Question on dream

Question.

1. Is it appropriate for a person to ask someone to interpret his dream ?

2. My father passed away and i saw in a dream that he is wearing jewellery and he is in the state of happiness, what does that mean ?

Answer.

Firstly I would like to read this duaa before you:

خَيرٌ لنا و شَرٌ لأعدائنا

It is reported in a hadith that once someone informed nabi (Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam) about a dream, then in return nabi (Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam) read this dua to him.

The meaning of the dua is “may this (dream) be good for us and bad for our enemies.”

 

Our reply to your first query i.e. ‘Questioning on dreams’ is as follows:

In our society people entertain extreme opinions about dreams. There are some who do not believe in the existence of true dreams, nor do they believe in the truth of their interpretation. This is not right. Since according to a hadith, true dreams form forty-sixth part of prophethood and that they are announcers of glad tidings. On the other extreme there are men who attach great importance to dreams and regard them as a means to salvation and superiority. Men place their trust in a person who happens to have a true dream. Sometimes the person having true dreams thinks about himself that he has become a great saint. These dreams come upon men during sleep; sometimes Almighty Allah shows his servants some sights whilst he is awake. In the mystic terminology this is known as “kashf”, which means “ability to see hidden things through spiritual light by the Will and with the permission of Allâh Ta’âlâ .” If someone by chance has “kashf” the common person thinks that the man is a great saint, even though this man may not be following the path of the Sunnah.It should be born in mind that the criterion of a man’s superiority and righteousness does not lie in dreams and kashf. The real criterion for this depends on whether or not a man is living is according to the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam).if a man’s living is not according to the Sunnah, if he is not refraining from sins, nor is he obeying Allah, he is not a righteous person, no matter what number of supernatural feats are displayed at his hands. Nowadays people have become awfully misguided in this matter. This display of miraculous or supernatural feats is considered an inseparable part of the mystic system of spiritual education and training. Ignorant men are always hankering after true dreams, disclosure of hidden secrets (kashf) and supernatural performances.

 

Hadhrat Muhammad bin Sireen (Rahmatullah-alaih) was amongst the most dignified Taabi’een; he was considered as an imam (leader) in the art of interpretation the meaning of dreams. He had been endowed by Allah with the outstanding faculty for the interpretation of dreams. Many wonderful feats are related about him in this field. A very small and meaningful sentence from him about interpreting dreams is worth remembering. He (Rahmatullahi-alaih) has said:

الرؤيا تسر ولا تغر

This means: “Dream is a phenomenon, which should be pleasing, but it should not throw anyone into deception.” If anyone has a dream in which he finds himself strolling in the gardens of Paradise, it is a good omen, but he should not think that he has got a passport to Jannah and that he has now been exempted from doing righteous deeds. This is a misleading notion. If after having a dream a man becomes more active in following the Sunnah, this is an indication that the dream was true and a messenger of glad tidings for him. On the other hand if he becomes slack in his actions then he has been deceived by the dream. Extracted from (Discourses on Islamic way of life).

 

In conclusion it is appropriate to question on dreams, however it should not become a means of deception.

 

Our reply to your second question is as follows:

First of all I would like to bring to your notice that every person is not privileged to give the interpretation of dreams. Only a person who has the following qualifications is authorized to do so:

 

(1)     He must have adequate knowledge of the tafseer of the Holy Qur’aan.

(2)     He must be a hafiz of the Ahadith of Nabi (Sallallahu-alaihi-wasallam).

(3)     He must be well versed in Arabic language.

(4)     He must be familiar with the roots of words so that he knows where they are derived from.

(5)     He must be familiar with the nature and status of people.

(6)     He must be familiar with the basic principles of interpretation.

(7)     He must possess a pure and clean soul.

(8)     He must be a man with sound morality.

(9)     He must be honest in speech and conduct.

 

Why all the above requisites?

 

Because when giving the interpretation of a dream, at times, the aspect of time has to be taken into consideration and at other times, the interpretation is given directly from the Holy Qur’aan or Hadith, and again at other times, the usage and phraseology is taken into account. Sometimes, instead of taking into consideration the one who sees the dream, the interpreter will take into account someone who resembles him in personality or name. Sometimes an interpretation is given by a name only or by the meaning of a word only or by its contrasting meaning. Again, at other times the root meaning of a word is taken into account, or the lesser or greater meaning of a word is taken into account.

 

Since we are not (due to lack of qualification in this field) capable of fully doing justice with regard to interpretation of dreams, we resorted to consulting the works of those Ulema who are suitably qualified. A book entitled “Dreams and Interpretation” sheds a bit of light with regard to your dream; which is as follows: In your dream jewellery and happiness of the father were seen which could indicate that the father is in a peaceful and happy condition Insha-Allah.

 

Therefore our advice to you is that the son should continue sending thawaab for his Marhoom father and abstain from those things which will be a means of harm to him.

 

AND ALLAH TA’AALA KNOWS BEST