 on the authority of ibn abbas he said god glory be to him created adam from sweet and salty clay. if it had been sweet and not salty he would never have been sad would never have been angry would never have asked questions and would never have been ignorant. if it had been salty and not sweet he would never have been happy would never have laughed would never have been satisfied would never have done well and would never have been patient.
وعن ابن عباس أنه قال إن الله سبحانه خلق آدم من طينة عذبة ومالحة، فلو كانت عذبة ليست بمالحة لم يحزن أبدا، ولم يغضب أبدا ولم يسأ أبدا ولم يجهل أبدا، ولو كانت مالحة ليست معها عذبة لم يفرح أبدا، ولم يضحك أبدا، ولم يرض أبدا، ولم يحسن أبدا، ولم يحلم أبدا.