Muhammad, so far as is known, nor by any of the wives of the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—or by the women who pledged allegiance.

I say: This established report from Mujālid, transmitted from him by Ibn ‘Uyaynah, states only that he saw Him twice, just like the reports transmitted by others besides Mujālid. In this report, Ka‘b states that Allah apportioned seeing Him and speaking with Him between Muhammad and Moses: Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—saw Him with his heart, and Moses spoke with Him. This statement, made in confirmation of Ibn ‘Abbās’s words, is evidence that this was a vision of the heart, as has been explicitly stated.

This is clarified by the fact that the man who was present when Ibn ‘Abbās and Ka‘b spoke, and who transmitted their words to Mujālid—namely, ‘Abd Allāh ibn al-Hārith ibn Nawfal, a member of the Banū Hāshim and one of their leading figures—himself held this view, as related by al-Khallāl: Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ansārī narrated to us: Mu’ammal narrated to us