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2: What is the interpretation of the Hadith: "The sight of all the heavens is a journey of such and such (distance)"?

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The Hadith, "The sight of every heaven is a journey of such and such," has not been narrated with this exact wording. Perhaps the questioner is referring to the Hadith narrated by Al-Hakim, in which the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Do you know how much is between the heaven and the earth?" We said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said: "Between them is a journey of five hundred years. And from every heaven to the heaven that follows it is a journey of five hundred years. And the thickness of every heaven is a journey of five hundred years. And above the seventh heaven is a sea, between its top and bottom is like what is between the heaven and the earth. Then, above that are eight wild goats (or mountain goats), between their knees and hooves is like what is between the heaven and the earth. And Allah is above that, nothing from the deeds of the Children of Adam is hidden from Him." Al-Dhahabi, commenting on Al-Hakim, said: "Yahya is weak (in narration)." Assuming its authenticity, the Hadith indicates Allah's exaltedness and His establishment upon His Throne, and that nothing from the deeds of the Children of Adam is hidden from Him, and it affirms the distance between the heavens.

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