Hadith / Musnad Ahmad / 937:25

Musnad Ahmad 937:25

Hadith of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (RA)

حديث أبي ذر الغفاري رضي الله عنه

Hadith 937:25

'Affan narrated to us, Hammam narrated to us, Qatadah narrated to us, from 'Abdullah ibn Shaqiq, who said: I said to Abu Dharr: "If I had seen the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, I would have asked him." He said: "And what would you have asked him?" He said: "I would have asked him: Did he see his Lord?" He said: "I have indeed asked him, and he said: 'I saw a light; how could I see Him?'" 'Affan said: And it reached me from Ibn Hisham—meaning Mu'adh—that he narrated it from his father, just as Hammam said: "I saw Him."

حدثنا عفان، حدثنا همام، حدثنا قتادة، عن عبد الله بن شقيق، قال: قلت لأبي ذر: لو رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لسألته. قال: وما كنت تسأله؟ قال: كنت أسأله هل رأى ربه؟ قال: فإني قد سألته فقال: "قد رأيته نورا أنى أراه؟ " قال عفان: وبلغني عن ابن هشام يعني معاذا، أنه رواه عن أبيه، كما قال همام: "قد رأيته "