Is the meaning mentioned in the hadith (His veil is light; if it were removed, the radiance of His Face would consume whatever His vision reaches of His creation) that His vision (Glorified and Exalted is He) has a limit?
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The questioner : May Allah preserve you, my honorable father: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the hadith narrated by Muslim: So the question is: Does this mean that His vision (Glorified and Exalted is He) has a limit?
The Shaykh : "What His vision reaches of the creation" means that the creation is what has a limit, whereas His vision (the Exalted) and all His attributes have no defined limit. However, the created things are limited. This is the intended meaning of the hadith. The limitation has no relation to the attribute, but only to the created thing.
His veil is light; if it were removed, the glances of His Face would burn whatever His sight reaches of His creation
حجابه النور لو كشفه لأحرقت سبحات وجهه ما انتهى إليه بصره من خلقهThe Shaykh : "What His vision reaches of the creation" means that the creation is what has a limit, whereas His vision (the Exalted) and all His attributes have no defined limit. However, the created things are limited. This is the intended meaning of the hadith. The limitation has no relation to the attribute, but only to the created thing.