Praise be to Allaah.
Most of the Sahaabah were of the view that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) did not see Allaah with his eyes on the night of the
Miraaj.
It was narrated that .Aa.ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: .Whoever
told you that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw his
Lord was lying. He said that no vision can grasp him [cf. al-An.aam 6:103]..
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, al-Tawheed, 6832).
It was narrated that Abu Dharr said: .I asked the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him), .Did you see your Lord?. He said, . He
is veiled by Light, how could I see Him... (Narrated by Muslim, al-Eeman,
261).
It was narrated that Ibn .Abbaas said: . .The (Prophet.s) heart belied not what
he saw, and indeed he saw Him at a second descent.. [al-Najm 53:11-12] (This
means that) he saw Him twice with his heart.. (Narrated by Muslim, al-
Eemaan, 258).
Ibn al-Qayyim said: . .Uthmaan ibn Sa.eed al-Daarimi said in his book al-
Ru.yah that there was consensus among the Sahaabah that he [the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)] did not see his Lord on the night
of the Mi.raaj. Some of them excluded Ibn .Abbaas and said that he was not
one of those who said that. Our Shaykh says that this does not go against the
facts, for Ibn .Abbaas did not say that he saw Him with the eyes in his head,
and Ahmad relied upon this in one of the two reports narrated from him, where
he says that he saw Him but he did not say that that was with the eyes in his
head. The wording used by Ahmad is the same as that used by Ibn .Abbaas
(may Allaah be pleased with them both). What indicates that what our Shaykh
said about the meaning of the hadeeth of Abu Dharr is correct is the fact that in
another hadeeth he said that His veil is Light. And Allaah knows best what the
Light is that is mentioned in the hadeeth of Abu Dharr (may Allaah be pleased
with him) where it says, .I saw Light...
[Ijtimaa. al-Juyoosh al-Islamiyyah, vol. 1, p. 12]
Shaykh al-Islam (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: .Chapter: with regard
to seeing Allaah, what was proven in al-Saheeh from Ibn .Abbaas is that he
said: .Muhammad saw his Lord with his heart twice, and .Aa.ishah denied that
he had seen Him. Some people reconciled these two reports by saying that
.Aa.ishah denied that he saw Him with his eyes and Ibn .Abbaas affirmed that
he saw Him with his heart. Some versions of the report narrated from Ibn
.Abbaas refers to seeing without specifying how, and others indicate that it was
with the heart. Sometimes he says that Muhammad saw his Lord, and
sometimes he says that Muhammad saw Him. There is no clear statement from
Ibn .Abbaas which says that he saw Him with his eyes. Similarly Imaam
Ahmad sometimes says that he saw Him and sometimes says that he saw Him
with his heart. No one whom Ahmad heard said that he saw Him with his eyes.
But some of his companions heard some of the words that did not specify how,
and understood from that that he had seen Him with his eyes, just as some
people heard the words of Ibn .Abbaas that did not specify how, and
understood from that that he had seen Him with his eyes. But there is nothing in
the evidence to prove that he saw Him with his eyes, and that was not narrated
from any of the Sahaabah. There is nothing in the Qur.aan or Sunnah to
indicate that, rather the saheeh texts which indicate that he did not see Him are
more definitive. In Saheeh Muslim it is narrated that Abu Dharr said: .I asked
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), .Did
you see your Lord?. He said, .He is veiled with Light, how could I see Him?..
And Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
Glorified (and Exalted) be He (Allaah) [above all that (evil) they associate
with Him]
Who took His slave (Muhammad) for a journey by night from Al-Masjid Al-
Haraam (at Makkah) to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsaa (in Jerusalem), the neighbourhood
whereof We have blessed, in order that We might show him (Muhammad) of
Our Ayaat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc.).
[al-Isra. 17:1]
If he had seen Him with his own eyes, that He would have mentioned that. The
same applies to the words .Will you then dispute with him (Muhammad) about
what he saw [during the Mi.raaj]?. [al-Najm 53:12 . interpretation of the
meaning]. If he had seen Him with his own eyes, that would have been
mentioned.
It is proven from the saheeh texts and from the consensus of the salaf (first
generations) of this ummah that no one can see Allaah with his eyes in this
world, with the exception of the claim made by some that our Prophet
Muhammad alone saw Him. But they are agreed that the believers will see
Allaah on the Day of Resurrection with their own eyes just as they see the sun
and the moon (in this world)..
