Examination of the Validity of Dreaming the Venerable Prophet (p.b.u.h.) Considering the Impossibility of Satan Appearance in his Image

The issue of dreaming has been for long time the object of the Muslim scholar's attention. And one of its most important and controversial dimensions is the issue of dreaming the Prophet (p.b.u.h.). On the basis of the Prophetic narration that "everybody dreams me, then he/she see me, because Satan doesnt appear in my form", some scholars consider such dreams as valid. In this article, in order to answer the question that whether the impossibility of appearance of Satan in the form of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) can be an argument for the validity of such a dream, the Hadith of "everybody dreams me …" examined in document, denotation and result with referring to views of the two sect's scholars, and finally, separating the jurisprudential and belief dimension from the other parts, it results the validity of dreaming the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) and considers it as specific for the companions or someone who is certain that he dreamed the Prophet (p.b.u.h.).