Chapter 3
Etiquette of Dreams
14096: Seeing Allaah in a dream
Question:
What is the ruling on one who claims to have seen
the Lord of Glory in a dream? Is it true, as some say,
that Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal saw the Lord of Glory in a
dream more that one hundred times?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah and others said that it
is possible for a person to see his Lord in a dream, but
what they see is not how He really is, because there is
nothing like unto Allaah. Allaah says (interpretation of
the meaning):
"There is nothing like Him, and He is the AllHearer,
the AllSeer"
[al-Shoora 42:11]
So nothing in His creation resembles Him, but a
person may see in his dream that his Lord is speaking to him,
but whatever images he sees is not Allaah because there
is nothing like unto Allaah, so there is nothing that
resembles Him.
Shaykh Taqiy al-Deen said concerning this that it
may vary according to the situation of the person who sees
it. The more righteous and good the person is, the closer
his dream will be to what is true and correct, but Allaah
is different from whatever he sees, because the
basic principle is that there is nothing like unto Allaah.
He may hear a voice that says such and such or do
such and such, without seeing any image that resembles
any created being, because there is nothing like unto
Allaah. It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) saw his Lord in a dream. It
was narrated from Mu'aadh (may Allaah be pleased with
him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) saw his Lord, and it was narrated via a number
of isnaads that he saw his Lord, and that Allaah put His
hand between the Prophet's shoulders so that he felt its
coolness on his chest. Al-Haafiz ibn Rajab wrote an essay on
that which he entitled Ikhtiyaar al-Awla fi Sharh
Hadeeth Ikhtisaam al-Mala' al-A'laa. This indicates that
the Prophets saw their Lord in their dreams. But as for
seeing the Lord in this world with their eyes, that did not happen.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said that no one will see his Lord until he dies. This
was narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh. When the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) was asked whether he had seen his Lord, he said: "I
saw Light." This was narrated by Muslim from Abu
Dharr (may Allaah be pleased with him).
`Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) was
asked about that and she said that no one will see Him in
this world, because seeing Allaah in Paradise is the
greatest blessing for the Muslims, so that will happen only to
the people of Paradise and the believers in the Hereafter,
and to the believers in the place of standing on the Day
of Resurrection. This world is the abode of trial and
testing, the place shared by both good and evil people, so it is
not the place for seeing Allaah, for seeing Him is the
greatest blessing, so Allaah has saved it for His believing
slaves in the abode of honour on the Day of Resurrection.
With regard to seeing Allaah in a dream as many
people claim to have done, that varies according to the
situation of the one who saw that _ as Shaykh al-Islam
(Ibn Taymiyah _ may Allaah have mercy on him) said _
how righteous and pious the person is. Some people
may imagine that they have seen Allaah when that is not
the case, for the Shaytaan may appear to them and make
them think that he is their Lord, as it was narrated that
he appeared to `Abd al-Qaadir al-Jeelaani on a throne
above the water, and said, "I am your lord and I have
relieved you of obligations." Shaykh `Abd al-Qaadir said:
"Shut up, O enemy of Allaah, you are not my Lord, because
the commands of my Lord can never be lifted from
those who are accountable." Or words to that effect. The
point is that seeing Allaah when awake cannot happen to
anyone in this world, not even the Prophets (peace be upon
them), as stated above in the hadeeth of Abu Dharr. This is
also indicated by the words of Allaah to Moosa (peace be
upon him) when he asked his Lord to let him see Him. He
said to him (interpretation of the meaning):
"You cannot see Me"
[al-A'raaf 7:143]
But the Prophets and some of the righteous may see
Him in a dream in a manner that does not resemble any of
His creation, as stated above in the hadeeth of Mu'aadh
(may Allaah be pleased with him). But if there is a
command to do something that goes against sharee'ah, this is a
sign that he has not seen his Lord, rather he has seen a devil.
If he sees that he is telling him, Do not pray for you
have been relieved of obligations, or you do not have to
pay zakaah, or you do not have to fast Ramadaan, or you
do not have to honour parents, or he says it does not
matter if you consume riba (usury, interest) _ all such things
are signs that he has seen a devil and has not seen his
Lord. With regard to the reports of Imam Ahmad seeing
his Lord, I do not know if they are sound or not. It was
said that he saw his Lord but I do not know if that is true.
