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مستدرکِ حاکم
Mustadrak al-Hakim
كتاب الإيمان
Book of Faith
هل رَأَى مُحَمَّدٌ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ - رَبَّهُ
Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) see his Lord?
Mustadrak al-Hakim — Hadith 220
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أخبرناه أبو بكر محمد بن عبد الله الشافعي، حدثنا إسحاق بن الحسن، حدثنا أبو حُذيفة، حدثنا سفيان، عن ابن جُريج، عن عطاء، عن ابن عباس قال: رآه مرَّتين (3). قد اعتمد (1) الشيخان في هذا الباب أخبار عائشة بنت الصِّدّيق وأُبيِّ بن كعب وعبد الله بن مسعود وأبي ذر: أنَّ رسول الله ﷺ رأى جبريلَ ﵇ (2). وهذه الأخبار التي ذكرتها صحيحةٌ كلها، والله أعلم.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Allah Almighty twice.
In this chapter the two Shaykhs relied on the reports of Sayyidah Aishah, Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b, Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud and Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Jibril (peace be upon him) (during the Mi'raj); but all these reports which I have mentioned (concerning the vision of Allah) are, every one of them, sahih. And Allah knows best.
In this chapter the two Shaykhs relied on the reports of Sayyidah Aishah, Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b, Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud and Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Jibril (peace be upon him) (during the Mi'raj); but all these reports which I have mentioned (concerning the vision of Allah) are, every one of them, sahih. And Allah knows best.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Adil Murshid et al.
(3) إسناده حسن من أجل أبي حذيفة: وهو موسى بن مسعود النَّهدي. إسحاق بن الحسن: هو الحَرْبي، وسفيان: هو الثوري، وعطاء: هو ابن أبي رباح.
Grading: (3) This chain is "hasan" because of Abu Hudhayfah (who is Musa bin Mas'ud al-Nahdi).
Technical note / Defect ('illah): Ishaq bin al-Hasan: he is al-Harbi; Sufyan: he is (Sufyan) al-Thawri; and Ata': he is Ibn Abi Rabah.
وأخرجه ابن منده في "الإيمان" (759)، واللالكائي في "أصول الاعتقاد" (912) من طريقين عن سفيان الثوري، بهذا الإسناد. وفي أحد الطريقين عنه: راه بفؤاده مرتين. ¤ ¤ وأخرجه عبد الله بن أحمد في "السنة" (1138) من طريق موسى بن طارق، عن ابن جريج، به. وصرَّح ابن جريج فيه بالسماع من عطاء.
Reference / Source: Ibn Mandah narrated it in "al-Iman" (759) and al-Lalaka'i in "Usul al-I'tiqad" (912) through two routes from Sufyan al-Thawri with this same chain. In one of the two routes the wording is: "He saw Him with his heart twice." And Abd Allah bin Ahmad narrated it in "al-Sunnah" (1138) through the route of Musa bin Tariq, from Ibn Jurayj, with this same chain.
Technical note / Defect ('illah): In it, Ibn Jurayj explicitly states that he heard (sama') it from Ata'.
وأخرجه أحمد 3/ (1956)، ومسلم (176) و (285) و (286) من طريق أبي العالية، عن ابن عباس - عند أحمد: بقلبه، وعند مسلم: بفؤاده.
Reference / Source: Ahmad (3/1956) and Muslim (176, 285, 286) narrated it through the route of Abu al-Aliyah from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). In Ahmad the wording is "bi-qalbihi" (with his heart), and in Muslim "bi-fu'adihi" (with his heart).
(1) في النسخ الخطية: اعتمده، والصواب بحذف الهاء، كذلك هو في "تلخيص المستدرك" للذهبي.
Note / Clarification: (1) In the manuscripts this word is "i'tamadahu" (with the ha'), whereas the correct form is "i'tamada" (with the ha' omitted); it is likewise in al-Dhahabi's "Talkhis al-Mustadrak".
(2) حديث عائشة عند البخاري برقم (3234) و (4855) ومسلم (177)، وحديث ابن مسعود عند البخاري برقم (3232) ومسلم (174)، وحديث أبي ذر لعلّه يريد ما أخرجه مسلم (178) عنه: أنه سأل رسول الله ﷺ: هل رأيت ربك؟ فقال: "نورٌ أنَّى أراه"، وأما حديث أُبي بن كعب فلم نقف عليه.
