Does one see Allah in a dream?

The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. Does one see Allah in a dream?

The Shaykh : Are you one of the guests or one of the students?

The questioner : One of the guests.

The Shaykh : Very well. Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) knows what He revealed to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). The Qur'an is the speech of Allah, as if Allah is addressing you with it, as He (Mighty and Majestic) said: This is sufficient for you regarding seeing Allah. Seeing Allah in this world while awake is not possible, even for Musa (peace be upon him), who was among the resolute messengers. When he asked Allah to see Him, Allah said to him: meaning that you cannot bear to see Him. Then He gave him an example and said to him: The mountain became like sand. At that, Musa fell unconscious and knew that he was not able to see Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for seeing Him in a dream, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw his Lord in a dream, as in the hadith of the dispute of the highest assembly. As for anyone other than the Messenger, it is mentioned that Imam Ahmad saw his Lord, and Allah knows best whether this is authentic or not. But we are not in need of guidance to seeing Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Our need is to read His speech and act upon what is in it, as if He is addressing us. For this reason, Allah mentioned that He sent down the Book to Muhammad and sent it down to us as well, so that we may act upon it. Do not occupy yourself with such matters, for you will not reach a satisfactory result. Stick to the Book and the Sunnah and act upon what is in them.