I shall divide your
proofs in parts which
will cover everything
you said and shall
refute them one by
onea) You highlighted the
18th Ayah of Surah Najm
though previous ayahs
should have been highlighted
too which actually prove that
Prophet (Peace be upon him)
did see Allah
b) Then you used (Al-A'raf
143) to prove that Sight of
Allah is not possible, I will
prove from the same ayah
that sight of Allah is indeed
possible
Summerizing Usman's
post and Its refutation!
c) You used the Traditions
of Hadrat `A'ishah, I will
Insha ALLAH prove from
overwhelming other ahadith
including that of Ibn Abbas
(ra) who was the chief
commentator of Quran that
Prophet (Peace be upon him)
actually saw Allah, plus the
Imams of Islaaf and leading
Tabiyeen like Hasan Basri
used to swear upon the fact
that Prophet (Peace be upon
him) saw Allah.
d) Then you used 2 ahadith
of Sahih Muslim and showed
interpretation of Ibn Qayyim
(the Literalist) that they refer
to seeing a veil rather than
Allah, I will prove you wrong
from the 2 ahadith
themselves and their actual
Arabic wording which
decisively prove that
Prophet (Peace be upon him)
saw Allah
e) You claimed that Imam
Muslim in his Kitab al-Iman
has related this tradition
from Hadrat Abu Musa al-
Ash`ari: "The Holy Prophet
said: The sight of no one
from among His creatures
has reached Allah Almighty." I
will prove from Same Abu
Musa Al Ashari (ra) that he
believed in the sight of Allah
and the translation from
Sahih Muslim which you have
given is false
f) Then you yourself showed
a hadith from Sahih Bukhari’s
Kitab at Tawhid that It was
Allah whom the Prophet
(Peace be upon him) saw
**Answer regarding
(a)53.7: While he was in
the highest part of the
horizon: 53.8: Then he
approached and came
closer,
53.9: And was at a
distance of but two
bow-lengths or (even)
nearer;53.10: So did
(Allah) convey the
inspiration to His
Servant- (conveyed)
what He (meant) to
convey.
53.11: The (Prophet's)
(mind and) heart in no
way falsified that which
he saw.
53.12: Will ye then
dispute with him
concerning what he
saw?
Quran and Sharah from
Bukhari and Muslim
Especially in the 12th Ayah
Allah is challenging the whole
world that “WILL YE THEN
DISPUTE WITH HIM
CONCERNING WHAT HE SAW”
had it been seeing Gabriel
only then that would not
have been a great challenge
because previous Prophets
like Moses (Peace be upon
him) had even talked
“DIRECTLY WITH
ALLAH” which was a far
superior thing than seeing
Gibriel, hence the vision of
Allah was finally reserved
for Prophet (Peace be upon
him) as hadith of Ibn
Abbas proves (I will
come to it later)
meanwhile I will quote
detailed Tafsir of it by Imam
Ibn Jawzi (rah), he explaines
the 8th and 9th ayah in light
of sahih ahadith and aqwaal
in this fashion
ﻭﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﺎﺭ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﺑﻘﻮﻟﻪ» :ﺛُﻢَّ
ﺩﻧﺎ« ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﺃﻗﻮﺍﻝ.
ﺃﺣﺪﻫﺎ: ﺃﻧﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﺰ ﻭﺟﻞ. ﺭﻭﻯ
ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ ﻭﻣﺴﻠﻢ ﻓﻲ
»ﺍﻟﺼﺤﻴﺤﻴﻦ« ﻣﻦ ﺣﺪﻳﺚ
ﺷﺮﻳﻚ ﺑﻦ ﺃﺑﻲ ﻧَﻤِﺮ ﻋﻦ ﺃﻧﺲ ﺑﻦ
ﻣﺎﻟﻚ ﻗﺎﻝ: ﺩﻧﺎ ﺍﻟﺠﺒّﺎﺭ ﺭﺏُّ ﺍﻟﻌِﺰَّﺓ
ﻓﺘﺪﻟَّﻰ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻗﺎﺏَ
ﻗﻮﺳﻴﻦ ﺃﻭ ﺃﺩﻧﻰ. ﻭﺭﻭﻯ ﺃﺑﻮ
ﺳﻠﻤﺔ ﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ» :ﺛﻢ ﺩﻧﺎ«
ﻗﺎﻝ: ﺩﻧﺎ ﺭﺑُّﻪ ﻓﺘﺪﻟَّﻰ، ﻭﻫﺬﺍ
ﺍﺧﺘﻴﺎﺭ ﻣﻘﺎﺗﻞ. ﻗﺎﻝ: ﺩﻧﺎ ﺍﻟﺮَّﺏُّ
ﻣﻦ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻟﻴﻠﺔَ ﺃُﺳْﺮِﻱ ﺑﻪ،، ﻓﻜﺎﻥ
ﻣﻨﻪ ﻗﺎﺏَ ﻗﻮﺳﻴﻦ ﺃﻭ ﺃﺩﻧﻰ. ﻭﻗﺪ
ﻛﺸﻔﺖُ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻮﺟﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ
»ﺍﻟﻤُﻐْﻨﻲ« ﻭﺑﻴَّﻨﺖُ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻛﻤﺎ
ﻳﺨﻄُﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﺒﺎﻝ ﻣﻦ ﻗُﺮﺏ ﺍﻷﺟﺴﺎﻡ
ﻭﻗﻄﻊ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺎﻓﺔ، ﻷﻥ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻳﺨﺘﺺ
ﺑﺎﻷﺟﺴﺎﻡ، ﻭﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻣﻨﺰَّﻩ ﻋﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ.
ﻭﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ: ﺃﻧﻪ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺩﻧﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺭﺑِّﻪ،
ﻗﺎﻟﻪ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ، ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺮﻇﻲ.
ﻭﺍﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ: ﺃﻧﻪ ﺟﺒﺮﻳﻞ. ﺛﻢ ﻓﻲ
ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ ﻗﻮﻻﻥ.
Translation: There are
three famous sayings
regarding the saying of Allah
i.e. Then he approached and
came closer
First: That is Allah Azza
wajjal as it is narrated
by Bukhari and Muslim
in “Sahihayn” the hadith
from Sharik bin Ibn
Numayr who heard from
Anas bin Malik (ra) who
said: The Irresistible,
the Lord of Honor and
Majesty approached and
came closer till he was
about two bow lengths
or (even) nearer [Sahih
Bukhari Hadith # 7518, Sahih
Muslim Hadith # 162]
Masbat (Proof) takes over
Nafi (rejection)
... and It is narrated by Abu
Salama from Ibn Abbas (ra)
that {He approached}
refers to Allah coming
near, this is adopted by
Maqatil (ra) who said:
Allah came near to
Muhammad (Peace be
upon him) on the night
of Isra And was at a
distance of but two
bow-lengths or (even)
nearer, however It is
written in the book Al Mughni
that this coming nearer does
not refer to coming closer in
sense of bodies not distance
as that is the case with
bodily creations and Allah is
High of such thing being
attributed to him. The
Second: That It was
Muhammad (Peace be upon
him) who went near
Allah, this is said by Ibn
Abbas (ra) and Qurzi(ra) too.
The Third: It was Gibril
and there is Kalaam in
this Qawl! Reference:
Imam Ibn Jawzi in Zad al
Maseer fi Ilm at Tafsir,
Volume No. 8, Page No.
65-66]
Hence From Quran and Sahih
ahadith of Bukhari and
Muslim which give best
sharah of 8th and 9th Ayahs
It is proven that Prophet
(Peace be upon him) saw
Allah (this itself is enough to
say that Aisha ra’s qawl is
not to be taken as absolute
authority and even Anas bin
Malik who is claimed to have
rejected sight of Allah is
proving in these ahadith that
Prophet Peace be upon him
saw Allah, It is fundamental
Usool of Hadith that If same
sahabi says 2 contrary
things then “Masbat (proof)”
takes over “Nafi (i.e.
rejection)”, so according to
this Usool itself It is soundly
established that the Prophet
Peace be upon him did indeed
see Allah and the Nafi of this
has to be rejected)
Answer to (b) Usman
used the ayah (Surah al
Araaf: 143) to claim
that Prophet (Peace be
upon him) could not see
Allah as in that Ayah
Allah said to Moses that
you cannot see me!
From same 7:143 that
Its possible to see Allah
najdi/wahabi said and I
quote: About the Prophet
Moses it has been said
in the Qur'an that he
had besought to see
Allah And the reply
given was: Lan tarani
"You cannot see Me." (Al-
A'raf 143).
