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Will the hypocrites see their Lord on the Day of Resurrection, according to the mentioned Hadith?

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Scholars differ on whether hypocrites and disbelievers will see Allah on the Day of Resurrection, due to the absence of a definitive text, and this issue is not among the fundamentals of belief. Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah mentioned three opinions: 1. Most later scholars believe that disbelievers will not see Allah at all. 2. Ibn Khuzaymah believes that those who outwardly professed monotheism, including Muslims and hypocrites, and some People of the Book, will see Allah in the gathering places of the Day of Resurrection, after which He will be veiled from the hypocrites. 3. Ibn Salim and others believe that disbelievers will see Him as a vision of recognition and torment, after which He will be veiled from them.

Those who argue for the hypocrites' vision cite the hadiths of Abu Hurayrah and Abu Sa'id, while others refute this, stating that the hadith does not explicitly mention it. Sheikh Ibn Baz stated that the vision of Allah is affirmed for believers in the Hereafter and in Paradise, and it is their greatest bliss. As for disbelievers, they are veiled from Him, and the case of hypocrites is subject to consideration. In summary, the vision [of Allah] is a bliss for believers. No one has seen Allah in this world. The vision of disbelievers and hypocrites—if it occurs—is a vision of reckoning and trial, not a bliss.

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