It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I saw my Lord, the Exalted. Abdullah bin Imam Ahmad says: I heard this hadith from my father, and he had dictated this hadith to me at another place.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Shaqiq says: I said to Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): If I had seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I would have asked him a question. He said: So what question would you have asked? I said: I would have asked whether you (peace and blessings be upon him) saw your Lord? He said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) this question, to which he replied: I saw Light; how could I see Him?

(Second chain) Abdullah bin Shaqiq says: I said to Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): If I had met the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I would have asked him one question. He said: About what? I said: I would have asked whether you (peace and blessings be upon him) saw your Lord. He said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) this question, and in reply he said: He is Light, how could I see Him? That is, he gave a positive answer.

‘Aamir narrates that Masruq came to Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: O Mother of the Believers! Did Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) see his Lord? She said: Glory be to Allah! What a strange thing, your words have made my hair stand on end. Do you not know about these three things, that whoever tells you about them, he is a liar: (1) Whoever tells you that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saw his Lord, then he has lied. Then Sayyidah recited these verses: No vision can grasp Him, but He grasps all vision. (Surah Al-An’am: 103) And Allah Almighty said: It is not possible for any human that Allah should speak to him except by revelation, or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger to reveal, by His permission, what He wills. Indeed, He is Most High, Most Wise. (Surah Az-Zukhruf: 51) (2) Whoever tells you about tomorrow, he is also a liar. Then Sayyidah recited this verse: Verily, with Allah is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows what is in the wombs. And (3) whoever tells you that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) concealed any part of the Shari’ah, he is also a liar. Then she recited this verse: O Messenger! Convey what has been revealed to you from your Lord. In fact, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Jibreel in his original form twice.

(Second chain) Masruq says: I was sitting reclining with Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), and she said: O Abu Aisha! I am the first person who asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about this matter. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That was Jibreel; I have only seen him in his true form twice. When I saw him descending from the sky, his great form filled the space between the sky and the earth.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) asked Jibreel (peace be upon him) if he wished to see him in his original form. He replied: Pray to your Lord. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) prayed to his Lord. Then, from the east, a black figure arose, and it began to rise and expand. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) saw it, he fainted. Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to him, made him stand, and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Verily, Allah does not sleep, nor does it befit Him to sleep. He lowers the scale for some and raises it for others. His veil is fire. If He were to remove that veil, the radiance and splendor of His Face would burn everything that His gaze reaches. Then Abu Ubaidah, the narrator, recited this verse: When Musa reached there, he was called: Blessed is whoever is in the fire and whoever is around it, and glorified is Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. (: Surah An-Naml: 8)