Does Allah see in this world?

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The Shaykh : He says:
"And likewise, if we say He sees, Glorified is He, *** you say: Is He a body to be seen with the naked eye?"
This is the vision of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Allah the Exalted is seen; He is seen in the Hereafter, but in this world He is not seen. We do not know of anyone who saw Him except the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream. As for in a waking state, no one has seen Him. For this reason, when Musa (peace be upon him) said:

My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level

رب أرني أنظر إليك قال لن تراني لن ولكن انظر إلى الجبل فإن استقر مكانه فسوف تراني فلما تجلى ربه للجبل جعله دكا

[Al-A'raf 7:143]

If the mountain, which is solid stone, could not remain in its place upon seeing Allah, what then of human beings? Therefore, Musa fell unconscious from the terror of what he saw.

And when he awoke, he said, "Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers."

فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

[Al-A'raf 7:143]

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