Jazak Allahu Khayrun Usman
for writing the Arabic wording
along i.e. “LAN TARANI” Insha
ALLAH this will itself prove
that Lan Tarani has the
proof that sight of Allah is
not “Impossible”
Here is proof from
Tafsir al Jalalyn and
Tafsir ul Qurtubi
Imam Jalal ud din suyuti (rah)
said:
ﺃَﻧﻈُﺮْ ﺇِﻟَﻴْﻚَ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻟَﻦ ﺗَﺮَٰﻧِﻰ { ﺃﻱ
ﻻ ﺗﻘﺪﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺭﺅﻳﺘﻲ، ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﺒﻴﺮ
ﺑﻪ ﺩﻭﻥ »ﻟﻦ ﺃُﺭَﻯ« ﻳﻔﻴﺪ ﺇﻣﻜﺎﻥ
ﺭﺅﻳﺘﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ } ﻭَﻟَٰﻜِﻦِ ﺍﻧْﻈُﺮْ ﺇِﻟَﻰ
ﺍﻟْﺠَﺒَﻞِ { ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻫﻮ ﺃﻗﻮﻯ ﻣﻨﻚ
} ﻓَﺈِﻥِ ﺍﺳْﺘَﻘَﺮَّ { ﺛﺒﺖ } ﻣَﻜَﺎﻧَﻪُ
ﻓَﺴَﻮْﻑَ ﺗَﺮَٰﻧِﻰ { ﺃﻱ ﺗﺜﺒﺖ
ﻟﺮﺅﻳﺘﻲ، ﻭﺇﻻ ﻓﻼ ﻃﺎﻗﺔ ﻟﻚ
} ﻓَﻠَﻤَّﺎ ﺗَﺠَﻠَّﻰٰ ﺭَﺑُّﻪُ { ﺃﻱ ﻇﻬﺮ ﻣﻦ
ﻧﻮﺭﻩ ﻗﺪﺭ ﻧﺼﻒ ﺃﻧﻤﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺨﻨﺼﺮ
ﻛﻤﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺪﻳﺚ ﺻﺤﺤﻪ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻛﻢ
Translation: {You shall not
see Me},which means you do
not have the capability to
see me THE USE OF THE
WORDING (LAN TARANI)
RATHER THAN LAN URA
(I.E. I SHALL NOT BE
SEEN) IMPLIES THAT IT
IS POSSIBLE TO SEE
ALLAH {But gaze at the
mountain} which is stronger
than you are, {And if it
stands still in its place} then
you shall see Me’, that is,
[then] you shall remain fixed
[able] to see Me, otherwise,
you will not have the
capacity [for it]. {And when
his Lord revealed (His) glory
to the mountain} i.e. When he
manifested his light,
equivilant to half a nail of
little finger as this is
mentioned in the sahih hadith
of Hakim
[Tafsir al Jalalyn, Page No.
167, Published by Dar Ibn
Kathir, Damascus]
The Anbiya never ask
for Impossible!
In the Ayah Musa (a.s) said in
the end: And Moses fell
down in a swoon. When
he recovered his senses
he said: "Glory be to
Thee! to Thee I turn in
repentance, and I am
the first to
believe."(7:143)
Imam Qurtubi (rah) explains it
as:
ﻭﺃﺟﻤﻌﺖ ﺍﻷﻣﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻥ ﻫﺬﻩ
ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺑﺔ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻋﻦ ﻣﻌﺼﻴﺔ؛
ﻓﺈﻥ ﺍﻷﻧﺒﻴﺎﺀ ﻣﻌﺼﻮﻣﻮﻥ. ﻭﺃﻳﻀﺎً
ﻋﻨﺪ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺠﻤﺎﻋﺔ
ﺍﻟﺮﺅﻳﺔُ ﺟﺎﺋﺰﺓٌ .
Translation: The Imams
are unanimous that (Musa
a.s) asking for Tawba does
not refer to sins because the
Anbiya are infallible/Masoom,
and in the opinion of
Ahlus Sunnah Wal
Jammah the Sight of
(Allah) is possible[ Tafsir
al Qurtubi, Under 7:143]
Hence it is decisively proven
from Quran itself that Anbiya
never ask for something
Impossible, had sight of Allah
not been possible then Musa
(a.s) would not have asked
for it and nor would have
Allah linked it to the condition
of mountain staying at its
place (because Allah does
not do illogical things either ..
Naudhobillah), the thing is
that Musa (a.s) was not
capable of seeing Him but
Prophet Muhammad (Peace be
upon him) was and the vision
was only reserved for him.
Proof on (c) i.e. Hadith
of Aisha (ra) cannot
supersede the
overwhelming other
ahadith which prove
contrary to it.
The hadith of Aisha (ra)
which Usman used has this
wording: Whoever among
you says that
Muhammad (upon whom
be Allah's peace) had
seen his Lord and
Sustainer, tells a lie
This hadith and specific
wording of Aisha (ra) is itself
proof that other Sahaba
differed with her and many
believed in sight Of Allah,
plus Aisha (ra) getting very
angry upon it is proof of her
doing it in opposition of Ibn
Abbas (ra) who was actually
a far superior commentator
of Quran than Aisha (ra)
herself..
Knowing from Best
commentators of
Bukhari/Muslim
...some people would be eying
for this to start accusing on
Sahaba but what I am saying
has absolutely no accusation
on Sahaba because Sahaba
were not infallible and this is
opinion of Ahlus Sunnah
(contrary to Shi’ites who see
these mistakes of sahaba as
excuses to accuse them and
the great thing is that
Shi’ites themselves reject
the sight of Allah but
Alhamdulillah Ahlus Sunnah
are the saved group so our
viewpoint is Haqq and Indeed
our beloved Prophet has
seen Allah)
I will present the most
revered and authentic Sharh
of this hadith in words of the
great Imam Ahmed bin hanbal
as cited by the leading
commentator of Bukhari i.e.
