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see him in a dream, not every claim can be accepted as a true
dream.
Allah’s Messenger said: “Whosoever sees me (in a dream) then
he Indeed, has seen the truth, as Shaytaan cannot appear in my
shape.” 447
Such dreams are true dreams, but should be verified with an
important condition, as the Tabi’e, Ibn Sirin (well known for his
knowledge of dream interpretation) said: “Only if he sees the
Prophet in his (real) shape.” 448
It was the practice of the Sahabah to verify whether the
description of the person seen in the dream actually matched the
description of Allah’s Messenger . Imam at-Tirmidhee
(rahimahullah) has mentioned in his book, Kitab as-Shimaa’il
(Hadeeth no. 412), “A person said to Ibn Abbas that I have
seen Allah’s Messenger in my dream. Ibn Abbas said,
“Allah’s Messenger said: “Whosoever sees me (in a dream)
then he Indeed, has seen the truth, as Shaytaan cannot appear in
my shape.” 449 (then) Ibn Abbas inquired, ‘Can you describe the
person you have seen in your dream.’ The person described the
features of the person, he had seen in his dream. (Upon this) Ibn
Abbas said, ‘you have actually seen Allah’s Messenger .’”
The questioning of Ibn Abbas about the features of the person
seen in the dream proves that not every claim of seeing the
Messenger of Allah’s can be assumed to be authentic.
The Hadeeth, “Whosoever sees me (in a dream) then he Indeed,
has seen the truth, as Shaytaan cannot appear in my shape,” 450
means that Shaytaan cannot come in the actual features of Allah’s
Messenger . Because Shaytaan can come in the appearance of
others in a dreams as well as in real life and attempt to misguide
447 Saheeh al-Bukharee, vol.9, no.126.
448 Saheeh al-Bukharee, vol.9, p.104, no.122.
449 Saheeh al-Bukharee, vol.9, no.126.
450 Saheeh al-Bukharee, vol.9, no.126.
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