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Sahih Muslim 181a — Sight of Allah
Affirming that the believers will see their Lord, Glorious is he and most high, in the hereafter
Sahih Muslim 181a: The Sight of Allah as a Dear Gift in Paradise
Sahih Muslim : 181a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 181a
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا دَخَلَ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ الْجَنَّةَ - قَالَ - يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى تُرِيدُونَ شَيْئًا أَزِيدُكُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ أَلَمْ تُبَيِّضْ وُجُوهَنَا أَلَمْ تُدْخِلْنَا الْجَنَّةَ وَتُنَجِّنَا مِنَ النَّارِ - قَالَ - فَيَكْشِفُ الْحِجَابَ فَمَا أُعْطُوا شَيْئًا أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " .
Suhaib Narrated from:
Suhaib reported the Apostle (ﷺ) saying: When those deserving of Paradise would enter Paradise, the Blessed and the Exalted would ask: Do you wish Me to give you anything more? They would say: Hast Thou not brightened our faces? Hast Thou not made us enter Paradise and saved us from Fire? He (the narrator) said: He (God) would lift the veil, and of things given to them nothing would he dearer to them than the sight of their Lord, the Mighty and the Glorious.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 181aIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 354USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 347
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 181a
Sahih Muslim 181a is often searched as “nothing dearer than seeing Allah hadith” or “sight of Allah in Paradise hadith.” The narration says that when the people worthy of Paradise enter Paradise, Allah will ask if they want anything more. They will remember the great favors already given: brightened faces, entry into Paradise, and rescue from the Fire. Then Allah will lift the veil. The hadith states that nothing given to them will be dearer to them than looking at their Lord. The wording is simple but deeply moving. It shows that Paradise is not only about comfort and safety; it includes the joy of seeing the Lord.
What we learn from this hadith
- Allah will ask the people of Paradise if they want anything more.
- They will mention brightened faces, Paradise, and being saved from the Fire.
- The veil will be lifted, as stated in the hadith.
- Looking at their Lord will be dearer to them than what they were given.
