Which is created first in a human being: the soul or the body?
The formation of a human being goes through several stages, and the insufflation of the soul precedes most of them. Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated from Abdullah bin Mas'ud that he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Indeed, the creation of each one of you is gathered in the womb of his mother for forty days, then he becomes a clot of blood for a similar period, then a piece of flesh for a similar period. Then Allah sends an angel, and he is commanded with four words. It is said to him: Write down his deeds, his sustenance, his lifespan, and whether he will be wretched or سعاد سعيد (blessed). Then the soul is breathed into him." Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar explained that the fetus undergoes three stages over 120 days, each stage lasting 40 days, after which the soul is breathed into it.
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