Now an important point to discuss is Seeing the Holy Prophet ﷺ in a wakeful state as mentioned in the hadith " Who has seen me in a dream will see me in a wakeful state and Satan cannot take my form.”
The Answer is an excerpt from the book Maslak Ulema e Deoband aur Hubb e Rasool From the teachings and advices of Faqeehul Ummat, Hadhrat Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi رحمة الله عليه
P:33- 34
Incident concerning Shaikh ul Islam Hadhrat Moulana Syed Husain Ahmad Madani رحمة الله عليه
Shaikh ul Islam Hadhrat Moulana Syed Husain Ahmad Madani رحمة الله عليه used to teach Hadith in Masjidun Nabawi ﷺ . Once, the mas’ala concerning Rasulullah (salallahu alaihi wasalllam) being alive was being discussed. Hadhrat Moulana رحمة الله عليه proved the reliability of this mas'alah. The students objected. Hadhrat رحمة الله عليه answered their objection. They posed another question. Hadhrat رحمة الله عليه answered this as well. Someone raised a third objection. Hadhrat رحمة الله عليه suddenly turned his head and looked at the Raudah Mubaarak.
The students also began to look in that direction to see what had caused Hadhrat رحمة الله عليه to suddenly look in this manner. To their amazement they found the gate around the Raudah Mubaarak no longer there. There was an open space before them, and Nabi-e-Kareem (salallahu alaihi wasallam) was seated there. Thereafter, Hadhrat Madani رحمة الله عليه and the students looked back into their Kitaabs.
When they looked up again, they saw the Raudah Mubaarak in its original form. These things have happened and they can still occur to whomsoever Allah Ta'ala wishes to favour. However, the Hadith says: "Whoever sees me in a dream, will soon see me in a wakeful state", does not refer to these incidents. It is not necessary that all those students had seen Rasulullah (salallahu alaihi wasallam) therefore they were making ziyaarat of him whilst they were awake.
There are so many people who have made ziyaarat of Nabi-e-Kareem (salallahu alaihi wasallam) in their dreams, some of them on a daily basis but none of them had the opportunity of seeing him in a wakeful state.
Question: "Ibne Arabi رحمة الله عليه has written that the Ulama are in confusion about this Hadith."
Answer: "What are they confused about?"
Questioner: "About the manner in which (ziyaarat would be made).”
Answer: "I am saying to you, whoever had seen Nabi-e-Kareem in his dream prior to accepting Islam, then Allah Ta'ala granted him the taufeeq (ability) to accept Imaan on Nabi whilst he was awake. Thereafter, he came personally to meet Nabi-e-Kareem . This then took place in a wakeful state. What is there to be confused about?"
Questioner: "This Hadith appears to be general and not restricted. So can this (physical Ziyaarat of Nabi-e-Kareem salallahu alaihi wasallam) take place today as well?"
Answer: "It can also take place nowadays, but "can", is not definite. Whereas, the result of a condition is definite (as in the case of the Hadith). Therefore, the Hadith will not refer to the ziyaarat of nowadays. Rather, it refers to the mubaarak lifetime of Nabi .”
Some people are of the opinion that seeing Nabi (salallahu alaihi wasallam) in the wakeful state is a more superior condition because it means that one who has such a vision has developed such an affinity with Nabi-e-Kareem that all the barriers and veils have been removed from him.
Question: "From the Hadith ( من رأنى فى المنام فسيرانى فى اليقظة ) it can be deduced that one who sees Nabi ﷺ in a dream would certainly see him in the wakeful state. Is this correct? Do people experience this nowadays? Your discussion with Hadhrat Shaikh Zakarriya رحمة الله عليه on this subject appears in "Malfoozat Faqihul Ummat".
Answer:"This Hadith applied to the era of Nabi-e-Kareem ﷺ . In other words, whoever dreamt of Nabi ﷺ from afar during his lifetime would definitely see him in reality in his lifetime. There's a difference between seeing Rasulullah ﷺ in a wakeful state and seeing Nabi ﷺ in one’s dream.”
