Hadith 22061

Chapter 78

باب 78

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

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

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? (RU)

Reference (RU): Sahih Muslim 178 a (RU)

In-book reference (RU): Book 1, Hadith 350 (RU)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 1, Hadith 341 (RU)