The ruling on believing one who claims to have seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream

Question:
This questioner says: Do we believe one who says that he saw the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream?

Answer:
The scholars say that if a person knows the characteristics of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), the characteristics that distinguish him from others, then it is possible for him to see him in a dream in his true form (peace and blessings be upon him), because Satan does not resemble the form of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the one who does not know the characteristics of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), Satan may come to him and say, "I am the Messenger," and he will believe him because he does not know the characteristics of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So there is a difference between people in this matter.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,