How should one respond to the disagreement among the Companions regarding the issue of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seeing his Lord in this world?

The questioner : Some people argue that some of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) believed that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) saw his Lord in... and they said: This is a belief concerning the unseen; how can some believe it while others deny it?

The Shaykh : This is not said: First, it is not a disagreement on the fundamentals; second, who said: he saw his Lord?

The questioner : He said: It is authentic with a chain of narration from Ibn Abbas.

The Shaykh : This statement is not authentic. As the scholars of hadith mention, three narrations were reported from Ibn Abbas: one stating that the Messenger saw his Lord, one stating that he saw his Lord with his heart, and one stating that he saw his Lord with his eyes. Now, will you cool down, people? This is a blow to the heads that will harm you. Therefore, it has not been established from any of the Companions explicitly, with a chain of narration that serves as a proof, that the Messenger (peace be upon him) saw his Lord with his eyes.

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