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14052: He wants to see the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) in a dream
Question:
What is the best way to see Prophet Muhammad in
a dream??.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
There is no way prescribed in sharee'ah for the one
who wants to see the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) in a dream. It is appropriate here to
comment on a number of matters that have to do with this question:
1 _ The one who sees the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) in a dream has to see him in his
true form, at any stage of his life. So if a person claims
to have seen light or a man with a completely white
beard or a man wearing pants for example, these are
not attributes of the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him), so this is not the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him). The Shaytaan
cannot appear in the true image of the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him), but he can appear
in other forms.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: I heard the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
say, "Whoever sees me in a dream will see me when he
is awake, and the Shaytaan cannot take my shape."
Al-Bukhaari said: Ibn Sireen said: If he sees him in his
true image.
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6592; Muslim, 2266
If a man told Ibn Sireen that he had seen the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) [in a dream],
he would say, "Describe to me the one whom you saw."
If he gave a description that he did not recognize, he
would say, "You did not see him." Its isnaad is saheeh.
Al-Haakim narrated via `Aasim ibn Kulayb (who
said), my father told me: I said to Ibn `Abbaas, "I saw the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in a
dream." He said, "Describe him to me." He said, "I mentioned
al-Hasan ibn `Ali and said that he looked like him." He
said, "You did indeed see him." Its isnaad is jayyid.
See Fath al-Baari, 12/383, 384.
2 _ The Muslim should not concern himself with
dreams and visions, basing his affairs on them and forgetting
about the state of wakefulness in which Allaah has
enjoined rulings and acts of worship on him.
3 _ The Muslim who is following the Sunnah sees
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
in his heart; the more he follows him the more he will
see him. So when he goes out of his house or goes to
the mosque or does wudoo', he remembers what the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to
do. When he prays or performs Hajj he follows his
Sunnah. When he buys and sells or interacts with people, he
acts according to the teachings of his Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him). When he is at
home with his family and children he follows the teachings
of his Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
This is what the Muslim should seek and strive to achieve.
And Allaah is the Source of strength.
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23367: Seeing the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) in a dream
Question:
Once I saw Muhammad(SAW) in my dream. But he
was like a young guy or young children. Of course
his(SAW) appearence did not match with what I read
about him(SAW).
But, I think (Hope) that it was HE(SAW). Because I
asked him(SAW):' Are you indeed(really)
Muhammad(SAW)?' He(SAW) said:'YES'. Who, except him(SAW)
himself, can say that?
In the second time, there was a voice like in old
times, when somebody is coming to the castle of the
king.This voice said: `Muhammad(SAW)!' And very
handsome men, at the age between 40-45 came and just show me
a piece of paper. And that was it.
How can I know, that in both dreams it was he(SAW)?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
It should be noted that it is possible for a person to
see the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) in a dream, and that the Shaytaan cannot appear in
the image of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him), but he could appear in another form and
claim that he is the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him).
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: I heard the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
say: "Whoever sees me in a dream will see me when he
is awake; the Shaytaan cannot take my shape."
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6592; Muslim, 2266).
According to a report narrated by Ahmad (3400):
The Shaytaan cannot resemble me."
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar said:
We have narrated it with a complete isnaad from
Ismaa'eel ibn Ishaaq al-Qaadi from Sulaymaan ibn Harb _ who
was one of the shaykhs of al-Bukhaari _ from Hammaad
ibn Zayd from Ayyoob who said: If a man told
Muhammad (meaning Ibn Sireen) that he had seen the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) [in a dream],
he would say, "Describe to me the one whom you saw."
If he gave a description that he did not recognize, he
would say, "You did not see him." Its isnaad is saheeh, and
I have found another report which corroborates it.
Al-Haakim narrated via `Aasim ibn Kulayb (who said),
my father told me: I said to Ibn `Abbaas, "I saw the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in a
dream." He said, "Describe him to me." He said, "I mentioned
al-Hasan ibn `Ali and said that he looked like him." He
said, "You did indeed see him." Its isnaad is jayyid.
Fath al-Baari, 12/383, 384.
With regard to those who say that the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) may appear in all
forms [in dreams], quoting as evidence the report narrated
by Ibn Abi `Aasim from Abu Hurayrah, that the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "Whoever sees me in a dream has indeed seen
me, for I may be shown in all forms" _ this hadeeth is
da'eef (weak).
