What is the reason for the scholars' objection to the hadith: "Allah created the dust on Saturday, and He created the mountains therein on Sunday," due to its contradiction with the clear text of the Quran which states that the creation of the heavens and the earth took place in six days, knowing that the hadith mentions the creation of Adam on the seventh day (Friday), and Adam is not part of the creation of the heavens and the earth? And is the correct explanation that the hadith describes the stages of the development of creation on earth, or that the seven days mentioned therein differ from the six days mentioned in the Quran?

Ibn Kathir considers the text of the hadith to be gharib (unusual/strange) because it does not mention the creation of the heavens, and it mentions the creation of the Earth in seven days, which contradicts the Qur’an, which indicates that the Earth was created in four days, then the heavens in two days. Therefore, major hadith critics deemed it weak, and Ibn Taymiyyah adopted this view.

Al-Mu'allimi believes that the hadith does not state that the creation of Adam was only on the seventh day, nor is there anything in the Qur’an indicating that the creation of Adam occurred within the six days, nor anything indicating a cessation of creation after the six days. He is of the view that the verses regarding the creation of Adam indicate the existence of civilization on Earth before Adam, which supports the idea that Adam’s creation was later than the creation of the heavens and the Earth.