Reference / Source: (2) The hadith of A'ishah is in al-Bukhari (3234, 4855) and Muslim (177); the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud is in al-Bukhari (3232) and Muslim (174); and by the hadith of Abu Dharr he perhaps means the one Muslim (178) narrated, that he asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Did you see your Lord? He said: "He is light; how could I see Him?" As for the hadith of Ubayy bin Ka'b, we have not come across it.
وفاته أن يذكر حديث أبي هريرة في قوله تعالى: ﴿وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَى﴾ قال: رأى جبريل، وهو عند مسلم برقم (175).
Note / Clarification: The author (al-Hakim) omitted mentioning the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the words of Allah: {And he certainly saw him in another descent}; (Abu Hurayrah) said: "He saw Jibril." This hadith is in Sahih Muslim at number (175).
Grading: (3) This chain is "hasan" because of Abu Hudhayfah (who is Musa bin Mas'ud al-Nahdi).
Technical note / Defect ('illah): Ishaq bin al-Hasan: he is al-Harbi; Sufyan: he is (Sufyan) al-Thawri; and Ata': he is Ibn Abi Rabah.
وأخرجه ابن منده في "الإيمان" (759)، واللالكائي في "أصول الاعتقاد" (912) من طريقين عن سفيان الثوري، بهذا الإسناد. وفي أحد الطريقين عنه: راه بفؤاده مرتين. ¤ ¤ وأخرجه عبد الله بن أحمد في "السنة" (1138) من طريق موسى بن طارق، عن ابن جريج، به. وصرَّح ابن جريج فيه بالسماع من عطاء.
Reference / Source: Ibn Mandah narrated it in "al-Iman" (759) and al-Lalaka'i in "Usul al-I'tiqad" (912) through two routes from Sufyan al-Thawri with this same chain. In one of the two routes the wording is: "He saw Him with his heart twice." And Abd Allah bin Ahmad narrated it in "al-Sunnah" (1138) through the route of Musa bin Tariq, from Ibn Jurayj, with this same chain.
Technical note / Defect ('illah): In it, Ibn Jurayj explicitly states that he heard (sama') it from Ata'.
وأخرجه أحمد 3/ (1956)، ومسلم (176) و (285) و (286) من طريق أبي العالية، عن ابن عباس - عند أحمد: بقلبه، وعند مسلم: بفؤاده.
Reference / Source: Ahmad (3/1956) and Muslim (176, 285, 286) narrated it through the route of Abu al-Aliyah from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). In Ahmad the wording is "bi-qalbihi" (with his heart), and in Muslim "bi-fu'adihi" (with his heart).
(1) في النسخ الخطية: اعتمده، والصواب بحذف الهاء، كذلك هو في "تلخيص المستدرك" للذهبي.
Note / Clarification: (1) In the manuscripts this word is "i'tamadahu" (with the ha'), whereas the correct form is "i'tamada" (with the ha' omitted); it is likewise in al-Dhahabi's "Talkhis al-Mustadrak".
(2) حديث عائشة عند البخاري برقم (3234) و (4855) ومسلم (177)، وحديث ابن مسعود عند البخاري برقم (3232) ومسلم (174)، وحديث أبي ذر لعلّه يريد ما أخرجه مسلم (178) عنه: أنه سأل رسول الله ﷺ: هل رأيت ربك؟ فقال: "نورٌ أنَّى أراه"، وأما حديث أُبي بن كعب فلم نقف عليه.
Reference / Source: (2) The hadith of A'ishah is in al-Bukhari (3234, 4855) and Muslim (177); the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud is in al-Bukhari (3232) and Muslim (174); and by the hadith of Abu Dharr he perhaps means the one Muslim (178) narrated, that he asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Did you see your Lord? He said: "He is light; how could I see Him?" As for the hadith of Ubayy bin Ka'b, we have not come across it.
وفاته أن يذكر حديث أبي هريرة في قوله تعالى: ﴿وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَى﴾ قال: رأى جبريل، وهو عند مسلم برقم (175).
Note / Clarification: The author (al-Hakim) omitted mentioning the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the words of Allah: {And he certainly saw him in another descent}; (Abu Hurayrah) said: "He saw Jibril." This hadith is in Sahih Muslim at number (175).
Source: Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn (Takhrij & Tahqiq: Shaykh Adil Murshid et al.), Page: 220
