Riyad as-Salihin, 839
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who sees me in his dream will see me in his wakefulness (or he (ﷺ) may have said it is as though he has seen me in a state of wakefulness), for Satan does not appear in my form." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim ]</b>.
وعنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
من رآني في المنام فسيراني في اليقظة -أو كأنما رآني في اليقظة- لا يتمثل الشيطان بي
((مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيهِ)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 4, Hadith 27
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) Satan does not take the Prophet’s image, lest one would lie that he told him something during sleep.<br>
2) Seeing the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) here means seeing his well-known image which is described in the books of the Prophet’s characteristics.<br>
3) Seeing the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) is a sign of the dream’s trueness, if his appearance conforms with the description reported in the books on the Prophet’s biography.