Did the Prophet see his Lord on the night of the Isra and Mi'raj?
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Question:
The second question from our brother says: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) see his Lord on the night of the Isra and Mi'raj? I have heard a man say regarding the words of Allah the Exalted: [Surat al-Najm: 14-15], that Jibril (peace be upon him) cannot reach this place; rather, it is Allah the Exalted. Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The correct view is that our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not see his Lord on the night of the Isra and Mi'raj, but rather he saw Jibril. This is the correct view, as Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Najm: 1-5]. This is Jibril (peace be upon him), [Surat al-Najm: 6], meaning: one of great strength, [Surat al-Najm: 1-8], meaning: Jibril, [Surat al-Najm: 8-9], meaning: from Muhammad (peace be upon him).
[Surat al-Najm: 10], meaning: Jibril revealed to his servant, meaning: to the servant of Allah. The pronoun refers to Allah because it is known from the context. [Surat al-Najm: 10-14]. All of this is about Jibril. This is the correct view.
The entire passage is about Jibril, not about Allah . This is the truth. Some errors occurred in the narration of Shurayk ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Abi Numayr from Anas, mentioning what indicates that it is Allah . However, the people of truth among the Imams of hadith corrected Shurayk in this matter. Therefore, the correct view is that the verse is about Jibril, and that he is the one Muhammad (peace be upon him) saw,[An-Najm 53:13] at the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary . This is Jibril (peace be upon him). He saw him twice in the form in which Allah created him: he saw him on the horizon, and he saw him at the Lote Tree. He had six hundred wings, each of which stretched as far as the eye can see. This is among the great signs of Allah .
In Sahih Muslim, from Abu Dharr , it is said:. In the other wording, he said: . Thus, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that he did not see his Lord, but rather he saw a light. Aisha was asked about this, and she stated that he did not see his Lord, and she cited the words of Allah the Exalted: [Surat al-An'am: 103], meaning: in this world.
As for the Hereafter, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the believers will see Him. They will see Him on the Day of Resurrection and in Paradise, as He wills . This is by the consensus of the people of the Sunnah and the community that the believers will see Him on the Day of Resurrection in the plains of the Resurrection, and the believers will also see Him in Paradise. The reports from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) have been mass-transmitted that he said to the Companions:Sahih al-Bukhari 6573, meaning: you will see Him as you see this sun and this moon. This means a real vision. This is clear in affirming the vision, and that the believers will see their Lord (Exalted and Majestic is He) on the Day of Resurrection and in the abode of honor, just as one sees the sun and just as one sees the moon.
This is a comparison of the vision to a vision, not of the one seen to the one seen. It is not a comparison of the one seen to the one seen. Our Lord has no likeness . There is nothing like Him . But the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) compared the vision in its clarity and that it is certainty, like the vision of the sun and the moon. This means that it is a clear, stable, certain vision with no doubt in it. As for the One seen, the Exalted, He has no likeness or counterpart, (Exalted and Majestic is He). This is the statement of the people of truth. This is the statement of the people of the Sunnah and the community.
This has been established in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah and from the hadith of Jarir ibn 'Abd Allah al-Bajali, and from many other mass-transmitted hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) affirming the vision of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) on the Day of Resurrection, which the believers will see, and the believers will also see Him in Paradise.
As for the disbelievers, they are veiled from Allah, as He, the Exalted, informed us of this in His saying:[al-Mutaffifin:14-15], so they are veiled from seeing Allah, they do not see Him, whereas the people of faith see Him, and this is the meaning of His, the Exalted, saying:[al-Qiyamah:22-23],[al-Qiyamah: 22], meaning: from radiance and beauty, radiant with radiance, which is radiance, beauty, and loveliness,[al-Qiyamah: 23], to Him, the Exalted, they look at Him, as He wills, out of His grace and kindness, and as He, the Exalted, said:: [Yunus: 26], the meaning is: for those who did good in this world, the best is in the Hereafter, which is Paradise, and an addition: which is the seeing of the Face of Allah.
It is obligatory for every believer, male and female, to believe in this, to have faith in this, and to disavow to Allah the way of the people of innovation, who denied the vision and refuted it, such as the Jahmiyyah and the Mu'tazilah and those who follow in their footsteps. This statement is the most false of falsehood and the most misleading of misguidance, denying what Allah clarified in His Book and what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified.
We ask Allah not to veil us from seeing Him, and to guide us and all our believing brothers to seeing Him and enjoying that on the Day of Resurrection and in the abode of honor.
