Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed)

Sahih al-Bukhari - Hadith 7436

Hadith Text

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came out to us on the night of the full moon and said, "You will see your Lord on the Day of Resurrection as you see this (full moon) and you will have no difficulty in seeing Him."

Commentary on the Vision of Allah

This noble hadith establishes the fundamental creed of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah regarding the beatific vision of Allah in the Hereafter. The Prophet (ﷺ) used the full moon as an analogy not to suggest any resemblance in essence, but to illustrate the clarity and ease with which believers will behold their Lord.

The vision occurs without encompassing Him in direction or place, for Allah is exalted above spatial limitations. This seeing is with the physical eyes, as confirmed by numerous authentic narrations, yet it transcends our worldly comprehension of vision.

Significance of the Full Moon Analogy

The full moon represents something clearly visible without obstruction, easily seen by all observers simultaneously without crowding or difficulty. Similarly, the believers will see Allah without any hardship or strain, each receiving their share of this divine vision according to their ranks in Paradise.

This refutes those who deny the vision of Allah or interpret it metaphorically as mere knowledge. The Prophet's explicit comparison to physical sight confirms the literal reality of this blessed experience for the believers in the Abode of Eternity.

Conditions of the Vision

This supreme blessing is reserved exclusively for the believers, as the Qur'an states: "That Day some faces will be bright, looking at their Lord" (75:22-23). The disbelievers will be veiled from this mercy due to their rejection of truth.

The vision will occur in the Hereafter, not in this worldly life, as Allah told Musa (Moses): "You cannot see Me" (7:143). Yet for the believers in Paradise, this will be the greatest of all pleasures, surpassing even the delights of Paradise itself.