Is it permissible to see Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in a dream?
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The questioner : The book itself mentions that seeing Allah in a dream is permissible...?
The Shaykh : Allah knows best, but if one speaks of seeing Allah, the intention is not seeing Him (Mighty and Majestic) as the believers will see Him on the Day of Resurrection, and as the believing jurist said:
"The believers will see Him without any likeness, comparison, or example."
... Seeing Him in this world in a dream is a vision of an imaginary image, not a real one, because it is authentically reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Sahih Muslim, where he mentioned the greater Dajjal, of whom you know some of his characteristics. Among them is his saying (peace be upon him) about him:, meaning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) presented this to the believing Muslims so they would not be deceived by the claim of this greater Dajjal that he is the Lord, your Lord, who is not one-eyed. This is the first characteristic by which you can say, "This is the greater Dajjal." Your Lord possesses all attributes of perfection, whereas this one has this deficient, manifest characteristic: he is one-eyed, and your Lord is not one-eyed. Then another characteristic: ... and he claims to be your Lord, so he is not your Lord. If the Muslim has been informed by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that none of us will see our Lord except on the Day of Resurrection, and we will be among those believers, if Allah wills, then if one sees Him in a dream, he does not see the reality of the Lord of the Worlds, but rather sees an ideal, imaginary image that is not real. If someone sees his Lord in a dream and the reporter is truthful, as is transmitted from the Imam of the Sunnah, Imam Ahmad, and Allah knows best regarding the authenticity of the report from him, please proceed.
The Shaykh : Allah knows best, but if one speaks of seeing Allah, the intention is not seeing Him (Mighty and Majestic) as the believers will see Him on the Day of Resurrection, and as the believing jurist said:
"The believers will see Him without any likeness, comparison, or example."
... Seeing Him in this world in a dream is a vision of an imaginary image, not a real one, because it is authentically reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Sahih Muslim, where he mentioned the greater Dajjal, of whom you know some of his characteristics. Among them is his saying (peace be upon him) about him:
He is one-eyed, and your Lord is not one-eyed, and none of you will see his Lord until he dies.
أعور وإن ربكم ليس بأعور ، وإن أحدكم لن يرى ربه حتى يموتNone of you will see his Lord.
إن أحدكم لن يرى ربه
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