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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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It has been reported that the Companions differed regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seeing his Lord; is this a difference in creed?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it has been reported that the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) differed regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seeing his Lord (Mighty and Majestic). Is this a difference in creed?

Answer:
No, they are in agreement that the believers will see their Lord; they are in agreement that the believers will see their Lord. This is only a minor issue: did the Prophet see his Lord on the night of the Mi'raj or not? It is a minor issue. What it means is that they differed regarding the vision. The original issue of the vision is that no one sees Allah in this world. It is misguidance to say that there is a difference in creed among the Companions. We say: You are lying. The Companions did not differ on the original issue, which is affirming that the believers will see their Lord, and this is the point of disagreement between the Mu'tazilah and others.
So this is a minor issue, and the one who opposes it is few, while the majority of the Companions hold that the Prophet did not see his Lord, and that Allah is not seen in this world; He is only seen in the Hereafter. No one has seen Allah in this world. Musa (peace be upon him), who is the one who spoke with Allah, when he asked to see Him, Allah said to him:
You will not see Me, but look at the mountainلَن تَرَانِي وَلَٰكِنِ انظُرْ إِلَى الْجَبَلِ
[Al-A'raf 7:143]
as Allah mentioned in the Qur'an. This is in this world.
The disagreement that occurred regarding the Prophet's case is in this world. As for the Hereafter, they are in agreement that the believers will see their Lord (Glorified and Exalted is He), and this is the intended point. As for the issue of the Prophet seeing his Lord on that night, it is a minor issue; whether it is established or not, it does not affect the issue of the vision. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [468 -1024] قد ورد أن الصحابة قد اختلفوا في رؤية الرسول ﷺ لربه، فهل هذا اختلاف في العقيدة؟ — youtube.com

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