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Based on the author's citation of a Mawquf Hadith from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): "No child was born to Adam except that a girl was born with him. So he would marry the boy of this womb to the girl of that other womb, and he would marry the girl of this womb to the boy of that other womb," and based on the idea that "the other womb" means another woman, and that it is impermissible to combine two siblings, did Adam (peace be upon him) have two wives, one of whom was Lilith?

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Adam, peace be upon him, only married Eve, and the author's claim that Adam, peace be upon him, had a second wife is incorrect; because the term "womb" (بطن) in the narrations refers to the woman's pregnancy, not another wife.

Moreover, the Quran explicitly states that the origin of humanity lies in two individuals, and no more. The claim of a second wife is a mistaken attempt to resolve the issue of Adam's children marrying their sisters. This issue is not resolved by the existence of another wife, because the problem persists as long as the father is one. Furthermore, the claim of a second wife contradicts Islamic law, as Adam's actions, peace be upon him, should not be interpreted through the Sharia of our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, for every prophet had a law and a methodology.

The claim that Adam, peace be upon him, had a wife named "Lilith" is a false and unsubstantiated claim; rather, it is one of the superstitions of the People of the Book, which is not even found in their distorted scriptures, and perhaps they took it from idolaters. And Allah Almighty has commanded us to avoid false speech.

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