Follow-up to the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever sees me in a dream will see me in waking life."

Machine translationRead the Arabic original

The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):

Whoever sees me in a dream will see me in his wakefulness

من رآني في المنام فسيراني في اليقظة

Sahih al-Bukhari 6993

?

The Shaykh : Yes, this hadith is narrated in various wordings, including the one you mentioned, and also:

He who saw me in a dream in fact saw me, for the satan does not appear in my form.

من رآني في المنام فقد رآني حقيقة فإنّ الشّيطان لا يتمثّل بي

Sahih Muslim 2266a

. As for the second wording, there is no issue with it; whoever sees him in a dream in the form he is in has truly seen him. As for the second wording,

and will see me in waking life.

فسيراني في اليقظة

, it is understood to refer to the Companions who were in his time before he passed away. Yes.

Source alathar.net

The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.

Similar fatwas