and so the hadith became mass-transmitted among both groups, and they agreed in affirming its truth, though they transmitted its parts separately. Other scholars of hadith and others, however, preserved it in full. The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) also stated it directly in his account of Adam’s creation, within a lengthy hadith which, when properly related, dispels many ambiguities.

Yet when the Jahmiyyah spread in the third century AH, some began taking the pronoun in it to refer to someone other than Allah Most High. This interpretation was even reported from certain scholars known for their learning and adherence to the Sunnah in most matters, such as Abū Thawr