مَا
كَذَبَ الْفُؤَادُ
مَا رَأَىٰ
“The
(Prophet’s) heart lied not in what he saw.” (Surah Najm
53:11)
The fu’aad is the heart,
and this means that the what the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa
sallam) saw with his eyes during the night journey and ascension,
he also saw with certainty in his heart.
It could be that the
eye sees something but the heart does not confirm it, and it could be
the that heart sees something that the eye does not confirm. As for
what the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) saw during the
night of Mi’raaj, it is the truth – in both his sight and
in his insight, and that is why Allah ta’ala says: “The
heart lied not in what he saw.” (Surah Najm 53:11)
مَا زَاغَ الْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
“The
sight turned not aside,
nor it transgressed
beyond the limit.” (Surah Najm 53:17)
This
ayah is referring to the sight of the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi
wa sallam) during the ascension to the heavens, and the scholars
say ”zaagha” means turning to the left and right. As for
“wa ma taghaa“; this
means he did look past what was in front of him.
The Messenger
(sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) had the best of manners
in this high standing; he did not turn his eyes
to the left or right, and he did not
look to what was not permitted for him to look at and this is
from the perfection of the character of the Prophet (sal Allahu
alayhi wa sallam).
Normally, you will find people looking
around to their right and to their left when they enter a place that
is strange to them, especially if this place is a great change from
what they are used, such as in this regard (i.e., ascension into the
heavens). A person will not be able to keep themselves from looking
around to see what is happening but because of the perfection of the
Prophet’s (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) character, manners,
his calmness and self-control, he did not turn aside or transgress
the limits.
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