47/53. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3278 — Did the Prophet See His Lord
Regarding Surat Wan-Najm
Hadith About Whether the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Saw His Lord
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3278
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3278
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ لَقِيَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ كَعْبًا بِعَرَفَةَ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ، فَكَبَّرَ حَتَّى جَاوَبَتْهُ الْجِبَالُ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّا بَنُو هَاشِمٍ . فَقَالَ كَعْبٌ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَسَمَ رُؤْيَتَهُ وَكَلاَمَهُ بَيْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَمُوسَى فَكَلَّمَ مُوسَى مَرَّتَيْنِ وَرَآهُ مُحَمَّدٌ مَرَّتَيْنِ . قَالَ مَسْرُوقٌ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ هَلْ رَأَى مُحَمَّدٌ رَبَّهُ فَقَالَتْ لَقَدْ تَكَلَّمْتَ بِشَيْءٍ قَفَّ لَهُ شَعْرِي قُلْتُ رُوَيْدًا ثُمَّ قَرَأْتُ : (لقَدْ رَأَى مِنْ آيَاتِ رَبِّهِ الْكُبْرَى ) قَالَتْ أَيْنَ يُذْهَبُ بِكَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ جِبْرِيلُ مَنْ أَخْبَرَكَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَأَى رَبَّهُ أَوْ كَتَمَ شَيْئًا مِمَّا أُمِرَ بِهِ أَوْ يَعْلَمُ الْخَمْسَ الَّتِي قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : ( إنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ ) فَقَدْ أَعْظَمَ الْفِرْيَةَ وَلَكِنَّهُ رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ لَمْ يَرَهُ فِي صُورَتِهِ إِلاَّ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَرَّةً عِنْدَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى وَمَرَّةً فِي جِيَادٍ لَهُ سِتُّمِائَةِ جَنَاحٍ قَدْ سَدَّ الأُفُقَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَقَدْ رَوَى دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَحَدِيثُ دَاوُدَ أَقْصَرُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مُجَالِدٍ .
Ash-Sha'bi Narrated from:
Ibn 'Abbas Met Ka'B At Arafat, So He Asked Him About Something And He Kept On Saying The Takbir Until It Reverberated Off Of The Mountains. So Ibn 'Abbas (Finally) Said: 'We Are Banu Hashim.' So Ka'B Said: 'Indeed Allah Divided His Being Seen And His Speaking Between Muhammad And Musa. He Spoke To Musa Two Times, And Muhammad Saw Him Two Times.'Masruq Said: 'I Entered Upon 'Aishah And Asked Her If Muhammad Saw His Lord.' She Said: 'You Have Said Something That Makes My Hair Stand On End.' I Said: 'Take It Easy.' Then I Recited: Indeed He Saw Of The Great Signs Of His Lord (53:18). So She Said: 'What Do You Mean By That? That Is Only Jibra'Il.Whoever Informed You That Muhammad Saw His Lord, Or That (ﷺ) Concealed Something He Was Ordered With, Or He Knew Of The Five Things About Which Allah, [Most High] Said: Verily Allah, With Him Is The Knowledge Of The Hour, He Sends Down The Rain (31:34) - Then He Has Fabricated The Worst Lie. Rather He (ﷺ) Saw Jibra'Il, But He Did Not See Him In His (Real) Image Except Two Times. One Time At Sidrat Al-Muntaha And One Time In Jiyad, He Had Six-Hundred Wings Which Filled The Horizon.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3278In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 330English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3278
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3278
This hadith about whether the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saw his Lord records a discussion involving Ibn Abbas, Ka’b, Masruq, and Aishah. Ka’b stated that Allah divided seeing and speaking between Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and Musa, saying Musa was spoken to twice and Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم saw Him twice. Masruq then asked Aishah if Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم saw his Lord. She strongly objected and said that what was meant was Jibril. She also said that whoever says Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم saw his Lord, concealed anything he was ordered to deliver, or knew the five matters of the unseen has made a grave false claim. She then explained that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saw Jibril in his real form twice: once at Sidrat Al-Muntaha and once in Jiyad, with six hundred wings filling the horizon.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah explained the vision in this narration as seeing Jibril, not seeing Allah.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not conceal what he was ordered to convey, according to her statement.
- Knowledge of the five unseen matters belongs to Allah.
- Jibril is described as being seen twice in his real form.
