The Authenticity of the Hadith: Whoever Sees Me Has Truly Seen Me
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Q: What is the degree of authenticity of the hadith narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), which means: "Whoever sees me in a dream has truly seen me, for Satan cannot take my form"? And the other hadith, which means: "Whoever sees me is forbidden from the Fire"? I ask you to inform me about these two hadiths.
A: As for the first hadith, which is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): This is an authentic hadith, and it has several wordings, including his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih al-Bukhari 110 and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 2266a in several wordings that came from him (peace and blessings be upon him). All of them indicate that the enemy of Allah, Satan, has been prevented from taking the form of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
So, whoever sees the Prophet in a dream has seen the truth, and has seen him (peace and blessings be upon him), if he sees him in the form that is known among the scholars, namely that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was of medium stature, handsome in appearance, white with a reddish tint, with a thick black beard, and in the last part of his life, a few gray hairs appeared in it (peace and blessings be upon him). So, whoever sees him in his true form has seen him, for Satan cannot take his form (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the second hadith: "Whoever sees me is forbidden from the Fire." This has no basis and is not authentic.
A: As for the first hadith, which is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever sees me has truly seen me
من رآني فقد رآني حقاAnd whoever sees me in a dream then surely he has seen me for Satan cannot impersonate me.
من رآني في المنام فقد رآني، فإن الشيطان لا يتمثل في صورتيHe who saw me in a dream in fact saw me, for the satan does not appear in my form.
من رآني في المنام فقد رأى الحق، فإن الشيطان لا يتمثل بيSo, whoever sees the Prophet in a dream has seen the truth, and has seen him (peace and blessings be upon him), if he sees him in the form that is known among the scholars, namely that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was of medium stature, handsome in appearance, white with a reddish tint, with a thick black beard, and in the last part of his life, a few gray hairs appeared in it (peace and blessings be upon him). So, whoever sees him in his true form has seen him, for Satan cannot take his form (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the second hadith: "Whoever sees me is forbidden from the Fire." This has no basis and is not authentic.
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