Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Nay! Indeed, they will be veiled from their Lord that Day)
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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Nay! Indeed, they will be veiled from their Lord that Day)
Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Mutaffifin: 15] :Meaning: Truly, they will be veiled from their Lord on the Day of Resurrection, for they will be prevented from seeing Allah (Mighty and Majestic), just as they were prevented from seeing His Shari'ah and His signs, so they considered them the fables of the former peoples. By this verse, the people of the Sunnah and the community (Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah) argued for the establishment of the seeing of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and the mode of indication is apparent, for if these people are veiled in a state of anger, then it must be that the righteous are enabled to see Him (the Exalted) in a state of pleasure. If these are the veiled ones, then the righteous are not veiled. And if the veiling applied to all of them, there would be no benefit whatsoever in specifying it for the wicked. The seeing of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is established in the Book, is mass-transmitted (mutawatir) in the Sunnah, and is the consensus of the Companions and the imams. There is no doubt in this that He (the Exalted) is truly seen with the eye, as He said: [Surat al-Qiyamah: 22-23] ,And Allah the Exalted said: [Surat Yunus: 26] , and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) interpreted the increase as looking at the Face of Allah (the Exalted),And as in the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Surat Qaf: 35] and the increase here means: the increase in His saying: [Surat Yunus: 26] ,And as Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-An'am: 103] for the negation of perception indicates the establishment of the principle of seeing. For this reason, this verse was used by the Salaf as evidence for the seeing of Allah, and by the Khalaf as evidence for the non-seeing of Allah. There is no doubt that the verse is evidence against them that Allah did not negate seeing by it, but rather negated perception, and the negation of perception indicates the establishment of the principle of seeing.
In conclusion: That the Qur'an indicates the establishment of the seeing of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) truly with the eye, and likewise the Sunnah came with this explicitly,Where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (You will surely see your Lord with your own eyes, just as you see the sun on a clear day with no cloud between you and it) , (You will surely see your Lord just as you see the full moon on a clear night, and you will not be hindered in seeing Him) and the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) believed in this, as did those who followed them in excellence from the Salaf of this Ummah and its imams. And those whose minds and hearts were veiled from the truth denied it, saying: that Allah cannot be seen with the eye, and that the meaning of seeing in the verses is seeing by the heart,Meaning: with certainty. And there is no doubt that this is a false statement, contrary to the Qur'an, the Sunnah, and the consensus of the Salaf. Then, certainty is established for others as well; even the wicked on the Day of Resurrection will see what they were promised truly and will be certain of it.
This is not the place to lengthen the discussion in proving the seeing of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and debating the evidence of the two groups; for the matter, praise be to Allah, is clearer than clarity, such that it does not require lengthy speech.
Allah the Exalted said:
No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.
كَلَّا إِنَّهُمْ عَنْ رَبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَمَحْجُوبُونَ(22) [Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant, (23) Looking at their Lord.
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاضِرَةٌ * إِلَى رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌFor them who have done good is the best [reward] and extra
لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَى وَزِيَادَةٌThey will have whatever they wish therein, and with Us is more.
لَهُمْ مَا يَشَاءُونَ فِيهَا وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيدٌFor them who have done good is the best [reward] and extra
لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَى وَزِيَادَةٌVision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision
لا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَIn conclusion: That the Qur'an indicates the establishment of the seeing of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) truly with the eye, and likewise the Sunnah came with this explicitly,Where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (You will surely see your Lord with your own eyes, just as you see the sun on a clear day with no cloud between you and it) , (You will surely see your Lord just as you see the full moon on a clear night, and you will not be hindered in seeing Him) and the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) believed in this, as did those who followed them in excellence from the Salaf of this Ummah and its imams. And those whose minds and hearts were veiled from the truth denied it, saying: that Allah cannot be seen with the eye, and that the meaning of seeing in the verses is seeing by the heart,Meaning: with certainty. And there is no doubt that this is a false statement, contrary to the Qur'an, the Sunnah, and the consensus of the Salaf. Then, certainty is established for others as well; even the wicked on the Day of Resurrection will see what they were promised truly and will be certain of it.
This is not the place to lengthen the discussion in proving the seeing of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and debating the evidence of the two groups; for the matter, praise be to Allah, is clearer than clarity, such that it does not require lengthy speech.