QuizTime (129): Did Muhammed(pbuh) saw Allah during Isra’ wal Mi’raaj ?

 

QuizTime (129): Did Muhammed(pbuh) saw Allah during Isra’ wal Mi’raaj ?

 

Ans: “No”. Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) Didn’t saw Allah.

 

There are many people has a misconception that Prophet (pbuh) saw Allah during Mi’raaj. Details follow below.

 

Praise be to Allah:

On the night of Me`raj, the prophet (sallalahu `alayhi wa sallam) did not see Allah s.w.t via his bare eyes as Abu dharr ghaffari radhiallahu `anhu narrates : 

I asked the Messenger of allah sallalahu `alayhi wa sallam : “ Have you seen your Lord?” The prophet (sallalahu `alayhi wa sallam) replied : “He is light, how can I see him? “ 

 [Ref: Saheeh Muslim 1/99,178] 

 Imaam ibn Hibban (352 AH) explained the words used by the messenger of allah (sallalahu `alayhi wa sallam) “ raaytu noor” (I saw light) as follows : 

This means that the messenger of allah (sallalahu `alayhi wa sallam) did not see his Rabb, rather from among the noor of the creations (angels ) he saw a bright light 

 [Ref: Saheeh ibn Hibban , under the hadeeth 58] 

 

(1.2) Sayyedana `Aisha radhiallahu `anha narrates : 

“ Whoever says that Muhammad saw his lord is a liar” 

 [Ref: Saheeh Bukhaari 2/720, Hadeeth 4855 ;  Saheeh Muslim 1/98, 177]

 

(1.3) Ibn `Abbas radhiallahu anhu said : 

 

“ Verily Nabi sallalahu `alayhi wa sallam has seen his Lord” 

 [Ref: Sunan at-tirmdhi (3280); Hasan.  Narrated in as-sunnah of Ibn abi `Aasim (1/191); Tafseer at-tabari (27/52); Kitaab at-tawheed li Ibn Khuzayma (1/490) with a good chain of narration]

 

About this statement of Ibn `Abbas radhiallahu `anhu, Ibn taymiyyah says : 

 

This does not contradict the truth (that the prophet did not see his Lord with his eyes) because he (Ibn abbas) did not say that Muhammad (sallalahu `alayhi wa sallam)saw Allah with the eyes on his face/face 

 [Ref: Ijtima' al-juyush li Ibn Qayyim ( page 48)]

Ibn al-Qayyim said also: "'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 

For more details check the below links:

1) Link:  https://peace-dawah.blogspot.com/2013/10/did-prophet-mohammedpbuh-saw-allah.html

2)  Link :  https://the-finalrevelation.blogspot.com/2014/08/clarifying-did-prophet-see-allah-on.html

3) Link:  Seeing Allah in dreams:  https://islamqa.info/en/answers/14096/seeing-allaah-in-a-dream

 

Allah knows the best.

 

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