Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي ذَرٍّ لَوْ كُنْتُ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَسَأَلْتُهُ قَالَ عَنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ قُلْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ هَلْ رَأَى مُحَمَّدٌ رَبَّهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ قَدْ سَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ نُورًا أَنَّى أَرَاهُ.
English Translation
Yahya ibn Sa'id told us, from Yazid ibn Ibrahim, Qatadah told us, from Abd Allah ibn Shaqiq, who said: I said to Abu Dharr: "If I had seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I would have asked him." He said: "About what?" I said: "I would ask him whether Muhammad saw his Lord." He said: "I indeed asked him, and he said: 'Light — how should I see Him?'"