The Noble Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) clarified the meaning of Allah's statement "𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞", saying that it refers to seeing Allah in the Hereafter, as it comes in the hadîth narrated by Suhayb (radiallahu anhu) found in Sahîh Muslim (The Book of Faith, hadith no. (181)]. Likewise many Companions explained that the best reward is Paradise, "𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞" means to see Allah, and it is better than Paradise. Allah will say to His slaves after entering them into paradise: “𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞?” They will say “𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐬𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. 𝐒𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡.”
The prophetic narrations (about this topic have reached to about thirty narrations confirming that the believers will see Allah in the Hereafter. From amongst these ahâdîth is that which is narrated by Jarir and likewise that which is narrated by Abû Hurayrah. The Prophet (ﷺ) states:
"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 (𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐦." [Collected by al-Bukhari, The Bok of Tawhid, hadith no. (7437)]
There are various narrations, many of them collected by al- Bukhâri and Muslim as well. This is that which pertains to seeing Allah in the Hereafter.
* [𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬]: Meaning the ears of the people who follow falsehood. As for the people of truth, they accept these narrations with a welcoming heart.
When the fitnah (trials, doubtful matters) appeared and people began to deny that Allah will be seen in the Hereafter, people began to stir up confusion, mentioning that these narrations were repugnant. Does anyone of you (dear readers) become confused from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah about seeing Allah, or the verses (about this topic)?! None of you become confused and not one of you is disturbed by hearing these prophetic narrations. But the people of falsehood are disturbed. Therefore, they are the ones who mention this type of speech.
*[𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝.] This is because the Messenger of Allah ﷺ does not speak from his own desires; he only says that which is true. When Abdullah bin A'mr said to the Prophet (ﷺ) that the people say “Do not write (down the prophetic narrations).” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞! 𝐁𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡" [Musnad Ahmad, verification of Ahmad Shâkir, from the narrations of Abdullah bin 'Amr bin al- 'Às, hadith no. (6510, 6802), Ahmad Shakir graded its chain to be authentic]
"𝐍𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐨𝐟 (𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧) 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝." [An-Najm: 3-4]
The prophetic narrations (about this topic have reached to about thirty narrations confirming that the believers will see Allah in the Hereafter. From amongst these ahâdîth is that which is narrated by Jarir and likewise that which is narrated by Abû Hurayrah. The Prophet (ﷺ) states:
"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 (𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐦." [Collected by al-Bukhari, The Bok of Tawhid, hadith no. (7437)]
There are various narrations, many of them collected by al- Bukhâri and Muslim as well. This is that which pertains to seeing Allah in the Hereafter.
* [𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬]: Meaning the ears of the people who follow falsehood. As for the people of truth, they accept these narrations with a welcoming heart.
When the fitnah (trials, doubtful matters) appeared and people began to deny that Allah will be seen in the Hereafter, people began to stir up confusion, mentioning that these narrations were repugnant. Does anyone of you (dear readers) become confused from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah about seeing Allah, or the verses (about this topic)?! None of you become confused and not one of you is disturbed by hearing these prophetic narrations. But the people of falsehood are disturbed. Therefore, they are the ones who mention this type of speech.
*[𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝.] This is because the Messenger of Allah ﷺ does not speak from his own desires; he only says that which is true. When Abdullah bin A'mr said to the Prophet (ﷺ) that the people say “Do not write (down the prophetic narrations).” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞! 𝐁𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡" [Musnad Ahmad, verification of Ahmad Shâkir, from the narrations of Abdullah bin 'Amr bin al- 'Às, hadith no. (6510, 6802), Ahmad Shakir graded its chain to be authentic]
"𝐍𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐨𝐟 (𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧) 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝." [An-Najm: 3-4]