What is the meaning of the hadith: “Whoever sees me in a dream will see me in reality”?

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the Messenger’s statement “will see me in reality”? Does this mean

The Shaykh:
Shaytan does not take my form, this is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, because Shaytan does not take my form. But this applies to the one who knows the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), who knows him personally, whether he saw him or knows him through his established attributes (peace and blessings be upon him), knowing him by his established attributes; this is possible. As for the one who does not know the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), Shaytan may come to him and say, “I am the Messenger.” But if he comes to know the attributes of the Messenger, Shaytan does not possess the attributes of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.

The questioner:
And can it be taken from his statement “will see me in reality” that he will see him in Paradise and that this person is among the people of Paradise?

The Shaykh:
Allah knows best, but what I know is that he says “he has seen me,” meaning he saw me in reality. And as we said, this is specific to the one who knows the attributes of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), such that if someone other than the Messenger came to him, he would reject him, and no one can resemble the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in his attributes,