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar said:
Its isnaad includes Saalih the freed slave of
al-Taw'amah, who is da'eef (weak) who became confused (in old
age), and this is a report from someone who heard it after
he became confused. Fath al-Baari, 12/384.
Secondly:
What is mentioned in the question about having seen
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) as
a young man or a child is possible, but it is also subject
to the conditions mentioned above, which is that he
should look as he would have looked at that age.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar said:
The phrase "[the Shaytaan] cannot" indicates
that although Allaah gave him the ability to appear in any
form he wants, He does not allow him to appear in the form
of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him). This was the opinion of a group who said concerning
the hadeeth: What this refers to is when a person sees him
as he really looked.
Some of them restricted it even further and said: He
must see him as he looked when he died, so he must even
take into consideration the number of his white hairs
which was no more than twenty.
The correct view is that he may be seen at any age or
in any condition, so long as he appears as he really
looked at any time, whether as a youth, in the prime of
manhood, in old age or any other time of his life.
Fath al-Baari, 12/386.
Thirdly:
Once this is understood, it is possible for the Shaytaan
to come to a person in his sleep and claim to be the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), if he
comes in a form other than the way in which Allaah formed
him at all stages of his life.
The fact that there was a voice like in old times, or
very handsome men, or someone who said "Muhammad
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)" has nothing to
do with seeing the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) in his true form.
And Allaah knows best.
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14276: Can a sleeper be aware that he is dreaming?
Question:
What can you say about dreams.if somebody is
dreaming and at the sametime he realize that is dreaming while
still sleeping.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
A sleeper cannot be aware of himself or know that he
is dreaming, because sleep is akin to death and sleep
is referred to as mawt ("death") in the Qur'aan and Sunnah.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"It is Allaah Who takes away the souls at the time
of their death, and those that die not during their sleep.
He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death
and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this
are signs for a people who think deeply"
[al-Zumar 39:42]
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said:
Here Allaah explains that the taking away of souls is
of two types:
He takes them away at the time of death, and He
takes away the souls that did not die in their sleep. Then
when they sleep, he keeps the soul of the one who dies in
his sleep and He sends back the soul of the one who did
not die in his sleep. Hence when the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went to bed, he
would say, "Bismika Rabbiy wada'tu janbi wa bika arfa'uhu
fa in amsakta nafsi farhamha wa in arsaltaha fahfazha
bima tahfazu bihi `ibaadaka al-saaliheen (In Your name
my Lord I lie down and in Your name I rise, so if You
should take my soul then have mercy upon it, and if you
should return it then protect it in the manner You protect
Your righteous slaves)."
Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 4/275
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"It is He, Who takes your souls by night (when you
are asleep), and has knowledge of all that you have done
by day, then He raises (wakes) you up again that a
term appointed (your life period) be fulfilled, then (in the
end) unto Him will be your return. Then He will inform you
of that which you used to do"
[al-An'aam 6:60]
It was narrated that Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamaan said:
When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) went to bed, he would say: "Bismika amoot wa
ahyaa (in Your name I live and die)" and when he got up he
would say: "Al-hamdu Lillaah alladhi ahyaana ba'da
ma amaatana wa ilayh il-nushoor (Praise be to Allaah
Who has given us life after taking it from us and unto Him
is the resurrection)."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5953
This was also narrated by Muslim from the hadeeth of
al-Bara' ibn `Aazib (may Allaah be pleased with him).
Al-Nawawi said:
What is meant by amaatana (taking [life] away from
us) is sleep. Al-nushoor (the resurrection) refers to
the resurrection on the Day of Resurrection. The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) pointed
out that waking up after sleep which is like death is
an affirmation of the resurrection after death. The
scholars said: The wisdom behind saying the du'aa' when
wanting to sleep is so that a person's final deed will be this
du'aa', and the wisdom behind saying the du'aa' when
waking up is so that the first of his actions will be
remembrance of Tawheed and good words.
Sharh Muslim, 17/35
Based on this, it is not possible for a sleeper to know
that he is dreaming, because when he is asleep he is not
aware in the way that he is when he is awake, so the rulings
that apply when he is awake do not apply to him when he
is asleep. Hence the sleeper is excused for not
doing obligatory duties as the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever forgets a prayer
or sleeps and misses it, his expiation is to offer the prayer
as soon as he remembers."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 572; Muslim, 684
Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar said:
Abu Ishaaq al-Zajjaaj said: Sleep is called
mawt ("death") because when a person is asleep he does not think
and move, which is similar to the case of death. He said
this in al-Nihaayah.