Hadhrat Shaikh رحمة الله عليه had once enquired, “A person sees Nabi Akram (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) in his dream and another sees him in a wakeful state. Which of the two is stronger?" I replied to Hadhrat Sheikh رحمة الله عليه, "The one who sees Nabi ﷺ in a dream is stronger because there is guarantee for this in the Hadith, "Whoever sees me in a dream, has definitely seen me because shaytaan cannot assume my appearance."
There is no guarantee for a vision in the wakeful state. Hadhrat Shaikh رحمة الله عليه asked, “Does shaitaan have the power to assume Nabi-e- Kareem's ﷺ appearance in the wakeful state?" I replied, "No, he does not have the ability to do so in dreams nor in a wakeful state. However, the faculty of imagination can forge a picture."
Question: "Haafiz Suyuti رحمة الله عليه has written that Hadhrat Usmaan رضي الله عنه had seen Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) in a dream during the day. Nabi-e-Kareem (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) was saying to him, ‘Make iftaar (break your fast) with me.’"
Answer: "That had taken place in a dream. The narrations are explicit about this.”
Question: "It is recorded in ‘Fathul Baari’ that Hadhrat Abdullah bin Abbaas (radh) had seen a dream which he narrated to Ummul Mu'mineen Hadhrat Salma (Radhi allahu anha). (In his dream) he had looked into a mirror and instead of seeing a reflection of his own face, he saw the blessed countenance of Nabi-e-Kareem ﷺ . (Please comment)”
Answer: "Correct. (Nabi-e-Kareem's ﷺ) blessed face can be seen in a dream and it can also be seen in place of another person's face. Even seeing it in a mirror is possible. This is not impossible."
Questioner: "In ‘Arwaahe Thalatha’ Hadhrat Thanwi رحمة الله عليه has mentioned that Hadhrat Shah Waliyullah رحمة الله عليه was worried about his children. Nabi-e-Kareem ﷺ became visible to him and said, ‘Love my children.’ It has also been written about Hadhrat Shah Abdul Azeez رحمة الله عليه that someone had come with a question."
Answer: "Nabi-e-Kareem's ﷺ attending the lecture of Shah Saahib رحمة الله عليه was not to derive any benefit like how you and I will sit to acquire some benefit. Rather, Rasulullah's ﷺ coming was to assist and endorse (Hadhrat Shah Saahib's talk). If Allah Ta'ala allows this to happen, then what is the problem?
Hadhrat Shah Waliyullah رحمة الله عليه writes that, "Qaari Abdullah Saahib رحمة الله عليه used to live in a certain Jungle in Delhi. We had all gone to learn Qur-aan Shareef by him. When Qaari Saahib رحمة الله عليه used to recite the Qur-aan shareef, he would close his eyes and sway his body, oblivious of his surroundings.
One day, whilst reciting the Qur-aan, some people wearing the sunnah clothing arrived. At their forefront was a personality who seemed to be their leader. He stayed for a while and then said, ‘May Allah Ta’ala bless you. You have fulfilled the right of the Qur-aan.’ Saying this, he departed. Upon completing his tilaawat (recitation) of Qur-aan, Qari Saahib opened his eyes and asked, ‘Mia, did anyone come here? My heart was awestruck.’ He was then told what had transpired.
Then, another person with saintly features appeared and asked, ‘Did Nabi-e-Kareem ﷺ come pass here?’
Someone asked him, ‘Why?’ He replied, ‘Two days ago I saw Nabi-e-Kareem ﷺ saying, ‘I'm going to listen to the Qur-aan (tilaawat) of Qaari Abdullah the day after tomorrow.’ He added, "I was not asleep at that time. I was awake. My eyes weren't closed. I was seeing this with my eyes open.’”
Dreams are plenty, but this is an incident which had occurred in a wakeful state. Nonetheless, I've been describing the bond and love, which the seniors of Darul Uloom Deoband have for Rasulullah ﷺ .
This cannot be undone and I am sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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From the teachings and advices of Faqeehul Ummat, Hadhrat Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi رحمة الله عليه
