other than these, and circulates among many shaykhs and laypeople—reports that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) saw his Lord in one of the streets of Medina or outside Mecca, or that He descends on the afternoon of ‘Arafah, embracing those on foot and shaking hands with those riding, and similar reports describing the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) seeing his Lord while awake on earth—all of these are among the most blatant lies told against the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), by unanimous agreement of the scholars. Let this be clearly understood.

Al-Khallāl transmitted this hadith through this chain, as well as through another, which is the correct one, for he collected its various chains of transmission. He said: Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ansārī narrated to us; Mu’ammal narrated to us, saying: We were told by ‘Ubayd Allah