Allah spoke to Moosa (peace be upon him) from behind a screen, and
that does not mean that he didnot believe. To sum up, there is no
contradiction between faith and seeing Him. This is borne out by the
fact that Moosa (peace be upon him) asked his Lord to let him see Him
so as to increase him in faith: "…he said: 'O my Lord! Show me
(Yourself), that I may look upon You'" [al-A'raaf 7:143]. Yes, after
seeing Allah, faith will no longer be regarded as belief in the
unseen, so it is possible that the bearersof the Throne and those who
are around it may have seen Allah and thus attained the highest level
of certainty. By the same token, when the believers see their Lord on
the Day of Resurrection, they will move from certainty based on
knowledge to certainty based on seeing, for when they see Allah they
will believe in Him with the faith of having seen and they will find
thedeepest joy in that; they will be blessed with seeing Him and
hearing His words. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Some faces that Day shall be Nâdirah (shining and radiant).
Looking at their Lord (Allâh)"
[al-Qiyaamah :22-23].
We ask Allah for the joy of looking upon His noble Countenance. And
Allah knows best.
End quote from Fataawa al-Islam al-Yawm.
To sum up: This is a matter of the unseen and it is not permissible to
affirm it or deny it except on the basis of evidence. The correct
approach is to refrain from asking about it.
And Allah knows best.
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