Asalaamu alaykum.

When the Prophet (saws) was asked by Abu Dharr is he saw Allah swt the Prophet (saws) replied: - "There was only light, how could I see him?".

(This hadith was mentioned in "The Fundementals of Tawhid written by Bilal Phillips - in turn he cites "Ibn Tameeyah, at-Tawassul wal-Waseelah, pg 28" as the reference).

salaam

what about when RasoolAllah (saw) kept goin back to Allah (swt) and asked for the prayer to be reduced? so he never met Allah (swt) he didnt see him??

I would post about why you cannot see Allah, but my post will be deleted and when i email the admin about it i wont get a responce. I am not trying to bring sectarian issues or anything, but i'm trying to prove that the attributes given to Allah are metaphysical and alligorical...

Kidman

Originally Posted by Kidman

I would post about why you cannot see Allah, but my post will be deleted and when i email the admin about it i wont get a responce. I am not trying to bring sectarian issues or anything, but i'm trying to prove that the attributes given to Allah are metaphysical and alligorical...

Kidman

It is the opinion of the ahlus sunnah that the Attributes and Description mentioned of Allaah subhanahu wa ta'aala in the Qur'aan is real. So the Hand of Allaah Almighty is real, but it is not like any of the creations, the same can be said about the other descriptions in the Qur'an and authentic ahadith.


Allaah Almighty knows best.

Well, can i post my viewpoint based on the Quran and so forth?? Everyone follows the same Quran, that is correct, but everyone does not agree on which ahadith is authentic and which are not authentic.

Kidman

ermm chacha makes a good point there did he[saw] not see Allah [swt] then?

ma'salamah

i think this is something personal to prophet muhammed(SAW), and we should not be all crazy about it.

Asalamu alaykum.

The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) did not see Allah, there are many hadith and ayah posted on this thread which show that a)Allah cannot be seen in this life and b)The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), by his own testimony, did not see Allah.

This is an issue of tawhid and there is a misconception held by Muslims about this due to looseness of wording (i.e. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was in the presence of Allah and close to Allah, but in a way we do not understand, and in a way in which he did not see Allah - this is often rephrased by Muslims in incorrect ways.)

Bilal Phillips has a book called The Fundementals of Tawhid, this covers the topic as well as many other issues where we may hold incorrect beliefs. It's an excellent book masha'Alah and has been revised and corrected many times. I urge everyone to read it or a similar book on Tawhid.

Asalamu alaykum.

You are totally wrong. Nowhere in Al Quran says that Muhammad (pbuh) saw Allah. In those verses (81:15-29) Allah says that Muhammad (pbuh) saw angel Gibril (pbuh) in his original form. Before asking any question we must read Al Quran properly and must ask scholars. If you do not recite properly you will always get a problem.So, recite Al Quran properly. Otherwise you will contradict with yourself only. Thanks.

Originally Posted by QuranStudy

Salaam,

Did Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) see Allah? I though Allah cannot been seen, according to the Quran. Yet in other passages it says that Muhammad (pbuh) did see Allah (ex. Surah no. 81:15-29). There seems to be a contradiction.
Can anyone please explain this to be. Help will be greatly appreciated! Reps to anyone who answers.

Thanks.