Imam Ibn Hajr al Asqalani
(rah)
Imam Ibn Hajr al
Asqalani (Rahimuhullah)
says in his Fath ul Bari
ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻭﺯﻱ ﻗﻠﺖ ﻷﺣﻤﺪ ﺇﻧﻬﻢ
ﻳﻘﻮﻟﻮﻥ ﺇﻥ ﻋﺎﺋﺸﺔ ﻗﺎﻟﺖ ﻣﻦ
ﺯﻋﻢ ﺃﻥ ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍ ﺭﺃﻯ ﺭﺑﻪ ﻓﻘﺪ
ﺃﻋﻈﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﻔﺮﻳﺔ ﻓﺒﺄﻱ
ﺷﻲﺀ ﻳﺪﻓﻊ ﻗﻮﻟﻬﺎ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺑﻘﻮﻝ
ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ
ﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﺭﺑﻲ ﻗﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ ﻣﻦ ﻗﻮﻟﻬﺎ
Translation: Maruzi (rah)
said to Imam Ahmed (rah):
People say that Aisha (ra)
used to say that whosoever
says that the Prophet (saw)
saw his Lord has attributed a
lie to Allah, so how shall this
be answered? (Imam
Ahmed) replied: From
the saying of Prophet
(saw) [himself] “ﺭﺃﻳﺖ
ﺭﺑﻲ” i.e. I saw my Lord,
this will be an answer to
Aisha (ra)’s Qawl because
the saying of Prophet
(saw) is far superior
than saying of her (i.e.
Aisha ra)[Fath ul Bari,
Sharah Sahih ul Bukhari,
Volume No. 8, Page No. 494]
Allah hu Akbar, may Allah
Bless Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal
(rah) who gave the perfect
answer in this regard.
The 2 Ahadith of Muslim
actually prove "Sight"
Imam Nawawi (rah) the
leading commentator on Sahih
Muslim sheds more light on
this
He presents the case
beautifully as:
ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﺻﺤﺖ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺍﻳﺎﺕ ﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ
ﻋﺒﺎﺱ ﻓﻲ ﺇﺛﺒﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺮﺅﻳﺔ ﻭﺟﺐ
ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻴﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺇﺛﺒﺎﺗﻬﺎ ﻓﺈﻧﻬﺎ
ﻟﻴﺴﺖ ﻣﻤﺎ ﻳﺪﺭﻙ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻘﻞ ,
ﻭﻳﺆﺧﺬ ﺑﺎﻟﻈﻦ , ﻭﺇﻧﻤﺎ ﻳﺘﻠﻘﻰ
ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻤﺎﻉ ﻭﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﺠﻴﺰ ﺃﺣﺪ ﺃﻥ
ﻳﻈﻦ ﺑﺎﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺗﻜﻠﻢ ﻓﻲ
ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺄﻟﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻈﻦ ﻭﺍﻻﺟﺘﻬﺎﺩ .
ﻭﻗﺪ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻣﻌﻤﺮ ﺑﻦ ﺭﺍﺷﺪ ﺣﻴﻦ
ﺫﻛﺮ ﺍﺧﺘﻼﻑ ﻋﺎﺋﺸﺔ ﻭﺍﺑﻦ
ﻋﺒﺎﺱ : ﻣﺎ ﻋﺎﺋﺸﺔ ﻋﻨﺪﻧﺎ ﺑﺄﻋﻠﻢ ﻣﻦ
ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ , ﺛﻢ ﺇﻥ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ
ﺃﺛﺒﺖ ﺷﻴﺌﺎ ﻧﻔﺎﻩ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺜﺒﺖ
ﻣﻘﺪﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻓﻲ
Translation: When it is
proven from Sahih ahadith of
Ibn Abbas (ra) then we
cannot assume that he
said it according to his
own thinking, definitely he
said it due to his hearing
from Prophet (saw), Ma’mar
bin Rashid (rah) said
regarding the difference
between Aisha (ra) and Ibn
Abbas (ra) that Aisha (ra)
was not aware about
this (completely)
whereas Ibn Abbas (ra)
was, So when Ibn Abbas
(ra) is proving it while
some others are doing
Nafi of it then It is a
(Principle) that Masbat
(Proof) takes over Nafi
(rejection) [Sharah Sahih
Muslim, Kitab al Iman, Chapter
in meaning of :He saw him at
the second descent]
Words cannot comprehend
this wonderful explanation!
Proof on (d) i.e. the 2
ahadith which Usman
used from Sahih Muslim
actually firmly prove
that Prophet (Peace be
upon him) saw Allah and
It is misinterpretation of
Ibn Qayyim to give
wrong taweel over
them.
Once again Jazak Allahu
Khayrun Usman for providing
the original Arabic
transliteration of those 2
ahadith of Sahih Muslim. I will
give translation word by
word so that everyone
understands easily
The first hadith has this
wording
a) Nur-Un = He is Light
b) Anna = I, myself, me
c) Ara = Saw
d) Hu = Him
Usman blindly relied on Ibn
Qayyim and said: Of the first
answer of the Holy Prophet
Ibn al-Qayyim has given this
meaning in his Zad al-Ma ad:
"Between me and the
sight of my Lord there
was Light,"
Proven from same Abu
Dhar (ra) on Sight!
