The Hearing, Seeing, and Speaking of Allah ta’ala

The Hadith Of Jibreel ‘alayhi salam :

“He (again) said: Messenger of Allah, what is al-Ihsan? Upon this he (the Prophet) said: (Al-Ihsan implies) that you fear Allah as if you are seeing Him, and though you see Him not, verily He is seeing you.” [Muslim 10, Book 1, Hadith 7]

Allah ﷻ says:

[And] “Peace,” a word from a Merciful Lord. (YaSin 36:58)

Allah ﷻ says:

[Allah] said, “O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands? Were you arrogant [then], or were you [already] among the haughty?” (Sad 38:75)

Allah ﷻ says:

Those messengers some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degree. (al Baqara 2:253)

Allah ﷻ says:

Certainly has Allah heard the speech of the one who argues with you, [O Muhammad], concerning her husband and directs her complaint to Allah. And Allah hears your dialogue; indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing. (al Hashr 58:1)

Narrated Abu Musa:

We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) on a journey, and whenever we ascended a high place, we used to say, “Allahu Akbar.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Don’t trouble yourselves too much! You are not calling a deaf or an absent person, but you are calling One Who Hears, Sees, and is very near.” Then he came to me while I was saying in my heart, “La hawla wala quwwatta illa billah (There is neither might nor power but with Allah).” He said, to me, “O `Abdullah bin Qais! Say, ‘La hawla wala quwwata illa billah (There is neither might nor power but with Allah), for it is one of the treasures of Paradise.” Or said, “Shall I tell you of it?” [Sahih al-Bukhari #7386]

Allah ﷻ says:

[Allah] said, “The truth [is My oath], and the truth I say. [That] I will surely fill Hell with you and those of them that follow you all together.” (Sad 38/84-85)

Allah ﷻ says:

And (We said): O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in the garden; so eat from where you desire, but do not go near this tree, for then you will be of the unjust. (al A’raf 7:19)

Allah ﷻ says:

And when he came to it, he was called, “O Moses, Indeed, I am your Lord, so remove your sandals. Indeed, you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa. And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed [to you]. Indeed, I am Allah. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance. Indeed, the Hour is coming – My design is to keep it hidden- so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives. So do not let one avert you from it who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish. And what is that in your right hand, O Moses? He said, “This is my staff. I lean on it, and herd my sheep with it, and I have other uses for it.” He said, “Throw it, O Moses.” So he threw it-thereupon it became a moving serpent. [Allah] said, “Seize it and fear not; We will return it to its former condition. (TaHa20:11-21)

Allah ﷻ says:

And [he was told], “Throw down your staff.” But when he saw it writhing as if it were a snake, he turned in flight and did not return. [Allah said], “O Moses, fear not. Indeed, in My presence the messengers do not fear.” (an Naml 27:10)

Allah ﷻ says:

And Allah spoke to Moosa. (an Nisa 4:164)

Allah ﷻ says:

And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, “My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You.” [ Allah ] said, “You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me.” But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, “Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers.” (al A’raf 7:143)

Allah ﷻ says:

And He taught Adam the names all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, “Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful.” (al Baqara 2:31)

Allah ﷻ says:

[Allah] said, “Descend from Paradise all, [your descendants] being enemies to one another. And if there should come to you guidnce from Me then whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray [in the world] nor suffer [in the Hereafter]. (TaHa 20:123)

Allah ﷻ says:

He [Allah] said, “Get down from it! It is not for you to act arrogantly in it. Get out! You are one of the lowly!” (al A’raf 7:13)

Allah ﷻ says:

And [warn of] the Day He will call them and say, “Where are My ‘partners’ which you used to claim?” (al Qasas 28:62)

Allah ﷻ says:

And [mention] the Day He will call them and say, “What did you answer the messengers?” (al Qasas 28:65)

Allah ﷻ says:

Does he not know that Allah sees? (al ‘Alaq 96:14)

Allah ﷻ says:

[He is] Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you from yourselves, mates, and among the cattle, mates; He multiplies you thereby. There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing. (ash Shura 42:11)

Allah ﷻ says:

Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due and when you judge between people to judge with justice. Excellent is that which Allah instructs you. Indeed, Allah is ever Hearing and Seeing. (an Nisa 4:58)

Allah ﷻ says:

Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing. (al Isra 17:1)

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “If Allah loves a person, He calls Gabriel, saying, ‘Allah loves so and so, O Gabriel love him’ So Gabriel would love him and then would make an announcement in the Heavens: ‘Allah has loved so and-so therefore you should love him also.’ So all the dwellers of the Heavens would love him, and then he is granted the pleasure of the people on the earth.” [Sahih al-Bukhari #7485]

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Allah will say to the people of Paradise, “O the people of Paradise!” They will say, ‘Labbaik, O our Lord, and Sa`daik, and all the good is in Your Hands!’ Allah will say, “Are you satisfied?’ They will say, ‘Why shouldn’t we be satisfied, O our Lord as You have given us what You have not given to any of Your created beings?’ He will say, ‘Shall I not give you something better than that?’ They will say, ‘O our Lord! What else could be better than that?’ He will say, ‘I bestow My Pleasure on you and will never be angry with you after that.’” [Sahih al-Bukhari #7518]

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Once while Job (Aiyub) was taking a bath in a naked state. Suddenly a great number of gold locusts started falling upon him and he started collecting them in his clothes. His Lord called him, ‘O Job! Didn’t I make you rich enough to dispense with what you see now?’ Job said, ‘Yes, O Lord!

But I cannot dispense with Your Blessings.’ (Sahih al-Bukhari 7493)

Narrated `Abdullah:

Two person of Bani Thaqif and one from Quraish (or two persons from Quraish and one from Bani Thaqif) who had fat bellies but little wisdom, met near the Ka`ba. One of them said, “Did you see that Allah hears what we say? ” The other said, “He hears us if we speak aloud, but He does not hear if we speak in stealthy quietness (softly).” The third fellow said, “If He hears when we speak aloud, then He surely hears us if we speak in stealthy quietness (softly).” So Allah revealed the Verse:“And you were not covering yourselves, lest your hearing testify against you or your sight or your skins, but you assumed that Allah does not know much of what you do. 41:22” (Sahih al-Bukhari #752)

Abu Yunus Sulaim b. Jubair, client of Abu Hurairah, said :

I heard Abu Hurairah recite this verse : “Allah doth command you to render back your trusts to those to whom they are due” up to “For Allah is he who heareth and seeth all things”. He said : I saw the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) putting his thumb on his ear and finger on his eye.

Abu Hurairah said : I saw the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) reciting this verse and putting his fingers. Ibn Yunus said that al-Muqri said. “Allah hears and sees” means that Allah has the power of hearing and seeing.

Abu Dawud said: This is a refutation of the Jahmiyyah. (Sunan Abi Dawud 4728)