Fath al-Baari, 11/14
And Allaah knows best.
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25768: Dreams
Question:
I hope you could help me out with this confusion,I
had prayed Istikhara namaz 5 days back.I asked ALLAH if
I would be able to convert a non-muslim to a muslim
and guide him to the wright path for my love for islam
and ALLAH,I am very obsessed with this because it's
my dying wish that i should be able to do this atleast once
in my lifetime,because i love ALLAH dearly and with
all my heart.I had prayed istikhra namaz asking ALLAH if
I will ever be successful in executing this dream
into reality,I also asked if he would guide me. but
today morning i had a dream were i saw me and my
cousin spending our holidays in a hotel and
(lahaulwalaquat)I found both me and my cousin holding a green
color chamapangne bottle and that we were both tempted
to taste it as so we do(lahaulwalaquwat).and after a
while later i see my elder brother coming in and both me
and my cousin get terrified and scared.Then i see my
elder sister in a black salwar and that a brown dog is
chasing her.
Imam saheb when I was dreaming I was getting
really scared and I also feared that i commited a sin and
then when i opened my eyes and got up from the
left position(the position in which I was sleeping),i
felt relieved that it was just a dream.
It was 5.30am at that time and i had to rush for
fazr prayers,but as i was praying i felt really happy and
had this beautiful feeling inside of me,that was
convincing me that ALLAH is with me and listening to my
heart.I never had such a lovely feeling,and I feel happy even
now as I'm writing to you.
I don't know what this means,shuld i believe in the
dream or should I listen to my heart.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Note that the things people see in their sleep may
come under one of two Islam & Muslims :
1 _ Dreams/visions
2 _ Confused dreams
Confused dreams in turn are divided into two Islam & Muslims:
1 _ The Shaytaan's attempts to frighten
2 _ The workings of the subconscious.
So it may be said that what people see in their
dreams may be divided into three Islam & Muslims:
1- Visions or dreams that come from Allaah.
2- Attempts by the Shaytaan to frighten us
3- The workings of the subconscious.
These Islam & Muslims are indicated by the hadeeth narrated
in Saheeh Muslim (no. 2263) from Abu Hurayrah,
which says that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: "When the time (of the Day
of Resurrection) draws near, a believer's dream will
hardly be false. And the truest vision will be of one who is
himself the most truthful in speech, for the vision of a Muslim
is the forty-fifth part of Prophecy, and dreams are of
three types:
the good dream which is glad tidings from Allah;
the bad dream which causes distress, which is from
the Shaytaan;
and the dream which represents what a person is
thinking about.
So if any one of you sees a dream which he does not
like he should get up and pray, and not tell people about
his dream…"
It was narrated from `Awf ibn Maalik that the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "Dreams are of three types: some are terrifying
things from the Shaytaan, aimed at causing grief to the son
of Adam; some are things that a person is concerned
with when he is awake, so he sees them in his dreams;
and some are a part of the forty-six parts of Prophecy."
(Saheeh Sunan Ibn Maajah, 3155)
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Dreams
are of three types: glad tidings from Allaah, what is on
a person's mind, and frightening dreams from the
Shaytaan. If any of you sees a dream that he likes, let him tell
others of it if he wishes, but if he sees something that he
dislikes, he should not tell anyone about it, and he should get
up and pray."
(Saheeh Sunan Ibn Maajah, 3154)
There follow a number of saheeh ahaadeeth which describe how to deal with what one sees in one's dream.
1 _ It was narrated that Abu Qutaadah said: The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "Good dreams come from Allaah and bad
dreams come from the Shaytaan. If anyone sees a bad dream
that scares him, let him spit drily to his left and seek
refuge with Allaah from its evil, then it will not harm him."
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3292)
2 _ It was narrated that Abu Salamah said: I used to
see such terrible dreams that that I began to shake and have
a fever, but did not cover myself with a cloak until I
met Abu Qutaadah, and I mentioned that to him. He said,
"I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) say, `Good dreams come from
Allaah and bad dreams come from the Shaytaan. If anyone
sees a bad dream that he dislikes, let him spit drily to his
left three times and seek refuge with Allaah from its evil,
then it will not harm him.'" (Narrated by Muslim, 2261)
3 _ It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "If any one of you sees a dream that he dislikes,
let him turn over, and spit drily to his left three times and
ask Allaah of His goodness, and seek refuge with Him
from its evil."
