Tafsir al-Uthaymin Juz Amma - Ibn al-'Uthaymin - (101)

Tafsir al-Uthaymin Juz AmmaIbn al-'Uthaymin

Allah Most High also says, “For those who do good is the finest reward and even more” [Jonah: 26].

The Prophet—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him and his family—explained that “even more” means looking upon the Face of Allah Most High (1). This is also the meaning of His words, “There they will have whatever they desire, and with Us is even more” [Qaf: 35]. The “more” here has the same meaning as the “even more” in His words, “For those who do good is the finest reward and even more.” Similarly, Allah Most High says, “No vision can encompass Him, but He encompasses all vision” [Cattle: 103]. The denial that vision can encompass Him indicates that vision itself is affirmed. For this reason, the early generations cited this verse as evidence that Allah will be seen, whereas later theologians cited it to deny that Allah will be seen. There is no doubt that the verse is evidence against them, for Allah did not deny that He will be seen; He only denied that vision can encompass Him, and denying that He can be encompassed by vision affirms vision itself.

In sum, the Quran establishes that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, will truly be seen with the eyes. The authentic Sunnah likewise affirms this. The Prophet—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him—said, “You will surely see your Lord plainly, just as you see the sun in a clear sky with no cloud obscuring it” (2). He—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him—also said, “You will surely see your Lord just as you see the full moon, and you will have no difficulty seeing Him” (3).

The Companions—may Allah be pleased with them—and the early generations and leading scholars of this Ummah who followed them with excellence all believed in this. It was denied by those whose minds and hearts were veiled from the truth. They said, “Allah cannot be seen with the eyes. What is meant by seeing in these verses is seeing with the heart—that is, certainty.” There is no doubt that this is a false assertion contrary to the Quran and Sunnah

(1) Reported by Muslim in the Book of Faith, chapter “Affirming that the Believers Will See Their Lord, Glorified and Exalted, in the Hereafter” (180) (296). (2) Reported by al-Bukhārī in the Book of Tawhīd (Divine Oneness), chapter “The Statement of Allah Most High: ‘On that Day some faces will be radiant, looking at their Lord’” (7473); and by Muslim in the Book of Faith, chapter “Affirming that the Believers Will See Their Lord, Glorified and Exalted, in the Hereafter” (180) (296). (3) Reported by al-Bukhārī in the Book of Tawhīd (Divine Oneness), chapter “The Statement of Allah Most High: ‘On that Day some faces will be radiant, looking at their Lord’” (7434); and by Muslim in the Book of Faith, chapter “Affirming that the Believers Will See Their Lord, Glorified and Exalted, in the Hereafter” (180) (296).

وقال تعالى: ﴿للذين أحسنوا الحسنى وزيادة﴾ [يونس: ٢٦] . وقد فسر النبي صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم الزيادة بأنها النظر إلى وجه الله تعال (١) ى، وكما في قوله تعالى: ﴿لهم ما يشاؤون فيها ولدينا مزيد﴾ [ق: ٣٥] . والمزيد هنا هو بمعنى الزيادة في قوله ﴿للذين أحسنوا الحسنى وزيادة﴾ وكما قال تعالى: ﴿لا تدركه الأبصار وهو يدرك الأبصار﴾ [الأنعام: ١٠٣] . فإن نفي الإدراك يدل على ثبوت أصل الرؤية، ولهذا كانت هذه الآية مما استدل به السلف على رؤية الله، واستدل به الخلف على عدم رؤية الله، ولا شك أن الآية دليل عليهم، لأن الله لم ينف بها الرؤية وإنما نفى الإدراك، ونفي الإدارك يدل على ثبوت أصل الرؤية. فالحاصل أن القرآن دل على ثبوت رؤية الله ﷿ حقًّا بالعين، وكذلك جاءت السنة الصحيحة بذلك حيث قال النبي ﵊ «إنكم سترون ربكم عياناً كما ترون الشمس صحواً ليس دونها سحاب» (٢) ، وقال ﵊: «إنكم سترون ربكم كما ترون القمر ليلة البدر لا تضامون في رؤيته» (٣) ، وقد آمن بذلك الصحابة ﵃ والتابعون لهم بإحسان من سلف هذه الأمة وأئمتها، وأنكر ذلك من حُجبت عقولهم وقلوبهم عن الحق فقالوا: إن الله لا يمكن أن يُرى بالعين، وإنما المراد بالرؤية في الايات هي رؤية القلب أي اليقين، ولا شك أن هذا قول باطل مخالف للقرآن والسنة

(١) أخرجه مسلم كتاب الإيمان، باب إثبات رؤية المؤمنين في الآخرة ربهم ﷾ (١٨٠) (٢٩٦) . (٢) أخرجه البخاري كتاب التوحيد، باب قول الله تعالى:) وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاضِرَةٌ*) إِلَى رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ) (٧٤٧٣) ومسلم كتاب الإيمان باب إثبات رؤية المؤمنين في الآخرة ربهم ﷾ (١٨٠) (٢٩٦) . (٣) أخرجه البخاري كتاب التوحيد باب قول الله تعالى:) وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاضِرَةٌ*) إِلَى رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ) (٧٤٣٤) ومسلم كتاب الإيمان باب إثبات رؤية المؤمنين في الآخرة ربهم ﷾ (١٨٠) (٢٩٦) ..