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Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Musa bin Rashid Al-Azmi | H (78) | It is most likely that the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, did not see his Lord on the night of the Ascension

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0:00 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
0:03 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
0:12 A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).
0:21 The most sound view is that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
0:26 did not see his Lord on the night of the Mi'raj (Ascension).
0:31 The salaf and the later scholars differed
0:34 as to whether the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, saw his Lord on the night of the Mi'raj or not,
0:41 holding two well-known opinions.
0:43 Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar stated in Al-Fath,
0:46 that 'A'ishah and Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with them both, held the view that it did not occur.
0:51 There is a difference of opinion regarding the report from Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him.
0:55 Furthermore, they differed
0:56 as to whether he saw Him with his eyes or with his heart.
0:59 General reports have been narrated from Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both,
1:04 as well as other, qualified reports.
1:06 Therefore, the general reports must be interpreted in light of the qualified ones.
1:10 Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said,
1:12 "Nothing authentic regarding this has been narrated from the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them."
1:17 Regarding the statement of Al-Baghawi in his Tafsir,
1:20 a group held that he saw Him with his eyes,
1:24 which is the view of Anas, Al-Hasan, and 'Ikrimah.
1:28 And Allah knows best.
1:30 Imam Al-Bayhaqi said,
1:33 "In the hadith of Sharik, there is an addition,
1:35 which he alone narrated, according to the school of those who claim that he, peace be upon him, saw his Lord."
1:43 The view of 'A'ishah, Ibn Mas'ud, and Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with them,
1:48 in interpreting these verses as referring to his seeing Jibril, peace be upon him, is more correct.
1:54 Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said, commenting on the words of Al-Bayhaqi,
1:59 "This which Al-Bayhaqi stated
2:01 is the truth regarding this issue."
2:05 Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim said,
2:07 "The salaf and the later scholars differed
2:09 as to whether this occurred for the master of the children of Adam, may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him.
2:15 The majority hold that he did not see Him, glory be to Him.
2:19 'Uthman Ibn Sa'id Al-Darimi recorded this as a consensus of the Companions.
2:24 So, whoever claims a visual, ocular unveiling of the Divine Reality
2:29 has erred and is mistaken.
2:31 But if one says it is merely an unveiling of the heart's vision,
2:36 such that He, glory be to Him, becomes as if He were visible to the servant,
2:40 as the Prophet, peace be upon him, said:
2:44 'Worship Allah as if you see Him,'
2:46 then this is true,
2:48 and it is merely a matter of strength of certainty and increased knowledge.
2:52 Yes,
2:53 a great light may appear to him,
2:56 and he may mistakenly think that it is the light of the Divine Reality,
2:59 and that it has manifested to him,
3:01 but that is also an error.
3:04 For nothing can withstand the light of the Lord, the Exalted.
3:08 When the slightest bit of it appeared to the mountain,
3:11 the mountain crumbled and collapsed.
3:14 Imam Al-Dhahabi said,
3:16 "No clear text has reached us
3:18 stating that the Prophet, peace be upon him,
3:21 saw Allah the Exalted with his eyes."
3:24 This issue is one where it is permissible for the Muslim
3:27 to remain silent in his religion.
3:29 As for dreams,
3:31 reports have come through numerous, widespread channels.
3:35 As for seeing Allah visually in the Hereafter,
3:38 that is a certainty confirmed by successive texts.
3:45 A Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah),
3:49 authored by the Sheikh
3:51 Musa bin Rashid Al-'Azimi,
3:54 with an introduction by the Mawaddah Association
3:58 in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
4:01 If the longing of the worlds for one another grows long,
4:08 the longing for you has no limit.
4:15 May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised,
4:21 and may your movement with the remainder
4:28 be a healing.