42/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2266b — Seeing the Prophet
The Words Of The Prophet (SAW): "Whoever Sees Me In A Dream Has Indeed Seen Me."
Seeing the Prophet in a Dream: As If Awake
Sahih Muslim : 2266b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2266b
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ، شِهَابٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنْ رَآنِي فِي الْمَنَامِ فَسَيَرَانِي فِي الْيَقَظَةِ أَوْ لَكَأَنَّمَا رَآنِي فِي الْيَقَظَةِ لاَ يَتَمَثَّلُ الشَّيْطَانُ بِي " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who saw me in a dream would soon see me in the state of wakefulness, or as if he saw me in a state of wakefulness, for the satan does not appear in my form.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2266bIn-book reference : Book 42, Hadith 24USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 29, Hadith 5636
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2266b
This narration about seeing the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in a dream includes two connected statements. First, the one who saw him in sleep would soon see him in wakefulness, or as if he saw him in wakefulness. Second, Satan does not appear in his form. The wording gives comfort and seriousness to this kind of dream, while keeping the claim tied to the Prophet’s own words. It does not tell the reader to build new rules from dreams or to treat every dream as equal. For people searching “seeing Prophet in dream hadith,” this report is a key text because it joins the idea of true seeing with protection from Satan appearing in his form.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith links seeing the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in sleep with seeing him in wakefulness or as if awake.
- It repeats that Satan does not appear in his form.
- The narration is specific to seeing the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The text does not make every dream equal to this type of vision.