The wording which Usman
showed is found "NOWHERE"
in actual wording of Hadith of
Sahih Muslim, rather the
literal and actual wording of
Hadith firmly proves that the
Prophet (Peace be upon him)
saw Allah
Now let us look at the Arabic
of second hadith!
“ Ra 'aitu nur-an
a) - Ra’aitu = I Saw -
b) Nur-an = Nur/Light -
It does not say anywhere in
that hadith as Usman
showed: I did not see my
Lord but only a Light…
that is nothing but a
forgery too.
Alhamdulillah the same 2
ahadith themselves prove
that Prophet (Peace be upon
him) saw Allah, plus It is
narrated by Abu Dhar (ra)
who himself believed that
Prophet (Peace be upon him)
saw Allah, here is the proof
ﺭﻭﻯ ﺷﺮﻳﻚ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺑﻲ ﺫﺭ ﺭﺿﻲ
ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻔﺴﻴﺮ ﺍﻵﻳﺔ ، ﻗﺎﻝ :
ﺭﺃﻯ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ
ﺳﻠﻢ ﺭﺑﻪ
Translation: Narrated by
Sharik from Abu Dhar (Radhi
Allaho Anho) who said in
Tafsir of the ayah (of Surah
Najm): The Prophet
(Peace be upon him)
Saw his Lord [Qadhi Iyaad
in as-Shifa, Page No. 105]
Proof (e) Your claim of
Hadith from Abu Musa
You quoted hadith from Sahih
Muslim as: Hadrat Abu
Musa al-Ash`ari: "The
Holy Prophet said: The
sight of no one from
among His creatures
has reached Allah
Almighty."
Could you please give me
exact reference of this
(although you have not
given references of many
ahadith which you showed)
because according to my
knowledge such a wording is
present nowhere in Kitab al
Iman of Sahih Muslim through
Abu Musa (correct me If I am
wrong by giving reference)
Proof (f) You yourself
showed the sahih Hadith
of Bukhari which porves
that Prophet (Peace be
upon him) saw Allah, I
do not have to repeat
this as I have already
proven from Tafsir of
Ibn Jawzi that the
hadith is Sahih narrated
by both Bukhari and
Muslim.
Citing overwhelming
more proofs!
In the end I would just like to
give some more proofs
*Proof # 1*
Ibn Shihab said: Ibn Hazm told
me that Ibn 'Abbas and Abd
Habba al-Ansari used to say
that the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him)
said: Thereafter he
ascended with me till I was
taken to such a height
where I heard the
scraping of the pens (of
Taqdir) Ibn Hazm and Anas
told that the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon
him) said: Allah then made
fifty prayers obligatory for
my Ummah and I returned
with that and passed by
Moses. Moses, (peace be
upon him) said: What has
thy Lord enjoined on
thy people? I said: Fifty
prayers have been made
obligatory on them. Moses
(peace be upon him) said :
Return to thy Lord(ﻓﺮﺍﺟﻊ
ﺭﺑﻚ), for thy Ummah
would not be able to
bear this burden. Then I
came back to my Lord
(ﻓﺮﺍﺟﻌﺖ ﺭﺑﻲ) and He
remitted a portion out of thut.
I then again went to Moses
(peace be upon him) and
informed him about it He said:
Return to thy Lord(ﺭﺍﺟﻊ
ﺭﺑﻚ),, for thy Ummah
shall not be able to bear
this burden. I then went
back to my Lord(ﻓﺮﺍﺟﻌﺖ
ﺭﺑﻲ) and He said: They are
five and at the same time
fifty, and what has been said
will not be changed. I then
returned to Moses and he
said: Go back to thy Lord.
whereupon I said: I feel
ashamed of my Lord(ﻗﺪ
ﺍﺳﺘﺤﻴﻴﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺭﺑﻲ)[Sahih
Muslim, Hadith No. 313 –
Agreed upon]
This hadith decicively
proves that Prphet (Peace
be upon him) saw Allah
because everything Musa
(a.s) told him to “RETURN TO
HIS LORD” and finally the
Prophet said: “I FEEL
ASHAMED OF MY LORD”
Proof # 2
ﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ ﻗﺎﻝ
ﺭﺃﻯ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺭﺑﻪ ﻗﻠﺖ ﺃﻟﻴﺲ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﻳﻘﻮﻝ
ﻻ ﺗﺪﺭﻛﻪ ﺍﻷﺑﺼﺎﺭ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﺪﺭﻙ
ﺍﻷﺑﺼﺎﺭ
ﻗﺎﻝ ﻭﻳﺤﻚ ﺫﺍﻙ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺠﻠﻰ ﺑﻨﻮﺭﻩ
ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻫﻮ ﻧﻮﺭﻩ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺃﺭﻳﻪ
ﻣﺮﺗﻴﻦ
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻋﻴﺴﻰ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺣﺪﻳﺚ
ﺣﺴﻦ
Yet another great Sharh
of Bukhari !
