Did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) see his Lord?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw his Lord (Blessed and Exalted is He) with his heart. What is meant by the vision of the heart? And why did the Salaf (the earliest generations) adopt this interpretation, given that the text states that he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not see his Lord (Mighty and Majestic)?
Answer:
The vision of the heart means knowledge. The vision of the heart means knowledge and certainty. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw his Lord with a vision of the heart by consensus. As for whether he saw Him with his eye, this is a matter of disagreement. The majority, and the correct view, is that he did not see Him with his eye, because no one sees Allah in this world. The seeing of Allah is in the Hereafter, whereas in this world, no one sees Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Therefore, when Musa (peace be upon him) asked,[Al-A'raf 7:143], in this world, no one sees Allah in a waking state. However, one may see Him in a dream.
This occurred to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the waking state, no one sees Allah in this world, neither the Messenger nor anyone else. This is the correct view. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw his Lord (Blessed and Exalted is He) with his heart. What is meant by the vision of the heart? And why did the Salaf (the earliest generations) adopt this interpretation, given that the text states that he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not see his Lord (Mighty and Majestic)?
Answer:
The vision of the heart means knowledge. The vision of the heart means knowledge and certainty. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw his Lord with a vision of the heart by consensus. As for whether he saw Him with his eye, this is a matter of disagreement. The majority, and the correct view, is that he did not see Him with his eye, because no one sees Allah in this world. The seeing of Allah is in the Hereafter, whereas in this world, no one sees Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Therefore, when Musa (peace be upon him) asked,
he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain
قَالَ رَبِّ أَرِنِي أَنظُرْ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ لَن تَرَانِي وَلَٰكِنِ انظُرْ إِلَى الْجَبَلِThis occurred to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the waking state, no one sees Allah in this world, neither the Messenger nor anyone else. This is the correct view. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [488- 4717] هل رأى الرسول ﷺ ربه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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