regarding the poet's statement: He covers them all, so none of them sees the other, and this is due to the spaciousness of the place
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The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I say, O Shaykh, it is established in a hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):. And here it says: that in Paradise, in the corners, one does not see... . How is this reconciled?
The Shaykh : Due to the spaciousness of the place. We said, commenting on this, that it is due to the spaciousness of the place, and what Allah has placed between them as a barrier.
The questioner : Does that mean a man can see his wife, but the wife cannot see the other wife?
The Shaykh : No, no, no. He covers one of them, and the other does not look; she does not see.
The questioner : But if he wants to see the second one, he sees her because he sees.
The Shaykh : This is the apparent meaning, and there may be a barrier between them; Allah knows best.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I say, O Shaykh, it is established in a hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
That a person has in Paradise a servant who sees his farthest point as he sees his nearest point
أن الإنسان له في الجنة ملك يرى أقصاه كما يرى أدناهThe Shaykh : Due to the spaciousness of the place. We said, commenting on this, that it is due to the spaciousness of the place, and what Allah has placed between them as a barrier.
The questioner : Does that mean a man can see his wife, but the wife cannot see the other wife?
The Shaykh : No, no, no. He covers one of them, and the other does not look; she does not see.
The questioner : But if he wants to see the second one, he sees her because he sees.
The Shaykh : This is the apparent meaning, and there may be a barrier between them; Allah knows best.
The questioner : ... .