Clarification of the belief of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding seeing Allah the Exalted on the Day of Resurrection, with mention of the evidence for it.

The Shaykh : We want to talk about: Does Allah Mighty and Majestic see on the Day of Resurrection, or does He not see?
This issue is important. The people of the Sunnah and the community, who follow the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), his righteous successors, and the imams of guidance after them, affirmed it. They affirmed it because the Qur'an indicated it, and the mass-transmitted, authentic, and explicit Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) indicated it. These are two proofs. The third proof is the scholarly consensus of the Companions on its affirmation, meaning the affirmation of seeing Allah Mighty and Majestic. That is what I say. And every one of you has the right to ask, "What is the evidence for what you say?" Is that not so? Every person who judges something, every person has the right to ask him, "What is your evidence?" Because if people were given their claims, men would claim whatever they wished, and evidence is necessary. I told you now that seeing Allah in the Hereafter is indicated by the Qur'an, the Sunnah, and what else? The scholarly consensus of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). I ask Allah not to deprive me and you of seeing Him. Now, what is the evidence from the Qur'an? Shall I answer?
The evidence from the Qur'an is several verses. The most explicit of them is His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He: Faces on that Day will be radiant. Radiant means beautiful and splendid, shining with light. Reflect, my brother, on the Qur'anic style: "To their Lord," and it did not say "to Allah," because this is a specific lordship by which Allah brought them to this great station and this high rank, which is that they look at whom? At Allah Mighty and Majestic, at their Lord who guided them until they reached this rank, looking. So I will ask now: What is the difference between "radiant" (nadhira) and "looking" (nadhira) in terms of spelling? Please.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : The first is without the hamza, and the second is with the hamza. But what does "with hamza" and "without hamza" mean?
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Why don't you say the first is like the sad and the second is like the ta? Yes, so that people know, because the sad is known and the ta is known. Now, the first without the alif is called the sister of the sad, meaning it resembles it. The second with the alif is called the sister of the ta, meaning with the alif, so it resembles it. The difference between them is clear in meaning. The first, , what is its meaning? It means beautiful and lovely, shining with light. I ask Allah to make all our faces like this. Looking at Allah Mighty and Majestic. And reflect on His saying, "To their Lord, looking," and it did not mention that they look at the pleasure prepared for them in Paradise. They look at the great pleasure in Paradise about which Allah said, And He said in the Holy Hadith, Rather, He said, "To their Lord." Those of you who know rhetoric and language say that this phrase implies restriction, because He said "to their Lord," and He placed the object before the verb. Placing the object before the verb indicates restriction. Why? Because the greatest thing they look at is looking at Allah Mighty and Majestic. So it is as if they do not want anything other than Him, as if their looking is restricted to this Lord, Mighty and Majestic. I ask Allah not to deprive me and you of that. Although they look at all the pleasure, but this is a special looking. Therefore, the people of Paradise find nothing sweeter or more pleasant for them than looking at the Face of Allah the Exalted. This verse is explicit. So if a distorter from the distorters says, meaning "waiting for the reward of their Lord," we say this is distortion. The Qur'an does not indicate this. Do you want to distort the words of Allah according to what you believe and twist the necks of the texts to what you want? No. The verse is explicit. The second verse is the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, regarding the wicked: Complete it, O the youngest of the group. Complete it. ? In al-Mutaffifin, oh, there is nothing. Rest. Please.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Well done. Perfect. This is in al-Fajr: If all people were veiled from Allah, would there be any benefit in specifying the wicked with the veil or with being veiled from Him? No. Therefore, Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "These were veiled in the time of anger only so that the righteous might see Him in the time of pleasure." This is a clear proof. And in what we heard of the recitation tonight is a proof of seeing Allah.