(Saheeh Sunan Ibn Maajah).
4 _ It was narrated from Jaabir that the Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "If any one of you sees a dream that he dislikes, let
him spit drily to his left three times and seek refuge with
Allaah from the Shaytaan three times, and turn over onto his
other side." (Narrated by Muslim, 2262).
5 _ The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) told us the difference between good dreams and
bad dreams. It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri
that he heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) say: "If any one of you sees a
dream that he likes, it is from Allaah, so let him praise
Allaah for it and tell people about it. But if he sees
something other than that, that he dislikes, it is from the
Shaytaan, so let him seek refuge with Allaah from its evil and
not mention it to anyone, for it will not harm him."
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 7045).
So it is clear that good dreams come from Allaah and
bad dreams which a person dislikes come from the
Shaytaan, so he has to seek refuge with Allaah from their evil.
6 _ It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "If
any one of you sees something that he dislikes, let him get
up and pray, and not tell people about it." (Narrated
by Muslim, 2263).
7 _ It was narrated from Jaabir that a Bedouin came
to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) and said, "I dreamt that my head was
cut off and I was chasing it." The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) rebuked him
and said: "Do not tell anyone how the Shaytaan is
messing about with you in your dreams."
(Narrated by Muslim, 2268)
So we may sum up from these ahaadeeth the most important points about what a person should do if he
sees a dream that he dislikes, as follows:
1- He should know that this dream is from the
Shaytaan who wants to cause him grief, so he should annoy
the Shaytaan by not paying any attention to him.
2- He should seek refuge with Allaah from the
accursed Shaytaan.
3- He should seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of
this dream.
4- He should spit drily to his left three times, i.e.,
blowing with a little bit of saliva.
5- He should not tell anyone about it.
6- He should turn over from the side on which he
was sleeping, so if he was lying on his left side he should
turn over to his right side, and vice versa.
7- He should get up and pray.
If a person adheres to this etiquette, then we hope
that this bad dream will not harm him, as it says in the
texts. And Allaah knows best.
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11731: She sees disturbing dreams, and she
imagined having intercourse in her sleep
Question:
In my dreams i have people chasing me, sometimes
its members of my family, sometimes people i dont
know.it may sound wierd but its true. in such dreams i tend to
fly up into the sky 2 escape from them and have
been successful in doing so.does this mean Allah takes my
soul and makes it actually fly.and also recently i had a
dream in which an unknown man was having intercourse
with me.i was shocked 2 have such a dream, did Allah
take my soul then or was it another trick by shataan.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
These and similar unpleasant dreams come from
the Shaytaan. What is prescribed for the Muslim, if he sees
a dream that he dislikes, is to spit drily to his left
three times and to seek refuge with Allaah from the
Shaytaan and from the evil of what he has seen, three times, and
he should turn over onto his other side. Then it (his
dream) will not harm him. And he should not tell anyone
about it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: "The good dream comes from Allaah
and the bad dream comes from the Shaytaan. So if any one
of you sees a bad dream which frightens him, let him
spit drily to his left and seek refuge with Allaah from its
evil, then it will not harm him." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari,
Bad' al-Khalq, 3049).
If a woman sees in a dream that someone is
having intercourse with her, this is something natural, for
women may experience erotic dreams just as men do. An
erotic dream (or "wet dream") is when one imagines
doing sexual acts in one's dream. It was narrated in a
hadeeth that Umm Salamah said: "Umm Sulaym came to
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) and said, `O Messenger of Allaah, Allaah
is not too shy to tell us the truth. Does a woman have to
do ghusl if she experiences an erotic dream?' The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
`(Yes), if she sees some wetness.'" (Narrated by al-Bukhaari,
al-`Ilm, 127). Shaykh al-Bassaam said that the
word ihtamalat (translated here as "she sees an erotic
dream") refers to whatever a sleeper may see in his dreams,
and what it means here is if a woman sees in her dream
what men see of images of intercourse and the like. If a
woman sees such things in her dream, then if something
comes out of her as a result of that dream, she has to do
ghusl. But if she simply sees a dream and nothing comes out
of her, then she does not have to do ghusl, because
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said, "If she sees some wetness."
And Allaah knows best. See Tawdeeh
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6537: Dreams and dream interpretation
Question:
dream interpretation in islaam..i've got a book by
ibn-sirine... i want more details about it..
