Is the vision in the Hadith: "It is as if I see him, meaning the one with the two thin legs who will demolish the Kaaba," a vision with the eye, or does it have another meaning?
The aforementioned hadith, "Dhu al-Suwayqatayn from Abyssinia will destroy the Kaaba," is found in the Sahihayn (Bukhari and Muslim). However, the wording "as if I see him... destroying the Kaaba" is not found in the Sahihayn or any other collection with this specific phrasing. Nevertheless, it is narrated in Musnad Imam Ahmad: "And it is as if I look at him, bald-headed, bow-legged, striking it with his spade and pickaxe." If this narration is authentic, then the "looking" can be taken at its apparent meaning, like seeing with the eye. In this case, Allah would have unveiled him to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, just as He unveiled other unseen matters to him, such as his seeing Paradise and Hell during the eclipse prayer.
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