The second question from our brother says: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) see his Lord on the night of the Isra and Mi'raj? I have heard a man say regarding the words of Allah the Exalted:
(13) And he certainly saw him in another descent (14) At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary - (15) Near it is the Garden of Refuge -
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَى عِنْدَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى عِنْدَهَا جَنَّةُ الْمَأْوَىAnswer:
The correct view is that our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not see his Lord on the night of the Isra and Mi'raj, but rather he saw Jibril. This is the correct view, as Allah the Exalted said:
(1) By the star when it descends, (2) Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred, (3) Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. (4) It is not but a revelation revealed, (5) Taught to him by one intense in strength -
وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَى وَمَا يَنْطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَى إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَى عَلَّمَهُ شَدِيدُ الْقُوَىOne of great strength.
ذُو مِرَّةٍWhile he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.
فَاسْتَوَى وَهُوَ بِالأُفُقِ الأَعْلَى ثُمَّ دَنَاAnd was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
فَتَدَلَّى فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىThen He revealed to His servant what He revealed.
فَأَوْحَى إِلَى عَبْدِهِ(10) And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed. (11) The heart did not lie [about] what it saw. (12) So will you dispute with him over what he saw? (13) And he certainly saw him in another descent (14) At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -
فَأَوْحَى إِلَى عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَى مَا كَذَبَ الْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَى أَفَتُمَارُونَهُ عَلَى مَا يَرَى وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَى عِنْدَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَىThe entire passage is about Jibril, not about Allah . This is the truth. Some errors occurred in the narration of Shurayk ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Abi Numayr from Anas, mentioning what indicates that it is Allah . However, the people of truth among the Imams of hadith corrected Shurayk in this matter. Therefore, the correct view is that the verse is about Jibril, and that he is the one Muhammad (peace be upon him) saw,
saw him in another descent
رآه نزلة أخرى In Sahih Muslim, from Abu Dharr , it is said:
I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Did you see your Lord?" He said (peace and blessings be upon him): "I saw a light."
سألت النبي ﷺ: هل رأيت ربك؟ فقال عليه الصلاة والسلام: رأيت نورًاA light! How could I see Him!
نور أنى أراه!Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision
لا تُدْرِكُهُ الأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الأَبْصَارَAs for the Hereafter, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the believers will see Him. They will see Him on the Day of Resurrection and in Paradise, as He wills . This is by the consensus of the people of the Sunnah and the community that the believers will see Him on the Day of Resurrection in the plains of the Resurrection, and the believers will also see Him in Paradise. The reports from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) have been mass-transmitted that he said to the Companions:
Do you crowd and squeeze each other on looking at the sun when it is not hidden by clouds?" They replied, "No, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)." He said, "Do you crowd and squeeze each other on looking at the moon when it is full and not hidden by clouds?" They replied, No, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!" He said, "So you will see Him (your Lord) on the Day of Resurrection similarly
هل تضارون في رؤية الشمس صحوًا ليس دونها سحاب ؟ قالوا: لا ، قال: هل تضارون رؤية القمر ليلة البدر ليس دونه سحاب؟ قالوا: لا، قال: فإنكم سترون ربكم كذلكThis is a comparison of the vision to a vision, not of the one seen to the one seen. It is not a comparison of the one seen to the one seen. Our Lord has no likeness . There is nothing like Him . But the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) compared the vision in its clarity and that it is certainty, like the vision of the sun and the moon. This means that it is a clear, stable, certain vision with no doubt in it. As for the One seen, the Exalted, He has no likeness or counterpart, (Exalted and Majestic is He). This is the statement of the people of truth. This is the statement of the people of the Sunnah and the community.
This has been established in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah and from the hadith of Jarir ibn 'Abd Allah al-Bajali, and from many other mass-transmitted hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) affirming the vision of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) on the Day of Resurrection, which the believers will see, and the believers will also see Him in Paradise.
As for the disbelievers, they are veiled from Allah, as He, the Exalted, informed us of this in His saying:
(14) No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning. (15) No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.
كَلَّا بَلْ رَانَ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ كَلَّا إِنَّهُمْ عَنْ رَبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَمَحْجُوبُونَ(22) [Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant, (23) Looking at their Lord.
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاضِرَةٌ إِلَى رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاضِرَةٌLooking toward their Lord
إِلَى رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌFor them who have done good is the best [reward] and extra
لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَى وَزِيَادَةٌIt is obligatory for every believer, male and female, to believe in this, to have faith in this, and to disavow to Allah the way of the people of innovation, who denied the vision and refuted it, such as the Jahmiyyah and the Mu'tazilah and those who follow in their footsteps. This statement is the most false of falsehood and the most misleading of misguidance, denying what Allah clarified in His Book and what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified.
We ask Allah not to veil us from seeing Him, and to guide us and all our believing brothers to seeing Him and enjoying that on the Day of Resurrection and in the abode of honor.
Source
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