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
True dreams are a part of Prophethood, as it was
reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "True dreams are one of the forty-six parts
of Prophethood." (al-Bukhaari, 6472; Muslim, 4201)
Dreams marked the onset of Revelation (al-Bukhaari,
3; Muslim, 231).
The truthfulness of the dream is related to the sincerity
of the dreamer. Those who have the most truthful
dreams are those who are the most truthful in speech.
(Muslim, 4200)
Towards the end of time, hardly any dreams will be
untrue. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "That will be because the Prophethood and its
effects will be so far away in time, so the believers will be
given some compensation in the form of dreams which
will bring them some good news or will help them to be
patient and steadfast in their faith." (al-Bukhaari, 6499;
Muslim, 4200)
The same may be said of the miracles which
appeared after the time of the Sahaabah. This did not happen
during their time because they did not need them, due to
their strong faith, but the people who came after them
needed them (the miracles) because their faith was weak.
Dreams are of three types: rahmaani (those that
come from Allaah), nafsaani (psychological, they come
from within a person) and shaytaani (those that come from
the Shaytaan). The Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: "Dreams are of three types: a
dream from Allaah, a dream which causes distress and
which comes from the Shaytaan, and a dream which comes
from what a person thinks about when he is awake, and
he sees it when he is asleep." (al-Bukhaari, 6499;
Muslim, 4200)
The dreams of the Prophets are wahy (revelation) for
they are protected from the Shaytaan. The
Ummah is agreed upon this. This is why Ibraaheem set out to fulfil
the command of Allaah to sacrifice his son Ismaa'eel
when he saw that in a dream; may peace be upon them both.
The dreams of people other than the Prophets are to
be examined in the light of the clear Wahy [i.e., the
Qur'aan and Sunnah]. If they are in accordance with the
Qur'aan and Sunnah, all well and good; otherwise, they
should not be acted upon. This is a very serious matter
indeed, for many of the innovators among the Sufis and
others have gone astray because of this.
Whoever wants to have true dreams should strive to
speak honestly, eat halaal food, adhere to the
commandments of sharee'ah, avoid that which Allaah and His
Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
have forbidden, sleep in a state of complete purity facing
the Qiblah, and remember Allaah until he feels his
eyelids drooping. If he does all this, then his dreams can
hardly be untrue.
The most truthful of dreams are those that are seen at
the time of suhoor [just before dawn], for this is the
time when Allaah descends and when mercy and
forgiveness are close. It is also the time when the devils are
quiet, unlike the time of darkness just after sunset, when
the devils and devilish souls spread out.
(See Madaarij al-Saalikeen, 1/50-52)
Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar said:
All dreams are either of two types:
true dreams. These are the dreams of the Prophets and
of the righteous people who follow them. They may
also happen to other people, but this is very rare, such as
the dream of the kaafir king which was interpreted for
him by Yoosuf (peace be upon him). True dreams are
those which come true in real life as they were seen in the dream.
Mixed up false dreams, which warn of something.
These are of different types:
games of the Shaytaan to make a person distressed,
such as when he sees his head cut off and he is following it,
or he sees himself falling into a crisis and cannot find
anyone to save him from it, and so on.
When he sees some of the angels telling him to
do something forbidden, or other things that cannot
possibly make sense.
When he sees something that happens to him in real
life, or he wishes it would happen, and he sees it
very realistically in his dream; or he see what usually
happens to him when he is awake or what reflects his mood.
These dreams usually speak of the future or the present,
rarely of the past.
See: Fath al-Baari, 12/352-354
Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with
him) said: the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "If any one of you sees a dream that he
likes, this is from Allaah, so let him praise Allaah for it and
talk about it to others. If he sees other than that, a dream
that he dislikes, this is from the Shaytaan, so let him
seek refuge with Allaah from its evil and not mention it
to anyone, for it will not harm him." (Narrated by
al-Bukhaari, 6584, and Muslim, 5862).
Abu Qutaadah said: the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said: "Good dreams come
from Allaah, and (bad) dreams come from Shaytaan.
Whoever sees something that he dislikes, let him spit to his
left three times and seek refuge with Allaah from the
Shaytaan, for it will not harm him." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari,
6594, and Muslim, 5862). The "spitting" referred to here is
a soft, dry spitting with no saliva ejected.
