Fatwa No : 2543
Seeing the Holy Prophetﷺ in One's Dream

Seeing the Holy Prophetﷺ in One's Dream

Assalam-o-aalikum.
I had a desire since long to see Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.) and in quest of this I recited a lot of Darood (salah). Now I have seen a dream that I am going to Madina to visit the Masjid Nabvi and grave of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.). when I reached the Holy mosque I have seen a person who was lying on the ground and have a very bright beautiful face but without beard and mustaches. I was told that he is the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). He shacked hand with me and inquired after my health. He also talked me more but I forgot. He (S.A.) was suffering from fever.

I want to ask if I really saw the Prophet(S.A.) in dream. If prophet may be without beard, if he(S.A.) can shake hand with a lady in dream. What this dream means (Taabir). Plz reply as soon as possible as I am very distressed.

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
It should be understood that if someone has seen the Holy Prophetﷺ in dream then he has indeed seen the Holy Prophetﷺ himself, regardless of his condition . The state in which the Holy Prophetﷺ was seen in a dream is a reflection of the condition of the one who has seen him. If the He ﷺ was seen in a beautiful shape and form, then it is an indicator that the condition of the one who has seen is good. However, if Heﷺ was seen in a state of distress، it is an indicator to the weak and polluted condition of the religious affairs of the one who has seen him.
Although seeing the Holy Prophetﷺ in dream is true, a ruling cannot be established or implemented in the Shari'ah by means of a dream. Therefore, a woman seeing herself shaking the hands of the Holy Prophetﷺ in her dream does not oppose any of the dictations of the Shari'ah.
Allah knows best.