صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الإسراءBook of Isra’ (Night Journey)
ذكر الخبر الدال على صحة ما ذكرناه-
Narration confirming what was previously mentioned.
Hadith 58
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذْ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ الْعُقَيْلِيِّ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لأَبِي ذَرٍّ : لَوْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ، فَقَالَ : عَنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ كُنْتَ تَسْأَلُهُ ؟ قَالَ : كُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ : هَلْ رَأَيْتَ رَبَّكَ ؟ فَقَالَ : سَأَلْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : " رَأَيْتُ نُورًا " قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ : مَعْنَاهُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَرَ رَبَّهُ ، وَلَكِنْ رَأَى نُورًا عُلْوِيًّا مِنَ الأَنْوَارِ الْمَخْلُوقَةِ .
Abdullah bin Shaqiq Aqili narrates: I said to Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him): If I had met the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I would have asked him about everything. So he asked: Was there something you wanted to ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about? Abdullah said: I wanted to ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) whether he had seen his Lord. Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I had asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) this question. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I saw a light.
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) This means that he did not see his Lord, but rather he saw that light among the created lights, the "exalted light" (i.e., the lights that are higher than the rest of creation).
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) This means that he did not see his Lord, but rather he saw that light among the created lights, the "exalted light" (i.e., the lights that are higher than the rest of creation).