It was reported from Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased
with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: "If any one of you sees a dream that
he dislikes, let him spit to his left three times, and seek
refuge with Allaah from the Shaytaan three times, and turn
over from the side on which he was sleeping."
(Narrated by Muslim, 5864)
Ibn Hajar said: to sum up what has been said about
good dreams, we may say three things:
A person should praise Allaah for the good dream
He should feel happy about it
He should talk about it to those whom he loves but not
to those whom he dislikes.
To sum up what has been said about bad dreams, we
may say four things:
He should seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of
the dream
He should seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of
the Shaytaan
He should spit to his left three times when he wakes up
He should not mention it to anyone at all.
In al-Bukhaari, Baab al-Qayd fi'l-Manaam, a fifth
thing was narrated from Abu Hurayrah, which is to pray.
The wording of the report is: whoever sees something
he dislikes (in a dream) should not tell anyone about it;
rather he should get up and pray. This was reported as a
Mawsool report by Imaam Muslim in his
Saheeh.
Muslim added a sixth thing, which is to turn over
from the side on which one was lying.
In conclusion, there are six things to do, the
four mentioned above, plus praying two rak'ahs, for
example, and turning over from the side on which one was lying
to lie on one's back, for example.
See Fath al-Baari, 12/370.
According to a hadeeth narrated from Abu Razeen by
al-Tirmidhi, he should not tell anybody about it except
a very close friend who loves him very much, or who
is very wise. According to another report, he should not
talk about it except to one who is wise or one who is dear
to him. According to another report, he should not tell
of his dream except to a scholar or one who will give
sincere advice. Al-Qaadi Abu Bakr ibn al-`Arabi said: as for
the scholar, he will interpret it in a good way for him as
much as he can, and the one who will give him sincere
advice will teach him something that will be of benefit to
him and will help him to do that. The one who is wise is
the one who knows how to interpret it and will tell him
only that which will help him, otherwise he will keep
quiet. The one who is dear, if he knows something good he
will say it, and if he does not know or he is in doubt, he
will keep quiet.
See Fath al-Baari, 12/369
Imaam al-Baghawi said:
Know that the interpretation of dreams falls into
various Islam & Muslims. Dreams may be interpreted in the light of
the Qur'aan or in the light of the Sunnah, or by means of
the proverbs that are current among people, or by names
and metaphors, or in terms of opposites. (Sharh
al-Sunnah, 12/220)
He gave examples of this, such as:
Interpretation in the light of the Qur'aan: such as a
rope meaning a covenant, because Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope
of Allaah…" [Aal `Imraan 3:103]
Interpretation in the light of the Sunnah: such as the
crow representing an immoral man (faasiq), because
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) called it such.
Interpretation by means of proverbs: such a digging a
hole meaning a plot, because people say "Whoever digs a
hole will fall in it."
Interpretation by means of names: such as seeing a
man called Raashid meaning wisdom.
Interpretation by means of opposites: such as fear
meaning safety, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And He will surely give them in exchange a safe
security after their fear"
[al-Noor 24:55]
As for the book "Interpretation of Dreams" that
is attributed to Ibn Seereen, many researchers doubt that
it can be attributed to him at all, so we should be
certain that this book was written by this prominent scholar.
Islam Q&A Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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9771: He dreams about a dead relative chasing him
Question:
I had a relative who did not like me when I was alive.
He hated me and used to beat me. He has passed away,
but recently I have been having disturbing dreams, where
I see him chasing me and my young daughter, but I
run away from him and he cannot catch me. I hope you
can suggest something to put my mind at rest.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
These dreams and other unpleasant dreams come
from the Shaytaan. What is prescribed for the Muslim if
he sees a dream that he does not like is to spit drily to his
left three times, and to seek refuge with Allaah from
the Shaytaan and from the evil of what he has seen
(three times), then to turn over onto his other side. Then
the dream will not harm him. He should not tell anyone
about it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said, according to a saheeh hadeeth,
"Good dreams come from Allaah and bad dreams come from
the Shaytaan. If anyone of you sees something that he
dislikes in a dream, let him spit drily to his left three times,
and seek refuge with Allaah from the Shaytaan and from
the evil of what he has seen three times, then let him
turn over onto his other side. Then it will not harm him.
He should not tell anyone of what he has seen. But if he
sees (a dream) that he likes, let him praise Allaah and tell
others whom he loves about it."
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