Is seeing the Prophet in a dream a true vision?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : The one who mentions the question, please.
The Shaykh : Go ahead.
The questioner : If a person sees the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream, is this vision true or real? I mean by this that he also did not sayJami` at-Tirmidhi 2276Sahih (Darussalam) that he resembles me. In some narrations, it is said that whoever sees me, meaning whoever sees me in my true form, has truly seen me; whoever sees me in my true form or witnesses me with a real sight.
The Shaykh : From my perspective.
The questioner : In a real form, is this correct?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by “whoever sees me with his own eyes”?
The questioner : By Allah, this is what some scholars say. They say that true sight is that whoever lived with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the only one who sees him in his true form. As for those who did not see him, like us, it is possible that this is not the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Is this correct?
The Shaykh : I cannot tell you whether it is correct or not until I understand your words correctly.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : The one who mentions the question, please.
The Shaykh : Go ahead.
The questioner : If a person sees the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream, is this vision true or real? I mean by this that he also did not say
Whoever saw me (in a dream) while sleeping then he has indeed seen me. For indeed the Shaitan can
من رآني في المنام فقد رآني فإن الشيطان لاThe Shaykh : From my perspective.
The questioner : In a real form, is this correct?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by “whoever sees me with his own eyes”?
The questioner : By Allah, this is what some scholars say. They say that true sight is that whoever lived with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the only one who sees him in his true form. As for those who did not see him, like us, it is possible that this is not the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Is this correct?
The Shaykh : I cannot tell you whether it is correct or not until I understand your words correctly.
The questioner : Yes.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 923 — d3watuna.com (57:40)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.