"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, where was our Lord before He created His creation?' He said: He was above the clouds, below which was air, and above which was air and water. Then He created His Throne above the water.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 182)
قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيْنَ كَانَ رَبُّنَا ﷻ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ خَلْقَهُ؟ قَالَ كَانَ فِي عَمَاءٍ مَا تَحْتَهُ هَوَاءٌ وَمَا فَوْقَهُ هَوَاءٌ ثُمَّ خَلَقَ عَرْشَهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