Translation: Ibn Abbas
(ra) said that
Muhammad (salallaho
alaihi wasalam) saw his
Lord, (Ikrama) asked: Hasn’t
Allah said that Eyes cannot
“COMPREHEND” him, at this
(Ibn Abbas) replied: Strange
that you have not
understood, this is when
Allah shows glimpse of
his own Nur (which
cannot be
comprehended), so
Prophet (saw) saw Allah
twice [Sunnan Tirimdh,
Tafsir of Surah al-Najm,
Hadith No. 3201] – Imam
Tirimdhi declared this hadith
as “Hassan”*Proof # 3*
Sheikh Muhadith Haq Dhelvi
(rahimuhullah) writes: Ibn
Umar(ra) turned to Ibn Abbas
(ra) regarding this matter
and asked whether the
Prophet (saw) has seen his
Lord, Ibn Abbas replied in
affirmative, Ibn Umar (ra)
accepted this and did
not reject it [Ashaat ul
Lamaat, Volume No. 4, Page
No. 431]
Now It is proven from yet
another Mujtahid Sahabi i.e.
Ibn Umar (ra) that Prophet
(Peace be upon him) saw
Allah!
*Proof # 4*
Imam Badr ud din Ayni
(Rahimuhullah) the
commentator of Bukhari said:
ﺭﻭﻯ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺧﺰﻳﻤﺔ ﺑﺈﺳﻨﺎﺩ ﻗﻮﻱ
ﻋﻦ ﺃﻧﺲ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺃﻯ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺭﺑﻪ ﻭﺑﻪ
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺳﺎﺋﺮ ﺃﺻﺤﺎﺏ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ
ﻭﻛﻌﺐ ﺍﻷﺣﺒﺎﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﺰﻫﺮﻱ
ﻭﺻﺎﺣﺐ ﻣﻌﻤﺮ ﻭﺁﺧﺮﻭﻥ ﻭﺣﻜﻰ
ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﺯﺍﻕ ﻋﻦ ﻣﻌﻤﺮ ﻋﻦ
ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻦ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺣﻠﻒ ﺃﻥ ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍ ﺭﺃﻯ
ﺭﺑﻪ ﻭﺃﺧﺮﺝ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺧﺰﻳﻤﺔ ﻋﻦ
ﻋﺮﻭﺓ ﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﺰﺑﻴﺮ ﺇﺛﺒﺎﺗﻬﺎ
Translation: Ibn Khuazaima
(rah) narrated with “strong
chain” from Anas bin Malik
(ra) that he said: Muhammad
(salallaho alaihi wasalam)
saw his Lord, same is
narrated from Ibn Abbas (ra)
and his disciples like K’ab al
Ahbar (ra), Zuhiri (rah) and
Ma’mar (rah), Imam Abdur
Razzaq (rah) narrates from
Ma’mar who quotes Imam
Hassan Basri (rah) who
used to say: I Swear
that Muhammad
(salallaho alaihi
wassalam) saw his Lord,
Ibn Khuzaima (rah) has also
proven it (sight of Allah) from
Urwa bin Zubayr (ra) [Umdat
al Qari, Sharah Sahih al
Bukhari, Volume No. 19, Page
No. 198]
Do you doubt the Vision
of Muhammad? (Saw)
*Proof # 5*
Imam Badr ud din Ayni (rah)
also explains:
ﻭﺭﻭﻯ ﺍﻟﻄﺒﺮﺍﻧﻲ ﻓﻲ )ﺍﻷﻭﺳﻂ (
ﺑﺈﺳﻨﺎﺩ ﻗﻮﻱ ﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ ﻗﺎﻝ
ﺭﺃﻯ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺭﺑﻪ ﻣﺮﺗﻴﻦ ﻭﻣﻦ
ﻭﺟﻪ ﺁﺧﺮ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻧﻈﺮ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺇﻟﻰ
ﺭﺑﻪ ﺟﻌﻞ ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ ﻟﻤﻮﺳﻰ ﻭﺍﻟﺨﻠﺔ
ﻹﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ ﻟﻤﺤﻤﺪ ﻓﻈﻬﺮ
ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺃﻥ ﻣﺮﺍﺩ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ ﻫﻬﻨﺎ
ﺭﺅﻳﺎ ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻦ
Translation:Imam Tabarani
(rah) narrates in his (Al
Awsat) with “Strong chain”
from Ibn Abbas (ra) who said
that Prophet (saw) saw his
Lord twice, the reason for
this saying is that
Muhammad (saw) saw
his Lord with his
eyesight, because Musa
(a.s) talked to Allah
directly, Ibrahim (a.s) was
taken as His friend and
Muhammad (salallaho alaihi
wasalam) was chosen for
sight (no other Prophet
was), apparently what
Ibn Abbas (ra) means to
say is that Prophet
(saw) saw Allah with his
eyes [Umdat al Qari, Sharah
Sahih al Bukhari, Volume No.
