Whoever claimed that (the Prophet) Muhammad saw his Lord, is committing a great fault, for he only saw Gabriel in his genuine shape in which he was created covering the whole horizon.  

مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَأَى رَبَّهُ فَقَدْ أَعْظَمَ وَلَكِنْ قَدْ رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ فِي صُورَتِهِ وَخَلْقُهُ سَادٌّ مَا بَيْنَ الأُفُقِ  

I said to ʿAisha, "O Mother! Did Prophet Muhammad see his Lord?" Aisha said, "What you have said makes my hair stand on end ! Know that if somebody tells you one of the following three things, he is a liar: Whoever tells you that Muhammad saw his Lord, is a liar." Then Aisha recited the Verse: 'No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision. He is the Most Courteous Well-Acquainted with all things.' (6.103) 'It is not fitting for a human being that Allah should speak to him except by inspiration or from behind a veil.' (42.51) ʿAisha further said, "And whoever tells you that the Prophet knows what is going to happen tomorrow, is a liar." She then recited: 'No soul can know what it will earn tomorrow.' (31.34) She added: "And whoever tell you that he concealed (some of Allah's orders), is a liar." Then she recited: 'O Apostle! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord..' (5.67) ʿAisha added. "But the Prophet ﷺ saw Gabriel in his true form twice."  

قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ ؓ يَا أُمَّتَاهْ هَلْ رَأَى مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ رَبَّهُ فَقَالَتْ لَقَدْ قَفَّ شَعَرِي مِمَّا قُلْتَ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ مِنْ ثَلاَثٍ مَنْ حَدَّثَكَهُنَّ فَقَدْ كَذَبَ مَنْ حَدَّثَكَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ رَأَى رَبَّهُ فَقَدْ كَذَبَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَتْ {لاَ تُدْرِكُهُ الأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الأَبْصَارَ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ} {وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَهُ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ وَحْيًا أَوْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ} وَمَنْ حَدَّثَكَ أَنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي غَدٍ فَقَدْ كَذَبَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَتْ {وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا} وَمَنْ حَدَّثَكَ أَنَّهُ كَتَمَ فَقَدْ كَذَبَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَتْ {يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ} الآيَةَ وَلَكِنَّهُ رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فِي صُورَتِهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ  

that Ibn 'Abbas said: "Muhammad saw his Lord." I said: "Did Allah not say: No vision can grasp Him, but He grasps all vision (6:103). He said: "Woe unto you! That is when He manifests His Light. But Muhammad saw his Lord two times."  

رَأَى مُحَمَّدٌ رَبَّهُ قُلْتُ أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ يَقُولُ ( لا تُدْرِكُهُ الأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الأَبْصَارَ ) قَالَ وَيْحَكَ ذَاكَ إِذَا تَجَلَّى بِنُورِهِ الَّذِي هُوَ نُورُهُ وَقَدْ رَأَى مُحَمَّدٌ رَبَّهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ  

[Machine] "O Mother of the Believers, did Muhammad ﷺ see his Lord? She said, "Glory be to Allah! My hair stood on end when you asked where He is from three who told you, for they have lied. Who told you that Muhammad ﷺ saw his Lord has indeed lied." Then she recited the verse, "Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision." (Quran 6:103) "And it is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition." (Quran 42:51) "And who informed you about the unseen? [You] have lied. Then she recited the verse, "Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs." (Quran 31:34) "This is the verse." "And who informed you that Muhammad kept secrets? Whoever informed you of that has indeed lied." Then she recited the verse, "O Messenger, communicate that which has been revealed to you from your Lord." (Quran 5:67) "But he saw Gabriel in his original form twice."  

يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هَلْ رَأَى مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ رَبَّهُ؟ قَالَتْ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ لَقَدْ قَفَّ شَعْرِي لِمَا قُلْتَ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ مَنْ حَدَّثَكَهُنَّ فَقَدْ كَذَبَ؟ مَنْ حَدَّثَكَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ رَأَى رَبَّهُ فَقَدْ كَذَبَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَتْ {لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ} [الأنعام 103] {وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَهُ اللهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ} [الشورى 51] وَمَنْ أَخْبَرَكَ بِمَا فِي غَدٍ فَقَدْ كَذَبَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَتْ {إِنَّ اللهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ} [لقمان 34] هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ وَمَنْ أَخْبَرَكَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ كَتَمَ فَقَدْ كَذَبَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَتْ {يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ} [المائدة 67] وَلَكِنَّهُ رَأَى جِبْرِيلَ فِي صُورَتِهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ  

[Machine] Oh, for your mother! That is his light, and he is his light. When he manifests with his light, nothing can reach him.  

أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ هَلْ رَأَى مُحَمَّدٌ رَبَّهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ رَأَى كَأَنَّ قَدَمَيْهِ عَلَى خَضِرَةٍ دُونَهُ سِتْرٌ مِنْ لُؤْلُؤٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَلَيْسَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ {لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ} [الأنعام 103] قَالَ يَا لَا أُمَّ لَكَ ذَاكَ نُورُهُ وَهُوَ نُورُهُ إِذَا تَجَلَّى بِنُورِهِ لَا يُدْرِكُهُ شَيْءٌ  

[Machine] "Indeed, Muhammad ﷺ has seen his Lord." Ikrimah said, "O Abu Abbas, does Allah not say: 'Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision'?" Ibn Abbas replied, "I swear by your mother, that is only when He is in a manner that cannot be comprehended by sight."  

«إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ قَدْ رَأَى رَبَّهُ» قَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ يَا أَبَا عَبَّاسٍ أَلَيْسَ اللهُ يَقُولُ {لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ} فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ «لَا أُمَّ لَكَ إِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ إِذَا خَلَا بكَيْفيةٍ لَمْ يَقُمْ لَهُ بَصَرٌ»  

"I was reclining in the presence of 'Aishah when she said: 'O Abu 'Aishah! There are three things, whoever speaks of one of them, then he has uttered one of the worst lies against Allah. Whoever claims that Muhammad saw his Lord. Then he has uttered one the worst lies against Allah, Allah says: No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision, and He is the Most Subtle, Well-Acquainted with all things (6:103). It is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him unless (it be) by revelation or from behind a veil (42:51).' I was reclining so I sat up an said: 'O Mother of the Believers! Take your time with me and do not be hasty with me! Did Allah Most High not say: And indeed he saw him at a second descent (53:13). (And) 'And indeed he saw him in the clear horizon (81:23).' She said 'By Allah! I was the first who asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about this. He said: "That was only Jibril. I did not see him in the appearance he was created in except for these two times. I saw him descending from the heavens, and due to his tremendous size he filled what was between the heavens and the earth." "And whoever claimed that Muhammad hid anything that Allah revealed to him, then he uttered one of the worst lies against Allah. Allah says: O Messenger! Proclaim what has been sent down to you from your Lord (5:67)." "And whoever claimed that he ﷺ knew what would be tomorrow, then he has uttered one of the worst lies against Allah. Allah says: Say: 'None in the heavens and in the earth knows the unseen but Allah (27:65).'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3068)   

ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ قَالَ وَاحِدَةً مِنْهُنَّ فَقَدْ أَعْظَمَ عَلَى اللهِ الْفِرْيَةَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي غَدٍ وَاللهُ يَقُولُ {وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا} [لقمان 34] وَمَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ كَتَمَ شَيْئًا مِنَ الْوَحْيِ وَاللهُ يَقُولُ {يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُ} [المائدة 67] وَمَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَأَى رَبَّهُ فَقَدْ أَعْظَمَ عَلَى اللهِ الْفِرْيَةَ وَاللهُ يَقُولُ {لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ} [الأنعام 103] {وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَهُ اللهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ} [الشورى 51] فَقُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَمْ يَقُلْ {وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَى} [النجم 13] {وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ} [التكوير 23]؟ فَقَالَتْ سَأَلْنَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «رَأَيْتُ جِبْرِيلَ يَنْزِلُ مِنَ الْأُفُقِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ وَهَيْئَتِهِ أَوْ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ وَصُورَتِهِ سَادًّا مَا بَيْنَهُمَا»