The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall. When He created him, He said to
him, "Go and greet that group of angels, and listen to their reply, for it will be your greeting
(salutation) and the greeting (salutations of your offspring." So, Adam said (to the angels), As-Salamu
Alaikum (i.e. Peace be upon you). The angels said, "As-salamu Alaika wa Rahmatu-l-lahi" (i.e. Peace
and Allah's Mercy be upon you). Thus the angels added to Adam's salutation the expression, 'Wa
Rahmatu-l-lahi,' Any person who will enter Paradise will resemble Adam (in appearance and figure).
People have been decreasing in stature since Adam's creation.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 60, Hadith 1
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever states in the marketplace: ‘There is none worthy of worship except Allah, Alone, without partner, to Him belongs the dominion, and to Him is all the praise, He gives life and causes death, and He is Living and does not die, in His Hand is the good, and He has power over all things, (Lā ilāha illallāh, waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu, yuḥyī wa yumītu, wa huwa ḥayyun lā yamūtu, biyadihil-khairu, wa huwa `alā kulli shay’in qadīr)’ Allah shall record a million good deeds for him, wipe a million evil deeds away from him, and build a house in Paradise for him.
Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 48, Hadith 60
That heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "We are the last but will be the foremost to enter Paradise)." The
Prophet added, "He who obeys me, obeys Allah, and he who disobeys me, disobeys Allah. He who
obeys the chief, obeys me, and he who disobeys the chief, disobeys me. The Imam is like a shelter for
whose safety the Muslims should fight and where they should seek protection. If the Imam orders
people with righteousness and rules justly, then he will be rewarded for that, and if he does the
opposite, he will be responsible for that."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 56, Hadith 168
Ka`b bin Ujrah met me and said, "Shall I not give you a present I got from the Prophet?" `Abdur-
Rahman said, "Yes, give it to me." I said, "We asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! How
should one (ask Allah to) send blessings on you, the members of the family, for Allah has taught us
how to salute you (in the prayer)?' He said, 'Say: O Allah! Send Your Mercy on Muhammad and on
the family of Muhammad, as You sent Your Mercy on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, for
You are the Most Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious. O Allah! Send Your Blessings on Muhammad
and the family of Muhammad, as You sent your Blessings on Abraham and on the family of Abraham,
for You are the Most Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious.' "
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 60, Hadith 44
That Kuraib, the freed slave of Ibn `Abbas told him that Ibn `Abbas, `Abdur-Rahman bin Azhar and
Al-Miswar bin Makhrama sent him to `Aisha saying, "Pay her our greetings and ask her about our
offering of the two-rak`at after `Asr Prayer, and tell her that we have been informed that you offer
these two rak`at while we have heard that the Prophet (ﷺ) had forbidden their offering." Ibn `Abbas said,
"I and `Umar used to beat the people for their offering them." Kuraib added, "I entered upon her and
delivered their message to her.' She said, 'Ask Um Salama.' So, I informed them (of `Aisha's answer)
and they sent me to Um Salama for the same purpose as they sent me to `Aisha. Um Salama replied, 'I
heard the Prophet (ﷺ) forbidding the offering of these two rak`at. Once the Prophet (ﷺ) offered the `Asr
prayer, and then came to me. And at that time some Ansari women from the Tribe of Banu Haram
were with me. Then (the Prophet (ﷺ) ) offered those two rak`at, and I sent my (lady) servant to him,
saying, 'Stand beside him and say (to him): Um Salama says, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Didn't I hear you
forbidding the offering of these two rak`at (after the `Asr prayer yet I see you offering them?' And if
he beckons to you with his hand, then wait behind.' So the lady slave did that and the Prophet (ﷺ)
beckoned her with his hand, and she stayed behind, and when the Prophet (ﷺ) finished his prayer, he said,
'O the daughter of Abu Umaiya (i.e. Um Salama), You were asking me about these two rak`at after the
`Asr prayer. In fact, some people from the tribe of `Abdul Qais came to me to embrace Islam and
busied me so much that I did not offer the two rak`at which were offered after Zuhr compulsory
prayer, and these two rak`at (you have seen me offering) make up for those."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 64, Hadith 396