What is the ruling on one who claims to have seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while awake, and then issues fatwas to the people, claiming that he saw him?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who claims to have seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while awake, and then issues fatwas to the people based on his claim of having seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
This is the Dajjal and a liar. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is never seen in a waking state, and none of the messengers is ever seen in a waking state. In a dream, it may be a true vision or it may not be. But in a waking state, this is deception and lying. Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them) did not see him, and they were the most special of his Companions and the people dearest to him, yet they did not see him (peace and blessings be upon him). No one sees the dead, and no one comes out of the dead back to this worldly life, ever. Have they not seen how We destroyed those before them?[Ya-Sin 36:31-32] Yes, so no one returns to this world in a waking state, ever. As for in a dream, this is possible, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who claims to have seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while awake, and then issues fatwas to the people based on his claim of having seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
This is the Dajjal and a liar. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is never seen in a waking state, and none of the messengers is ever seen in a waking state. In a dream, it may be a true vision or it may not be. But in a waking state, this is deception and lying. Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them) did not see him, and they were the most special of his Companions and the people dearest to him, yet they did not see him (peace and blessings be upon him). No one sees the dead, and no one comes out of the dead back to this worldly life, ever. Have they not seen how We destroyed those before them?
before them - that they to them will not return? (32) And indeed, all of them will yet be brought present before Us.
قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ الْقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ وَإِن كُلٌّ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1260 /1350] ما حكم من يدعي رؤية النبي ﷺ يقظة، ثم يفتي الناس ويزعم أنه رآه؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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