I had an idea to make a topic about the issue of dreams in Islaam. Not interpretation of dreams, because I am not qualified to do that; just anything from Islaam with regards to dreams.
1) True dreams, from Allaah Ta`aalaa. These are Bashaaraat (glad-tidings) for the Mu'min. Via true dreams, Allaah Ta`aalaa can show a person a person something of the Aakhirah, or give them some news of something which might happen, or show them the correct path to take or the correct decision to make regarding a particular thing, or have people who have moved to the Aakhirah visit them in these dreams by the Permission of Allaah Ta`aalaa.
2) Evil dreams / Nightmares. These are from Shaytaan. They do it for no reason other than to try and trouble the Muslim.
3) Adhghaathu Ahlaam (mixed-up dreams which have no meaning, and which can result from eating too much before sleeping.)
In one narration mentioned by Imaam an-Nawawi رحمة الله عليه in Kitaab al-Adhkaar, Hadhrat `Aa'ishah رضي الله عنها used to make the following Du`aa (i.e. in order to get true dreams):
Allaahumma Innee As'aluka Ru'yaa Saalihah, Saadiqatan Ghayra Kaadhibah, Naafi`atan Ghayra Dhaarrah. (O Allaah! I ask You for dreams which are pious; true and not false; beneficial and not harmful.)
May Allaah Ta`aalaa grant all of us true dreams, as Bashaaraat.
آمين يا رب العالمين
Last edited by Huzaifah ibn Adam; 08-08-2016 at 09:42 PM.
`Allaamah ibn al-Qayyim رحمة الله عليه says in "Kitaab-ur-Rooh":
"Several of those who were not inclined to the opinions of Shaykhul Islaam ibn Taymiyyah informed me that they saw him (in their dreams) after his death and asked him about difficult questions on issues related to Islamic inheritance laws and other matters and he replied to their questions and guided them to the relevant correct views.”
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A Muslim who has moved to the Aakhirah (Hereafter) is granted permission by Allaah Ta`aalaa to visit in dreams those Muslims he wants to. Here, Imaam ibn Taymiyyah visited those people in dreams and answered their questions. Obviously, what people say in dreams are judged exactly as what people say in normal life: according to the Sharee`ah. If someone says something in a dream which goes against the Sharee`ah, we will not accept it, just as if a person says something in normal life which goes against the Sharee`ah, we won't accept it.
It is a great Ni`mah (blessing) from Allaah Ta`aalaa to receive visitations from the people beloved to you in dreams, such as Rasoolullaah صلى الله عليه وسلم, Ambiyaa, Sahaabah, Awliyaa, Mujaahideen, or just friends and family. There are many instances of a person moving to the Aakhirah, and thereafter his family members and/or friends see him in a dream, and inquire about him, how he fared, etc. and he tells them that he has been granted forgiveness by Allaah Ta`aalaa, etc. etc. This took place among the Sahaabah as well. There are many such incidents.
اللهم إني أعوذ بك من سيء الأحلام، وأستجيرك من تلاعب الشيطان في اليقظة والمنام، اللهم إني أسألك رؤيا صادقة نافعة حافظة غير منسية، اللهم أرني في منامي ما أحب
Allaahumma Innee A`oodhu Bika min Sayyi'il Ahlaam, wa Astajeeruka min Talaa`ub-ish-Shaytaan fil-Yaqazhati wal Manaam. Allaahumma Innee As'aluka Ru'yaa Saadiqah, Naafi`ah, Haafizhah, Ghayra Mansiyyah. Allaahumma Arinee fil-Manaami Maa Uhibbu.
(O Allaah, I seek protection in You from evil dreams, and I seek Your Protection from the playing of Shaytaan, both in wakefulness and in sleep. O Allaah, I ask You for dreams which are truthful, beneficial, remembered and not forgotten (after waking up). O Allaah, show me in my dreams that which I want to see.)
آمين يا رب العالمين
Last edited by Huzaifah ibn Adam; 08-08-2016 at 11:08 PM.
He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him [59:23]
Sheikh , my husband bought a book on interpretation of dreams . Writer is Allama Ibn Sherin . Is that authentic or fake book ?
وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته
Respected sister,
Many Islaamic researchers have found that the book, "Interpretation of Dreams", or "Dictionary of Dreams" cannot be authentically attributed back to Imaam ibn Seereen رحمة الله عليه. Others say it was actually written by a Shaafi`ee `Aalim named `Abdul Malik ibn Muhammad al-Kharkooshi an-Naysaaboori.
