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The Book of Faith

كتاب الإيمان

(78) Chapter: The saying of the Prophet (saws): "Light, How could I see Him?" and: "I saw Light"

باب فِي قَوْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ‏"‏ نُورٌ أَنَّى أَرَاهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي قَوْلِهِ ‏"‏ رَأَيْتُ نُورًا

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Dharr:

I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): Did you see thy Lord? He said: (He is) Light; how could I see Him?
Reference : Sahih Muslim 178a
In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 348
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 341
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَلْ رَأَيْتَ رَبَّكَ قَالَ ‏ “‏ نُورٌ أَنَّى أَرَاهُ ‏”‏ ‏.‏
 
 
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178b
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