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Did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) see Allah in a dream, and is the narration from Imam Ahmad that he saw Allah authentic?

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Question:
This questioner says: May Allah reward you. Did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) see Allah in a dream, and is the narration from Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal that he saw Allah in a dream authentic?

Answer:
Yes, the Messenger saw his Lord.
I saw my Lord in the best of forms, and He said: "What is it that you dispute about al-Mala' al-A'la?"رايت ربي في احسن صوره وقال فيما يختصم الملا الاعلى
This is a hadith in the Sahih. Ibn Rajab wrote a treatise on it, explaining the verse "What is it that you dispute about al-Mala' al-A'la?" Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الرسول –صلى الله عليه وسلم رأى الله في المنام، وهل الرواية عن الإمام أحمد أنه رأى الله صحيحة؟ — youtube.com

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