Is there any harm or trial in seeing Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as in the supplication "O Allah, I ask You for the pleasure of looking at Your Face"?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the supplicant's words, "We ask You for the pleasure of looking at Your Face, free from any harmful adversity"?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: What is the meaning of the supplicant's words, "We ask You for the pleasure of looking at Your Face, free from any harmful adversity and any misleading trial"? Is there any harm or trial in seeing Allah?
The Shaykh:
That is, what causes him to be deprived of looking at the Face of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), because some people are prevented from seeing Allah (Mighty and Majestic) as a punishment for them.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the supplicant's words, "We ask You for the pleasure of looking at Your Face, free from any harmful adversity"?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: What is the meaning of the supplicant's words, "We ask You for the pleasure of looking at Your Face, free from any harmful adversity and any misleading trial"? Is there any harm or trial in seeing Allah?
The Shaykh:
That is, what causes him to be deprived of looking at the Face of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), because some people are prevented from seeing Allah (Mighty and Majestic) as a punishment for them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/760] هل في رؤية الله عز وجل ضرر أو فتنة كما في دعاء "اللهم أسألك لذة النظر إلى وجهك"؟ — youtube.com
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