Is it possible to see the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in a dream with different characteristics, such that one person sees him with one characteristic and another person sees him with a different characteristic?
The true vision of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is to see him with his physical characteristics as described in the , for Satan cannot assume his true form. However, if he appears in another form or claims to be the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, this is a lie from Satan.
When he is seen in a form other than his true description, there are two scholarly opinions: 1. It indicates a deficiency in the faith of the one who sees the vision. 2. The opinion preferred by Ibn Taymiyyah is that this image is a lie from Satan, especially when seen in a waking state, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, lives a life in the (interspace) and cannot be seen in a waking state.
If the one who sees the vision reports a legal matter that contradicts the Qur’an and , or a matter that requires proof, then no action should be taken based on it, for a vision is not a religious obligation and is merely glad tidings.
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