Allah has prepared for them of bliss—chief among it is gazing upon the Face of Allah. The Exalted also says, “Therein they shall have whatever they wish, and with Us there is more” (50:35). This “more” is the same extra reward spoken of in His words, “For those who excelled is the best reward, and even more” (10:26), which the Prophet ﷺ explained as beholding the Face of Allah. He likewise says, “Vision cannot encompass Him, yet He encompasses all vision; He is the Subtle, the All-Aware” (6:103). His statement “Vision cannot encompass Him” indicates that eyes will indeed see Him, though they will not encompass Him, for He—glorified and exalted—is far too magnificent to be fully grasped by sight.

These are five verses in the Book of Allah, all of which affirm that the believers will behold their Lord on the Day of Resurrection. None denies this except a wrong-doer, so we ask Allah Most High either to guide such a one to the truth or to deprive him of the delight of looking upon His Face, for only the obstinate reject what is so clear.

As for the hadiths, they are mutawātir, as the poet said:
“Among the mass-transmitted reports are: ‘Whoever deliberately lies about me…’
and, ‘Whoever builds a house for Allah, seeking thereby reward,’
the Vision, the Intercession, the Cistern,
and wiping over the leather socks—these are but a few.”

“The Vision” here means the believers’ seeing their Lord on the Day of Resurrection. Of its proofs is the Prophet’s saying, “You will certainly see your Lord as you see the full moon on a clear night; you will not crowd one another to behold Him,” and his saying, “You will certainly see your Lord as you see the sun on a cloudless day, with nothing between you and it.” The hadiths on this matter are exceedingly numerous; whoever wishes to study them should consult Ibn al-Qayyim’s work, Hādī al-Arwāḥ ilā Bilād al-Af-rāḥ—may Allah have mercy on him.