Hadith / Musnad Ahmad / 937:237

Musnad Ahmad 937:237

Hadith of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (RA)

حديث أبي ذر الغفاري رضي الله عنه

Hadith 937:237

Yazid—meaning Ibn Harun—narrated to us, Yazid ibn Ibrahim narrated to us, Qatadah narrated to us, Abdullah ibn Shaqiq narrated to us, he said: I said to Abu Dharr: "If I had reached the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, I would have asked him." He said: "And what would you have asked him about?" He said: "I would have asked him: Did he see his Lord, the Almighty and Majestic?" Abu Dharr said: "I have already asked him, and he said: 'Light, how could I see Him?'"

حدثنا يزيد يعني ابن هارون، حدثنا يزيد بن إبراهيم، حدثنا قتادة، حدثنا عبد الله بن شقيق، قال: قلت لأبي ذر: لو أدركت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لسألته. قال: وعما كنت تسأله؟ قال: سألته هل رأى ربه عز وجل؟ قال أبو ذر: قد سألته، فقال: "نور أنى أراه "