It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I saw in a dream that I was at the Ka'bah. I saw a man of wheat-colored complexion, extremely handsome, who could be likened to the most beautiful of men. His hair reached his ears, was combed, and drops of water were falling from his hair. He was performing tawaf of the House of Allah with his hands placed on the shoulders of two men, and his hair was wavy. I asked: Who is this man? They said: This is the Messiah, son of Mary (peace be upon him). Then I saw another man whose hair was very curly, he was blind in his right eye, and his eye was like a protruding grape. Among the people, he most resembled Ibn Qatan. He too had his hands on the shoulders of two men and was performing tawaf of the House of Allah. I asked: Who is this? They said: This is the Messiah Dajjal.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: My Lord came to me in my dream in a most beautiful form—I think it was an incident of sleep—and Allah Almighty said: O Muhammad! Do you know what the exalted angels are disputing about? I said: No. Then Allah Almighty placed His hand between my shoulders, on my back, until I felt its coolness in my chest. I was granted knowledge of everything between the earth and the heavens. Then Allah Almighty said: O Muhammad! Do you know what the exalted angels are disputing about? I said: Yes, they are disputing about the expiations and the ranks. Allah Almighty said: What are the expiations and the ranks? I said: The expiations are: staying in the mosques, walking on foot to the congregational prayers, and completing the ablution despite difficulty. Whoever performs these deeds, he lives in goodness and dies in goodness, and he becomes purified from his sins as if his mother gave birth to him today. Then Allah Almighty said: And O Muhammad! When you finish the prayer, recite this supplication: "Allahumma inni as'aluka al-khayrat wa tark al-munkarat wa hubb al-masakin wa idha aradta bi 'ibadika fitnatan an taqbidani ilayka ghayra maftunin" (O Allah! I ask You for doing good deeds, abandoning evil deeds, and love for the poor, and when You intend a trial for Your servants, then take me to Yourself without being afflicted by it). And the ranks are: feeding others, greeting with peace, and praying at night when people are asleep.

It is narrated from Yazid Farsi, he says: I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream; this was at the time when Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was still alive and Yazid used to write the Mushaf. I told Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I had seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream. He said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Satan does not have the power to assume my form; whoever saw me in a dream, indeed saw me. Then Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Is it possible for you to describe the appearance of the man you saw? Yazid says: I said: Yes, I saw a man of medium height, his flesh and skin were wheat-colored with a tinge of whiteness, he smiled in a beautiful manner, his eyes were kohl-lined, his face and features were extremely beautiful and rounded, and his beard was full, covering his chest. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: If you had seen him (peace and blessings be upon him) while awake, you could not have described him better than this (i.e., you have described his appearance exactly right).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever sees me in a dream has indeed seen the truth, because Satan cannot assume my likeness. In another narration: He cannot adopt my resemblance. In another narration: He cannot, by adopting my similarity, implant my image in the mind. Thus, surely the good and true dream of a believing servant is one seventieth part of prophethood.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever sees me in a dream has indeed seen me, for Satan cannot take my form. Asim says: My father told me that he informed Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I have seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream. He said: Then you have truly seen him. I said: By Allah! I have seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then I mentioned the appearance of Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), that (the person I saw) resembled Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him). By Allah! I described him and the way he walked. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: This appearance indeed resembles the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

A marfu’ hadith of this kind is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever sees me in a dream will soon see me in wakefulness, or he said: it is as though he has seen me in wakefulness; Satan cannot take my form. Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has seen me has truly seen me.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever saw me in a dream, indeed he has seen me, for it is not possible for Satan to assume my form.

Abu Malik Ashja'i narrates from his father that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever saw me in a dream has indeed seen me.

Syedna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever sees me in a dream, it is as though he has seen me in wakefulness, for indeed Satan cannot assume my form.