صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الإيمان
The Book of Faith
باب فِي قَوْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ: «نُورٌ أَنَّى أَرَاهُ». وَفِي قَوْلِهِ: «رَأَيْتُ نُورًا»:
Chapter: The saying of the Prophet (saws): "Light, How could I see Him?" and: "I saw Light"
Hadith 178
This hadith is listed as number 444 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي . ح وحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ كِلَاهُمَا ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِأَبِي ذَرٍّ : لَوْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَسَأَلْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : عَنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ كُنْتَ تَسْأَلُهُ ؟ قَالَ : كُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ ، هَلْ رَأَيْتَ رَبَّكَ ؟ قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ : قَدْ سَأَلْتُ ، فَقَالَ : " رَأَيْتُ نُورًا " .
'Abdullah bin Shaqiq reported: I said to Abu Dharr (RA) : Had I seen the Messenger of Allah, I would have asked him. He (Abu Dharr) said: What is that thing that you wanted to inquire of him? He said: I wanted to ask him whether he had seen his Lord. Abu Dharr (RA) said: I, in fact, inquired of him, and he replied: I saw Light.