These are some of the reason they mention which cast doubt on the Kitaab being authored by him:
1) None of the Mu'arrikheen (historians) of the first three generations (in which the Imaam lived) mention him having authored a Kitaab on dreams, despite them speaking about his oceanic knowledge in the field.
2) Imaam ibn Seereen was one of those `Ulamaa of the Salaf who disliked that Ahaadeeth should be written down (did not believe in the compilation of Kitaabs of Hadeeth). He believed Ahaadeeth should only be passed on from one person to another, via memory. Orally, not written down. One reason for this is because he feared that if Ahaadeeth got written down and Kitaabs of Ahaadeeth got compiled, people would rely on these Kitaabs rather than the original method of taking the Ahaadeeth from a Shaykh or Raawi, like Sahaabah used to do. So, he was of those who did not believe in the writing down of `Ilm, making it unlikely that he would have compiled a Kitaab in `Ilm-ut-Ta`beer (the Science of Dream Interpretation).
3) The `Ulamaa who have done their research on this Kitaab (the original Arabic version) found that the literary style used, word usage, etc. did not match the literary style used in the era in which Imaam ibn Seereen lived. The writing style used is of the `Ulamaa of later times.
4) Imaam ibn Seereen himself said, "If I were to have compiled a Kitaab, I would have compiled one on the letters of Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم." This statement of his points out that he had not compiled any Kitaab.
5) Imaam ibn Seereen was known to be extremely cautious with regards to dream interpretation, and regarded it as being a most difficult and intricate science. As such, it is unlikely that he would compile a Kitaab on "Dream Interpretation", leaving it in the hands of people with no knowledge of Ta`beer (Dream Interpretation) to start interpreting their own dreams and those of others.
Based on the following reasons, we should not rely on the Kitaab "Dictionary of Dreams" or "Interpretation of Dreams" attributed to Imaam ibn Seereen.
Seeking interpretation for a dream is like seeking a Fatwaa: just like a non-`Aalim wanting to know a ruling on a particular issue would go to a Mufti to seek the answer, and not themselves open up the Kutub of Fiqh like Hidaayah, Badaa'i`-us-Sanaa'i`, Raddul Muhtaar, etc. to try and find it there, so too should a person seeking interpretation of a dream find out from a reliable `Aalim who is a Mu`abbir (Dream Interpreter), rather than trying to find it in a Kitaab.
والله تعالى أعلم
Last edited by Huzaifah ibn Adam; 08-14-2016 at 04:31 PM.
Hadhrat Anas ibn Maalik رضي الله عنه narrates that Rasoolullaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "A good dream of a righteous man is one part from the 46 parts of Nubuwwah." [Narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaari.]
Sheikh , my husband bought a book on interpretation of dreams . Writer is Allama Ibn Sherin . Is that authentic or fake book ?
Whether authentic or fake, I have it and I believe it is the most confusing and contradictory book I have in my collection supposedly attributed to a Muslim author.
I do not advise reading this book for any clarification on dreams.
I had a good dream , where i flew into a house , and landed on a prayer mat , i turn my back i saw the right side of the walls was made of glass and outside was clouds, i look around the house and it has a beautiful design, Then i woke up. It was short but it was the best dream i ever had.
Last edited by Afif Rusli; 08-16-2016 at 05:14 AM.
Apparently, Mufti Ebrahim Salehjee of Durban, South Africa, does dream interpretations. He runs the Darul Uloom in Isipingo Beach called "Madrasah Taleemuddeen". He studied in Deoband under `Ulamaa like Mufti Mahmood-ul-Hasan Gangohi رحمة الله عليه and others.
He can be contacted via the following email address:
I had a good dream , where i flew into a house , and landed on a prayer mat , i turn my back i saw the walls was made of glass , and outside was clouds. Then i woke up. It was short but it was the best dream i ever had.
I had a dream where I answered the 3 questions in the grave correctly
He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him [59:23]
I have been having these crazy dreams every since i started practicing the deen. I have been trying to find a dream interpreter if anyone knows of one plzz let me know. Jzk!
I have been having these crazy dreams every since i started practicing the deen. I have been trying to find a dream interpreter if anyone knows of one plzz let me know. Jzk!
Maybe it's Adhghaathu Ahlaam?
He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him [59:23]
format_quote Originally Posted by Huzaifah ibn Adam
Apparently, Mufti Ebrahim Salehjee of Durban, South Africa, does dream interpretations. He runs the Darul Uloom in Isipingo Beach called "Madrasah Taleemuddeen". He studied in Deoband under `Ulamaa like Mufti Mahmood-ul-Hasan Gangohi رحمة الله عليه and others.
He can be contacted via the following email address:
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