Is it possible to see Allah the Exalted in a dream?
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The questioner : Is seeing Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in a dream possible or not possible?
The Shaykh : What appears to me is that it is not possible except in the case of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), for he saw Allah, but as for anyone other than the Messenger, it is not possible.
However, the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) says: It is possible that an example be struck for a person, not that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) Himself is struck as an example, but rather an example is struck for him according to his adherence to the words of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And with this, the soul does not find peace in that, so it does not find peace in this, and a person cannot encompass Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in a dream when he cannot encompass Him in a waking state.
The Shaykh : What appears to me is that it is not possible except in the case of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), for he saw Allah, but as for anyone other than the Messenger, it is not possible.
However, the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) says: It is possible that an example be struck for a person, not that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) Himself is struck as an example, but rather an example is struck for him according to his adherence to the words of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And with this, the soul does not find peace in that, so it does not find peace in this, and a person cannot encompass Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in a dream when he cannot encompass Him in a waking state.