Salamah, from Ibn ‘Abbās, concerning the words of the Most High:

“And he certainly saw him on another descent (13), at the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary (14), near which is the Garden of Refuge (15).” [al-Najm 13-15]

“He was at a distance of two bow-lengths or nearer (9), then He revealed to His servant what He revealed (10).” [al-Najm 9-10]

Ibn ‘Abbās said, “The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did indeed see Him.” Abū ‘Īsā said, “This is a good hadith.”

Then he narrated the hadith of Yazīd ibn Ibrāhīm al-Tustarī, from Qatādah, from ‘Abd Allāh ibn Shaqīq, who said: “I said to Abū Dharr, ‘Had I met the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I would have asked him.’ He asked, ‘What would you have asked him about?’ I said, ‘I would have asked him whether Muhammad saw his Lord.’ He replied, ‘I did ask him, and he said, “Light—how could I see Him?”’”

Abū ‘Īsā said, “This is a good hadith.” Then he narrated a report through