Hadith on Creation: Were they created by nothing?

Jubayr bin Mut’im reported: I heard the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, reciting Surat al-Tur in the evening prayer. When the Prophet reached this verse, “Were they created by nothing, or were they creators of themselves? Did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain!” (52:35-36), I felt my heart was about to fly.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4854

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِالطُّورِ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمْ الْخَالِقُونَ أَمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بَلْ لَا يُوقِنُونَ قَالَ كَادَ قَلْبِي أَنْ يَطِيرَ

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