What is the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding the believers seeing their Lord (Mighty and Majestic) on the Day of Resurrection?
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The questioner : What is the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding the Muslim seeing his Lord (Mighty and Majestic) on the Day of Resurrection?
The Shaykh : The position of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding seeing Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) on the Day of Resurrection is what Allah said about Himself and what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said about Him. Allah the Exalted said in His Book: meaning on the Day of Resurrection.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The first "radiant" means beautiful, and the second is from looking with the eye, because he attributed the looking to the faces. The faces are the location of the eyes by which looking occurs. This indicates that the intended meaning is looking with the eye. If the intended meaning had been looking with the heart and the strength of certainty, he would have said: "Hearts on that Day will be radiant, looking toward their Lord." But he said: [Al-Qiyamah 75:22-23] And among that is His saying, the Exalted: [Yunus 10:26] The increase was interpreted by the most knowledgeable of creation regarding the intent of Allah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), as looking at the Face of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And among that is His saying, the Exalted, regarding the wicked: [Al-Mutaffifin 83:15] So these wicked ones are veiled from Allah on that Day, meaning on the Day of Resurrection. This indicates that others look at Allah (Mighty and Majestic). If others did not look at Allah, there would be no difference between them and the wicked. And among that is His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He: [Al-An'am 6:103] This verse indicates that Allah the Exalted is seen by the eyes. The proof of that is that He negated the perception, and this indicates the existence of the original seeing. If the original seeing had not been established, it would not have been valid to negate the perception.
It is not valid to use this verse as evidence for the impossibility of seeing Allah (Mighty and Majestic), because the verse only negated what is more specific than seeing, which is perception. Negating the more specific necessitates the existence of the more general, which is seeing. So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is seen on the Day of Resurrection, but the eyes do not perceive Him. This is with regard to what came in the Qur'an.
As for the Sunnah, it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a mass-transmitted certainty in which there is no doubt, the establishment of seeing Allah (Mighty and Majestic) on the Day of Resurrection, meaning that He is seen, Glorified and Exalted is He. Among that is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): The hadiths in this matter are mass-transmitted, as some scholars said in composing a portion of the mass-transmitted reports, he said:
"Among the mass-transmitted matters is the hadith of the liar, and of the one who built a house for Allah and counted it as a good deed,
And seeing the intercession, the Pond, and wiping over the leather socks, and these are some of " .
This is the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community: that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is seen on the Day of Resurrection with the eye, a real seeing. But with this seeing, it is not possible to perceive Him, Mighty and Majestic, because He is too great to be perceived by the senses, the intellects, or the thoughts. But the looking remains. When will this seeing be? We say: This seeing will be in the plains of the Resurrection, meaning before entering Paradise, and it will also be after entering Paradise.
And the looking remains. Another looking: Does everyone see Him in the plains of the Resurrection, or what? We say: As for the pure disbelievers, they do not see Allah (Mighty and Majestic) because of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Mutaffifin 83:15] .
And as for the hypocrites, they see Allah the Exalted in the plains of the Resurrection, and then they do not see Him after that. And this is the greatest and most severe regret for them.
And as for the believers, they see Allah the Exalted in the plains of the Resurrection, just as they see Him after entering Paradise.
I ask Allah the Exalted to make me and my listening brothers among those who look at Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Indeed, He is capable of all things.
The questioner : O Allah, amen. May Allah bless you, O honorable Shaykh. This listener is Mustafa Hamid from the Republic of Sudan, Khartoum. He says, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The position of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding seeing Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) on the Day of Resurrection is what Allah said about Himself and what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said about Him. Allah the Exalted said in His Book:
Faces on that Day
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh :
Radiant, looking toward their Lord
نَاضِرَةٌ * إِلَى رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ(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 وَزِيَادَةٌNo! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.
كَلَّا إِنَّهُمْ عَنْ رَبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَمَحْجُوبُونَVision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision
لا تُدْرِكُهُ الأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الأَبْصَارَIt is not valid to use this verse as evidence for the impossibility of seeing Allah (Mighty and Majestic), because the verse only negated what is more specific than seeing, which is perception. Negating the more specific necessitates the existence of the more general, which is seeing. So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is seen on the Day of Resurrection, but the eyes do not perceive Him. This is with regard to what came in the Qur'an.
As for the Sunnah, it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a mass-transmitted certainty in which there is no doubt, the establishment of seeing Allah (Mighty and Majestic) on the Day of Resurrection, meaning that He is seen, Glorified and Exalted is He. Among that is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him and his family):
You will see your Lord as you see the full moon on the night of the full moon, and you will not be hindered in seeing Him. So if you can, do not be overcome by missing the prayer before the rising of the sun and the prayer before its setting, then do so.
إنكم سترون ربكم كما ترون القمر ليلة البدر لا تضامون في رؤيته فإن استطعتم ألا تُغلبوا على صلاة قبل طلوع الشمس وصلاة قبل غروبها فافعلوا"Among the mass-transmitted matters is the hadith of the liar, and of the one who built a house for Allah and counted it as a good deed,
And seeing the intercession, the Pond, and wiping over the leather socks, and these are some of " .
This is the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community: that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is seen on the Day of Resurrection with the eye, a real seeing. But with this seeing, it is not possible to perceive Him, Mighty and Majestic, because He is too great to be perceived by the senses, the intellects, or the thoughts. But the looking remains. When will this seeing be? We say: This seeing will be in the plains of the Resurrection, meaning before entering Paradise, and it will also be after entering Paradise.
And the looking remains. Another looking: Does everyone see Him in the plains of the Resurrection, or what? We say: As for the pure disbelievers, they do not see Allah (Mighty and Majestic) because of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.
كَلَّا إِنَّهُمْ عَنْ رَبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَمَحْجُوبُونَAnd as for the hypocrites, they see Allah the Exalted in the plains of the Resurrection, and then they do not see Him after that. And this is the greatest and most severe regret for them.
And as for the believers, they see Allah the Exalted in the plains of the Resurrection, just as they see Him after entering Paradise.
I ask Allah the Exalted to make me and my listening brothers among those who look at Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Indeed, He is capable of all things.
The questioner : O Allah, amen. May Allah bless you, O honorable Shaykh. This listener is Mustafa Hamid from the Republic of Sudan, Khartoum. He says, O honorable Shaykh.