17, Page No. 30]
*Proof # 6*
Imam Nasai’i (Rahimuhullah)
and Hakim (Rahimuhullah)
narrate with Sahih Isnad:
ﺃﺧﺒﺮﻧﺎ ﺇﺳﺤﺎﻕ ﺑﻦ ﺇﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ ﻗﺎﻝ
ﺃﺧﺒﺮﻧﺎ ﻣﻌﺎﺫ ﺑﻦ ﻫﺸﺎﻡ ﻗﺎﻝ
ﺣﺪﺛﻨﻲ ﺃﺑﻲ ﻋﻦ ﻗﺘﺎﺩﺓ ﻋﻦ
ﻋﻜﺮﻣﺔ ﻋﻦ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ ﻗﺎﻝ
ﺃﺗﻌﺠﺒﻮﻥ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺨﻠﺔ
ﻹﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ ﻟﻤﻮﺳﻰ
ﻭﺍﻟﺮﺅﻳﺔ ﻟﻤﺤﻤﺪ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ
ﻭﺳﻠﻢ
Translation: Ibn Abbas (ra)
narrates: Are you surprised
at friendship of Ibrahim (a.s)
[with Allah], The Speech of
Musa (directly with Allah)
and Sight of Muhammad
(Salallaho alaihi
wasalam)? [Sunnan Nasai’I
al Kubra in Amal al Yawm wal
Laylah , Volume No.6, Hadith
No.11539, Mustadrak ala
Sahihayn, Volume No. 1,
Hadith No. 216]
Imam Hakim (rah) after
narrating it said:
ﻫﺬﺍ ﺣﺪﻳﺚ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﺮﻁ
ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ
Translation: This Hadith is
Sahih on the criteria of
Bukhari [ibid, Hadith No. 216]
The Madhab of Vast
majority!
Imam Ibn Hajr al Asqalani
(Rahimuhullah) said:
ﻣﺎ ﺃﺧﺮﺟﻪ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎﺋﻲ ﺑﺈﺳﻨﺎﺩ
ﺻﺤﻴﺢ ﻭﺻﺤﺤﻪ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻛﻢ ﺃﻳﻀﺎ
ﻣﻦ ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﻋﻜﺮﻣﺔ ﻋﻦ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺃﺗﻌﺠﺒﻮﻥ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺨﻠﺔ
ﻹﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ ﻟﻤﻮﺳﻰ
ﻭﺍﻟﺮﺅﻳﺔ ﻟﻤﺤﻤﺪ
Translation: It is narrated
by Nasai’i with “Sahih
Isnad” and Hakim also
declared it “Sahih” the
narration with the chain from
Ikrama (rah) who heard Ibn
Abbas (ra) say (and he
quoted the above hadith)
[Fath ul Bari, Sharah Sahih al
Bukhari, Volume No. 8, Page
No 493]
*Proof # 7Imam
Nawawi (Rahimuhullah)
writes under the hadith
of Ibn Masud (ra) that
(Prophet saw)’s heart
did not lie of what it saw
means that he saw Jibril
(a.s)
ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻗﺎﻟﻪ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺭﺿﻲ
ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻫﻮ ﻣﺬﻫﺒﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻵﻳﺔ ,
ﻭﺫﻫﺐ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻬﻮﺭ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺴﺮﻳﻦ
ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺍﺩ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺭﺃﻯ ﺭﺑﻪ
ﺳﺒﺤﺎﻧﻪ ﻭﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ
Translation: This is the
saying of Abdullah Ibn Masud
(ra) and his Madhab, but
the Madhab of vast
majority of Mufasireen
(including Ibn Abbas) is
that Prophet (saw) saw
Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta’la [Sharah Sahih Muslim
by Imam Nawawi, under Kitab
al Iman, The mention of Sidra
til Muntaha, Hadith No. 254]
Imam Nawawi further states:
ﻓﺎﻟﺤﺎﺻﻞ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺟﺢ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ
ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎﺀ : ﺃﻥ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ
ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺭﺃﻯ ﺭﺑﻪ ﺑﻌﻴﻨﻲ
ﺭﺃﺳﻪ ﻟﻴﻠﺔ ﺍﻹﺳﺮﺍﺀ ﻟﺤﺪﻳﺚ ﺍﺑﻦ
ﻋﺒﺎﺱ ﻭﻏﻴﺮﻩ ﻣﻤﺎ ﺗﻘﺪﻡ .
