(I saw my Lord last night in the best form): Is there evidence in it for one who claims to see Allah in a dream?

The questioner : ... the hadith. Is there evidence in this hadith for one who says, "I see Allah in a dream"?

The Shaykh : Yes, it is a clear, intended meaning.The questioner : But the question is wrong, like saying, "His saying (peace and blessings be upon him): , is there evidence in it for one who says he saw the Messenger in a dream?" This question is wrong. Is that clear or not? Do we need to explain it?

The questioner : Please repeat it once more.

The Shaykh : I say this question is wrong because it resembles, for example, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): . Is there evidence that if someone says, "I saw the Messenger in a dream," there is evidence for his statement based on this saying? I say the question is wrong. There is evidence that a Muslim can see the Messenger in a dream, but as for so-and-so seeing the Messenger in a dream, is there evidence in this hadith or that hadith? Someone says, "I saw my Lord in a dream," is there evidence for what he says? There is no evidence, neither in this nor that. But he intends... I am saying now that the intended meaning of the question is not the apparent meaning of the question. That is, does the hadith indicate that any person can see his Lord in a dream? As per the direction of the question you raised earlier, is there in the previous hadith, ... , that it is permissible for a Muslim to see his Prophet in a dream? We say yes, in the second hadith there is an indication of the permissibility and possibility of a Muslim seeing his Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream. As for the hadith...The questioner : ...the first one, , this is a hadith about the specific person of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and it does not contain a general principle like the hadith of seeing the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream. So there is no evidence in it except that this happened to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for others, we neither deny nor affirm it; it is possible. It has been said about Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) that he saw his Lord in a dream so many times, and Allah knows the truth of that regarding him. But if a claimant claims that he saw Allah, and this is a very broad claim and difficult to believe, but we do not have a definitive proof to refute him, especially if he is known for truthfulness and righteousness. This is my answer to this question.

The questioner : Satan does not take the form of the Lord.

The Shaykh : He is even more so [protected from this], may Allah bless you. But the Lord does not have a known form for us, yes. And unlike the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), we know his form from his characteristics. Therefore, Muhammad ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) did not see the Messenger. When a man would come to him and say, "I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)," he would say to him, "Describe what you saw." Why? Because the image of the Messenger was in his mind. But the Lord of the worlds, there is nothing like Him, so nothing can ever be said about this. Yes.