Seeing Allah's Face The Greatest Joy

Written by Dr. Houria Abdelrehem

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The greatest joy a believer will enjoy in the hereafter will be the joy of seeing Allah and meeting Him.

The Prophet ﷺ said, “When the people of Paradise enter it, Allah – Blessed and Exalted is He – will say, ‘Would you like anything more?’ They will say, ‘Have You not brightened our faces? Have You not admitted us into Paradise and saved us from Hell-fire?’ Then, He will lift the Veil. Nothing they are given will be more beloved to them than looking at their Lord – Majestic and Exalted is He.” Then, he ﷺ recited the verse, “Those who do good will have the finest reward and more!”
(Qur’an 10 :26)

The believers will see Allah as clearly as the moon can be seen on a cloudless night. Allah says,

وُجُوْهٌ يَّوْمَٮِٕذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ ۙ‏ اِلٰى رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ​

“On that Day there will be radiant faces, looking towards their Lord”
(Quran 75 : 22 & 23)

Just as believers are eager to meet and see Allah, Allah is also looking forward to meeting them. In the world, Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى)‎ eagerly welcomes the believer who is regular in attending the masājid for ṣalāh and dhikr, just as people welcome their loved ones happily upon their return from a journey”
(Ibn Mājah).

Our beloved Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him. Whoever dislikes to meet with Allah, Allah also dislikes to meet Him”
(Bukhārī).

Prophet ﷺ said; "Verily, you will see your Lord just as you see the full moon and you will not need to overlook a crowd to see him.”
(Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2554)

“The longing for meeting Allah is a breeze that blows across the heart, removing from it the glittering illusions of the worldly life.” – Ibn al-QayyimImam (رح)

May Almighty Allah bestow upon us the joy of seeing his Face…. Ameen