ﻭﺇﺛﺒﺎﺕ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻻ ﻳﺄﺧﺬﻭﻧﻪ ﺇﻻ
ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻤﺎﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ
ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻣﻤﺎ ﻻ
ﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﺸﻜﻚ ﻓﻴﻪ
Translation:The result of
all (proofs which have been
shown) is that it is pre
dominantly established
amongst many ulama
that Prophet (saw) saw
Allah with his eyes on
the night of Ascension
as the hadith from Ibn
Abbas (ra) and others
have been mentioned
before, the proof of
which comes from
Prophet (saw) hence
there should be no
doubt about it [Sharah
Sahih Muslim, Kitab al Iman,
Chapter in meaning of :He
saw him at the second
descent]
Quran does Nafi of
"Idraak" not Sight!
Proof # 8
Imam Nawawi (rah) also said
about Aisha (ra) hadith:
ﻓﺄﻣﺎ ﺍﺣﺘﺠﺎﺝ ﻋﺎﺋﺸﺔ ﺑﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ
ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ } : ﻻ ﺗﺪﺭﻛﻪ ﺍﻷﺑﺼﺎﺭ {
ﻓﺠﻮﺍﺑﻪ ﻇﺎﻫﺮ , ﻓﺈﻥ ﺍﻹﺩﺭﺍﻙ ﻫﻮ
ﺍﻹﺣﺎﻃﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻻ ﻳﺤﺎﻁ
ﺑﻪ , ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﻭﺭﺩ ﺍﻟﻨﺺ ﺑﻨﻔﻲ
ﺍﻹﺣﺎﻃﺔ ﻻ ﻳﻠﺰﻡ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻧﻔﻲ ﺍﻟﺮﺅﻳﺔ
ﺑﻐﻴﺮ ﺇﺣﺎﻃﺔ
Translation: The Proof
which Aisha (ra) took (to
reject sight of Allah) i.e.
{Eyes cannot comprehend
him} the apparent
answer to this will be
that there cannot be
Idraak (i.e. complete
comprehension, to
gather all around, to
see all aspects) of Allah,
so the Nass (of Quran)
does Nafi of Al-Ihaat but
this does not do Nafi of
sight without Ihaata (i.e.
complete comprehension)
[Ibid]
Proof # 9 Imam Ibn
Jarir (rah) writes under:
The (Prophet's) (mind
and) heart in no way
falsified that which he
saw. (53:11)
ﻋﻴﺴﻰ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﻴﺪ، ﻗﺎﻝ: ﺳﻤﻌﺖ
ﻋﻜﺮِﻣﺔ، ﻭﺳُﺌﻞ ﻫﻞ ﺭﺃﻯ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ
ﺭﺑﻪ، ﻗﺎﻝ ﻧﻌﻢ، ﻗﺪ ﺭﺃﻯ ﺭﺑﻪ .
Translation: Isa bin Ubaid
(rah) said: Ikrama (rah)
was questioned about
Muhammad (salallaho
alaihi wasalam) seeing
the Lord? He said: YES!
HE SAW HIS LORD [Tafsir
at Tabri under 53:11]
Proof # 10 (Marfu
Hadith)
Imam Tabri proves from
Prophet (Peace be upon him)
himself as:
ﻋﻦ ﻋﻄﺎﺀ، ﻋﻦ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺱ، ﻗﺎﻝ :
ﻗﺎﻝ ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ
ﻭﺳﻠﻢ" : ﺭﺃَﻳْﺖُ ﺭَﺑِﻲ ﻓِﻲ ﺃﺣْﺴَﻦَ
ﺻُﻮﺭَﺓٍ
Translation: From Ata
(rah) who narrated from Ibn
Abbas (ra) who said that
Prophet (Salallaho alaihi
wasalam) said: I saw Allah in
his best of form (which Allah
and Apostle know best)
[Tafsir at Tabri under 53:11]
The Proohet saw Allah
in the best form!
The best statement on the
issue is of Shaykh Muhyi al-
Din ibn Arabi (Allah have
mercy on him). He said: This
world is that which is below
the heavens and anything
above the heavens is
considered to be part of the
next world (akhira). Hence,
the vision of the
Messenger of Allah
(Allah bless him & give
him peace) will not be
considered a vision of
this world; rather it is a
vision of the next world,
and there is no
disagreement
concerning the vision of
the hereafter. Hence,
this vision of the
Messenger of Allah
(Allah bless him & give
him peace) was also a
type of the vision of the
hereafter. (See: Ma'arif al-
Qur'an, 3/412)
Source of this specific quote
is: Sunnipath
And I would like to end with
the scan proof of magnificent
hadith in Sunnah Tirimdhi
(Authenticated as Hassan
Sahih by both Imam Bukhari
and Imam Tirimdhi)
Here is the hadith
It states: … Lo I found
myself in the presence
of my Lord, the Blessed
and the Glorious, in the best
form. He said: Muhammad! I
said: At Thy service...
[Sunnan Tirimdhi, Volume No.
5, Page No. 966, Published
by Maktabba al Asriyyah,
Beirut, Lebanon]
This also proves that
Prophet (Peace be upon him)
has seen Allah
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