Part of the belief of Ahl as-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah is that the believers will see their Lord, may He be glorified, on the Day of Resurrection and in Paradise, because Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
Looking at their Lord (Allah)."
[al-Qiyaamah :22-23].
And there is other evidence to that effect.
This is the greatest blessing that He, may He be glorified, will bestow upon them.
The people of Paradise will have a gathering with their Lord every Friday on which they will have the blessing of gazing upon His noble Countenance.
At-Tabaraani narrated in al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer (6717) that Anas ibn Maalik said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Jibreel came to me with something like a white mirror in his hand, on which there was a black spot. I said: 'What is this, O Jibreel?' He said: 'This is Jumu'ah (Friday); it is the master of days and we call it Yawm al-Mazeed (the day of more - cf. "There they will have all that they desire, and We have more (for them, i.e. a glance at the All-Mighty, All-Majestic)" [Qaaf 50:35]).' I said: 'O Jibreel, what does "more" mean?' He said: 'That is because your Lord has allocated a valley in Paradise that is more fragrant than white musk. When Friday comes, among the days in the hereafter, the Lord, may He be blessed and exalted, will descend from His Throne ('Arsh) to His Kursiy, and the Kursiy will be surrounded with seats of light on which the Prophets will sit. These seats will be surrounded with footstools of gold on which the martyrs will sit. The people of the chambers will come down from the chambers and sit on sand hills of musk, and those who sit on the sand hills will not think that those who sit on the footstools and seats are any better off than them. Then the Owner of Majesty and Honour will appear and say: 'Ask of Me.' They will say: 'We ask for Your good pleasure, O Lord.' He will say: 'It is because I am pleased with you that you are in My Paradise, and you are honoured.' Then He will say (again): 'Ask of Me.' They will say all together: 'We ask for Your good pleasure.' He will ask them to testify that He is pleased with them. Then He will say (once more): 'Ask of Me,' and they will ask of Him until each one of them is finished. Then He will grant them that which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and it has not crossed the mind of any human."
It was also narrated by Ibn Abi'd-Dunya in Sifat al-Jannah (88) via another isnaad; he added: "... there is nothing that they are more eager for than Friday; the more they gaze more upon their Lord, the more they will increase in honour."
Al-Mundhiri (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
It was narrated by Ibn Abi'd-Dunya and by at-Tabaraani in al-Awsat with two isnaads, one of which is jayyid qawiy. A shorter version was also narrated by Abu Ya'la; the men of its isnaad are the men of as-Saheeh. And it was also narrated by al-Bazzaar.
End quote from at-Targheeb wa't-Tarheeb, 4/311; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh at-Targheeb, 3761
Source Although from a Salafi site, this is absolutely beautiful!
"For those who have done good is the best reward and even more (i.e. having the honour of glancing at the Countenance of Allaah)"
[Yoonus 10:26]
The "best reward" is Paradise, and "even more" is looking upon the Face of Allaah, as that was explained by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), as was narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh (266) from Suhayb, according to whom the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"When the people of Paradise enter Paradise, Allaah will say, 'Do you want anything more?' They will say, 'Have You not brightened our faces, admitted us to Paradise and saved us from Hell?' Then the veil will be lifted and they will not have seen anything more dear to them than looking upon their Lord, may He be glorified and exalted. This is what is meant by 'even more.'" Then he recited the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
"For those who have done good is the best reward and even more (i.e. having the honour of glancing at the Countenance of Allaah)"
The people of Paradise will not be given anything there that is more dear to them than looking upon the Face of their Lord, it will become clear to you just how great is the deprivation and loss that awaits the sinners whom Allaah warns with the words (interpretation of the meaning):
"Nay! Surely, they (evil doers) will be veiled from seeing their Lord that Day" [al-Mutafiffoon 83:15]
We ask Allaah to keep us safe and sound
How beautiful are the words of al-Shaafa'i, which were narrated from him by al-Rabee' ibn Sulaymaan - who was one of his students - who said: "I was with Muhammad ibn Idrees [i.e., al-Shaafa'i], who had received a letter from Upper Egypt in which it said, 'What do you say about the aayah,
"Nay! Surely, they (evil doers) will be veiled from seeing their Lord that Day"
[al-Mutafiffoon 83:15]?'Al-Shaafa'i said: 'Because they will be veiled by the wrath (of Allaah), this indicates that the friends of Allaah will see Him beceause He is pleased with them.'"
This is some of the evidence from the Qur'aan which proves that the believers will see their Lord in Paradise.
The ahaadeeth about seeing Allaah were narrated by nearly thirty Sahaabah. Whoever learns them will have certain knowledge that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said them. So whoever claims after this that no one will see Allaah in the Hereafter is rejecting the Qur'aan and the message with which Allaah sent His Messengers, and he is exposing himself to the stern warning mentioned in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):
"Nay! Surely, they (evil doers) will be veiled from seeing their Lord that Day" [al-Mutafiffoon 83:15]
We ask Allaah to keep us safe and sound, and we ask Him to bestow upon us the joy of looking upon His holy Face.... Ameen.
See Sharh al-'Aqeedah al-Tahhaawiyyah, 1/209 ff; A'laam al-Sunnah al-Manshoorah by Shaykh Haafiz al-Hukami, p. 141.
This cannot be undone and I am sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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