, but its Lord forbids it. Were it not for that, it would drown them.”
All of this makes it clear that water
الأرضون على الماء وروى الإمام أحمد في مسنده أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ما من ليلة إلا والبحر يستأذن ربه أن يغرق بني آدم فينهاه ربه ولولا ذلك لأغرقهم وهذا كله مما يبين أن الماء