Will the pleasure of seeing the Face of Allah vary among the people of Paradise based on their deeds and ranks?
No explicit, authentically narrated text has been reported indicating a difference in the pleasure experienced by those who gaze upon their Lord in Paradise. The reports that suggest this are weak or false.
However, several matters indicate a difference in pleasure: 1. Faith increases and decreases, and the pleasure of seeing Allah is dependent on the strength of one's faith in Him and knowledge of Him. 2. The people of Paradise vary in their ranks, and seeing Allah is the greatest bliss. If they were equal in this pleasure, they would be equal in recompense. 3. People reap in the Hereafter what they sowed in this world, and the pleasure of meeting the Beloved is proportional to the longing for Him in this world.
Sheikh Al-Uthaymeen was asked about this and replied that it appears the variation will be according to one's deeds and rank.
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