And Allaah knows best.
Most of the Sahaabah were of the view that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) did not see Allaah with his eyes on the night of the
Miraaj.
It was narrated that .Aa.ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: .Whoever
told you that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw his
Lord was lying. He said that no vision can grasp him [cf. al-An.aam 6:103]..
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, al-Tawheed, 6832).
It was narrated that Abu Dharr said: .I asked the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him), .Did you see your Lord?. He said, . He
is veiled by Light, how could I see Him... (Narrated by Muslim, al-Eeman,
261).
It was narrated that Ibn .Abbaas said: . .The (Prophet.s) heart belied not what
he saw, and indeed he saw Him at a second descent.. [al-Najm 53:11-12] (This
means that) he saw Him twice with his heart.. (Narrated by Muslim, al-
Eemaan, 258).
Ibn al-Qayyim said: . .Uthmaan ibn Sa.eed al-Daarimi said in his book al-
Ru.yah that there was consensus among the Sahaabah that he [the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)] did not see his Lord on the night
of the Mi.raaj. Some of them excluded Ibn .Abbaas and said that he was not
one of those who said that. Our Shaykh says that this does not go against the
facts, for Ibn .Abbaas did not say that he saw Him with the eyes in his head,
and Ahmad relied upon this in one of the two reports narrated from him, where
he says that he saw Him but he did not say that that was with the eyes in his
head. The wording used by Ahmad is the same as that used by Ibn .Abbaas
(may Allaah be pleased with them both). What indicates that what our Shaykh
said about the meaning of the hadeeth of Abu Dharr is correct is the fact that in
another hadeeth he said that His veil is Light. And Allaah knows best what the
Light is that is mentioned in the hadeeth of Abu Dharr (may Allaah be pleased
with him) where it says, .I saw Light...
[Ijtimaa. al-Juyoosh al-Islamiyyah, vol. 1, p. 12]
Shaykh al-Islam (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: .Chapter: with regard
to seeing Allaah, what was proven in al-Saheeh from Ibn .Abbaas is that he
said: .Muhammad saw his Lord with his heart twice, and .Aa.ishah denied that
he had seen Him. Some people reconciled these two reports by saying that
.Aa.ishah denied that he saw Him with his eyes and Ibn .Abbaas affirmed that
he saw Him with his heart. Some versions of the report narrated from Ibn
.Abbaas refers to seeing without specifying how, and others indicate that it was
with the heart. Sometimes he says that Muhammad saw his Lord, and
sometimes he says that Muhammad saw Him. There is no clear statement from
Ibn .Abbaas which says that he saw Him with his eyes. Similarly Imaam
Ahmad sometimes says that he saw Him and sometimes says that he saw Him
with his heart. No one whom Ahmad heard said that he saw Him with his eyes.
But some of his companions heard some of the words that did not specify how,
and understood from that that he had seen Him with his eyes, just as some
people heard the words of Ibn .Abbaas that did not specify how, and
understood from that that he had seen Him with his eyes. But there is nothing in
the evidence to prove that he saw Him with his eyes, and that was not narrated
from any of the Sahaabah. There is nothing in the Qur.aan or Sunnah to
indicate that, rather the saheeh texts which indicate that he did not see Him are
more definitive. In Saheeh Muslim it is narrated that Abu Dharr said: .I asked
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), .Did
you see your Lord?. He said, .He is veiled with Light, how could I see Him?..
And Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
Glorified (and Exalted) be He (Allaah) [above all that (evil) they associate
with Him]
Who took His slave (Muhammad) for a journey by night from Al-Masjid Al-
Haraam (at Makkah) to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsaa (in Jerusalem), the neighbourhood
whereof We have blessed, in order that We might show him (Muhammad) of
Our Ayaat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc.).
[al-Isra. 17:1]
If he had seen Him with his own eyes, that He would have mentioned that. The
same applies to the words .Will you then dispute with him (Muhammad) about
what he saw [during the Mi.raaj]?. [al-Najm 53:12 . interpretation of the
meaning]. If he had seen Him with his own eyes, that would have been
mentioned.
It is proven from the saheeh texts and from the consensus of the salaf (first
generations) of this ummah that no one can see Allaah with his eyes in this
world, with the exception of the claim made by some that our Prophet
Muhammad alone saw Him. But they are agreed that the believers will see
Allaah on the Day of Resurrection with their own eyes just as they see the sun
and the moon (in this world)..
And Allaah knows best.
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