Explanation of the author's statement: "... And among the proofs of the Sunnah is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the well-known supplication"
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The Shaykh : He said: "And among the proofs of the Sunnah is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the well-known supplication Sunan an-Nasa'i 1305Hasan (Darussalam)" This is evidence that a person sees Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and that the most pleasant thing for him is gazing at the Face of Allah. So in His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He) regarding Paradise [Az-Zukhruf 43:71] we say that there is no pleasure for the eye more complete than the pleasure of gazing at the Face of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked his Lord for the pleasure of gazing at His Face. And in the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) asking for the pleasure of gazing at the Face of Allah is evidence that this is possible and that seeing Allah is possible, contrary to whom? To the people of distortion from the Asha'irah and others who say that Allah the Exalted is not seen with the eye, but is seen with the heart, or that one sees its reward, whereas as for the Essence of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), in their view it is not seen. But they, may Allah spare us, have forbidden themselves this great pleasure, which is the highest bliss of Paradise. They have forbidden themselves this despite the indication of the Book and the Sunnah of its establishment. So the Face of Allah the Exalted is among His essential attributes.