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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not see his Lord with his eyes; rather, he saw Him with his heart.  

الطبراني:١١٤٢١حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْكشوريُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ قَالَ قَرَأْنَا عَلَى مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ مَازِنٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَطَاءً يَقُولُ إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

«لَمْ يَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَبَّهُ بِعَيْنَيْهِ إِنَّمَا رَآهُ بِقَلْبِهِ»