WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.439 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.439 --> 00:00:12.970 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 00:00:12.970 --> 00:00:21.059 A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah). 00:00:21.059 --> 00:00:26.539 The most sound view is that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:00:26.539 --> 00:00:31.730 did not see his Lord on the night of the Mi'raj (Ascension). 00:00:31.730 --> 00:00:34.399 The salaf and the later scholars differed 00:00:34.479 --> 00:00:41.000 as to whether the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, saw his Lord on the night of the Mi'raj or not, 00:00:41.000 --> 00:00:43.759 holding two well-known opinions. 00:00:43.759 --> 00:00:46.140 Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar stated in Al-Fath, 00:00:46.140 --> 00:00:51.619 that 'A'ishah and Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with them both, held the view that it did not occur. 00:00:51.619 --> 00:00:55.020 There is a difference of opinion regarding the report from Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:00:55.020 --> 00:00:56.579 Furthermore, they differed 00:00:56.579 --> 00:00:59.780 as to whether he saw Him with his eyes or with his heart. 00:00:59.820 --> 00:01:04.540 General reports have been narrated from Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, 00:01:04.540 --> 00:01:06.659 as well as other, qualified reports. 00:01:06.659 --> 00:01:10.540 Therefore, the general reports must be interpreted in light of the qualified ones. 00:01:10.540 --> 00:01:12.859 Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said, 00:01:12.859 --> 00:01:17.900 "Nothing authentic regarding this has been narrated from the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them." 00:01:17.900 --> 00:01:20.659 Regarding the statement of Al-Baghawi in his Tafsir, 00:01:20.659 --> 00:01:24.540 a group held that he saw Him with his eyes, 00:01:24.540 --> 00:01:27.659 which is the view of Anas, Al-Hasan, and 'Ikrimah. 00:01:28.620 --> 00:01:30.620 And Allah knows best. 00:01:30.620 --> 00:01:33.260 Imam Al-Bayhaqi said, 00:01:33.260 --> 00:01:35.980 "In the hadith of Sharik, there is an addition, 00:01:35.980 --> 00:01:43.579 which he alone narrated, according to the school of those who claim that he, peace be upon him, saw his Lord." 00:01:43.579 --> 00:01:48.659 The view of 'A'ishah, Ibn Mas'ud, and Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with them, 00:01:48.659 --> 00:01:54.689 in interpreting these verses as referring to his seeing Jibril, peace be upon him, is more correct. 00:01:54.730 --> 00:01:59.370 Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said, commenting on the words of Al-Bayhaqi, 00:01:59.370 --> 00:02:01.890 "This which Al-Bayhaqi stated 00:02:01.890 --> 00:02:05.099 is the truth regarding this issue." 00:02:05.099 --> 00:02:07.540 Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim said, 00:02:07.540 --> 00:02:09.860 "The salaf and the later scholars differed 00:02:09.860 --> 00:02:15.729 as to whether this occurred for the master of the children of Adam, may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him. 00:02:15.729 --> 00:02:19.569 The majority hold that he did not see Him, glory be to Him. 00:02:19.569 --> 00:02:24.770 'Uthman Ibn Sa'id Al-Darimi recorded this as a consensus of the Companions. 00:02:24.770 --> 00:02:29.650 So, whoever claims a visual, ocular unveiling of the Divine Reality 00:02:29.650 --> 00:02:31.969 has erred and is mistaken. 00:02:31.969 --> 00:02:36.210 But if one says it is merely an unveiling of the heart's vision, 00:02:36.210 --> 00:02:40.530 such that He, glory be to Him, becomes as if He were visible to the servant, 00:02:40.530 --> 00:02:44.050 as the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:02:44.050 --> 00:02:46.969 'Worship Allah as if you see Him,' 00:02:46.969 --> 00:02:48.650 then this is true, 00:02:48.650 --> 00:02:52.750 and it is merely a matter of strength of certainty and increased knowledge. 00:02:52.789 --> 00:02:53.870 Yes, 00:02:53.870 --> 00:02:56.590 a great light may appear to him, 00:02:56.590 --> 00:02:59.750 and he may mistakenly think that it is the light of the Divine Reality, 00:02:59.750 --> 00:03:01.949 and that it has manifested to him, 00:03:01.949 --> 00:03:04.430 but that is also an error. 00:03:04.430 --> 00:03:08.430 For nothing can withstand the light of the Lord, the Exalted. 00:03:08.430 --> 00:03:11.669 When the slightest bit of it appeared to the mountain, 00:03:11.669 --> 00:03:14.539 the mountain crumbled and collapsed. 00:03:14.539 --> 00:03:16.780 Imam Al-Dhahabi said, 00:03:16.780 --> 00:03:18.900 "No clear text has reached us 00:03:18.900 --> 00:03:21.580 stating that the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:03:21.620 --> 00:03:24.379 saw Allah the Exalted with his eyes." 00:03:24.379 --> 00:03:27.379 This issue is one where it is permissible for the Muslim 00:03:27.379 --> 00:03:29.979 to remain silent in his religion. 00:03:29.979 --> 00:03:31.580 As for dreams, 00:03:31.580 --> 00:03:35.500 reports have come through numerous, widespread channels. 00:03:35.500 --> 00:03:38.939 As for seeing Allah visually in the Hereafter, 00:03:38.939 --> 00:03:42.659 that is a certainty confirmed by successive texts. 00:03:45.020 --> 00:03:49.520 A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah), 00:03:49.560 --> 00:03:51.520 authored by the Sheikh 00:03:51.520 --> 00:03:54.340 Musa bin Rashid Al-'Azimi, 00:03:54.340 --> 00:03:58.180 with an introduction by the Mawaddah Association 00:03:58.180 --> 00:04:01.240 in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 00:04:01.240 --> 00:04:08.159 If the longing of the worlds for one another grows long, 00:04:08.159 --> 00:04:15.219 the longing for you has no limit. 00:04:15.259 --> 00:04:21.750 May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised, 00:04:21.750 --> 00:04:28.089 and may your movement with the remainder 00:04:28.089 --> 00:04:30.089 be a healing.