In the hadith, "Three people to whom Allah will not look on the Day of Resurrection," some said that the "looking" here is a look of affection and mercy!

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and among them is the one who lets his garment hang below the ankles. Some scholars say that the "looking" here is a look of affection and mercy. Is this a true statement or is it ta'wil (figurative interpretation)?

The Shaykh:
It is Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) who looks and sees (Exalted and Majestic is He), and He sees people and sees them. And it necessarily follows from that that He shows affection to the people of good and the people of righteousness. So it is a look of mercy, a look of mercy, yes. And He does not look to, Allah does not look to the one who lets his garment hang below the ankles, meaning that even if He looks at him and sees him, He turns away from him and withholds mercy from him, yes.

The questioner:
He says: And is there a difference between not looking at these people, and not looking at the disbelievers from Allah the Exalted?

The Shaykh:
Each is according to his degree. He does not look at the disbeliever; Allah does not look at them and does not purify them, and for them is a painful punishment. And He does not look at the one who lets his garment hang below the ankles either, even if he is a Muslim, but he is committing a major sin from the major sins. So it does not mean that he is like the disbeliever, no, it does not mean that. This is a warning, this is from the warnings and the deterrent from letting the garment hang below the ankles, yes.