as well. As for Abū Dharr, his statement has already been cited: “He saw Him with his heart, but did not see Him with his eyes.”

As for Anas ibn Mālik, it has been narrated through Shu‘bah, from Qatādah, from Anas, that he said: “Muhammad saw his Lord.” Ibn Khuzaymah narrated it, saying: “Ibrāhīm ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz al-Muqawwim narrated to us: Abū Bahr al-Bakrāwī, ‘Abd al-Rahmān ibn ‘Uthmān, narrated to us, from Shu‘bah.”

Likewise, Ibn Abī ‘Āsim narrated it: “‘Amr ibn ‘Īsā al-Duba‘ī narrated to us: Abū Bahr al-Bakrāwī narrated to us: Shu‘bah narrated to us, from Qatādah, from Anas ibn Mālik, that Muhammad had seen his Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He.”

Al-Tabarānī likewise narrated it, saying: “Zakariyyā al-Sājī narrated to us: ‘Amr ibn ‘Īsā