FatwaPerlisCreed (Aqidah)
Dakwaan Melihat Nabi Secara Jaga (YAQAZAH)
What is the ruling on claims of seeing the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) while awake (yaqazah) after his death?
Short answer
Claims of seeing the Prophet while awake, whether in body or in spirit, are not reported through authentic narrations as happening to any companion, successor or the generation after them.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perlis State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Himpunan Fatwa Negeri Perlis
- Topic
- Creed (Aqidah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Claims of seeing the Prophet while awake, whether in body or in spirit, are not reported through authentic narrations as happening to any companion, successor or the generation after them. The Perlis fatwa rejects claims of seeing his body in the present era and regards claims of seeing his spirit as doubtful, in line with verifying scholars such as al-Nawawi and Ibn Taimiyyah. Such claims are exposed to satanic deception and to vanity and showing off. Any claim of seeing the Prophet, in a dream or awake, that carries legal implications for creed, rulings or the assessment of hadith is false and misguided, and the claim that certain recitations can bring the Prophet into a gathering is baseless.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Demikian juga dakwaan melihat jasad nabi di zaman ini secara jaga adalah tertolak.
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How to cite
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Perlis State Mufti Department. “Dakwaan Melihat Nabi Secara Jaga (YAQAZAH)”, date not stated. https://muftiperlis.gov.my/index.php/himpunan-fatwa-negeri/112-dakwaan-melihat-nabi-secara-jaga-yaqazah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-claims-seeing-prophet-awake/