carry greater weight than her statement.”

He also said: I said to Abū ‘Abd Allāh, “A man said, ‘I affirm that Allah will be seen in the Hereafter, but I do not affirm that Muhammad saw his Lord in this world.’ Some people have condemned his statement and refused to pray behind him, although he is a prayer leader.” He became angry and said, “He deserves to be shunned! What grounds does he have for objecting here? He should accept the report just as it has been transmitted.”

Al-Khallāl said: Abū Bakr al-Marwadhī informed us, saying: I read to Abū ‘Abd Allāh: Ibrāhīm ibn al-Hakam said: My father narrated to me, from ‘Ikrimah, who said: I asked Ibn ‘Abbās, “Did Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, see his Lord?” He replied, “Yes, he saw Him from the near side of a veil of pearls.” Al-Marwadhī said, “I read it to him in full, and he confirmed its authenticity.”

Abū Bakr ibn Abī Dāwūd also related in his Book of the Sunnah, which forms part of