Is it permissible to mix dream interpretation with treatment?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: One of the dream interpreters interpreted a dream as a treatment, which is to take one kilo of sidr, one kilo of camphor, and one kilo of salt, and then take from it. He says: One of the dream interpreters interpreted a dream as a treatment, and where is it?
Answer:
He takes one kilo of sidr, one kilo of camphor, and one kilo of salt. This is mixing interpretation with medicine; interpretation is not part of medicine. Interpretation is interpretation, and treatment is treatment, distinct from interpretation. This is, in fact, a mixture, and it is not permissible to promote this to the people. This person must be prevented from this deception of the people. There is no connection between interpretation and treatment; treatment is one thing, and interpretation is another. The sidr mentioned by the scholars, as in Fath al-Majid and others, is used to treat madness. One takes seven sidr leaves and greenery, grinds them, puts them in water, and drinks it. This is mentioned in Fath al-Majid and others. As for linking this dream interpretation to it, this is confusion and deception of the people. Then he recites ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) over him, and he performs ghusl (the full ritual bath) with it. Refer to Fath al-Majid in the commentary on the chapter of what was transmitted regarding sihr (sorcery).
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: One of the dream interpreters interpreted a dream as a treatment, which is to take one kilo of sidr, one kilo of camphor, and one kilo of salt, and then take from it. He says: One of the dream interpreters interpreted a dream as a treatment, and where is it?
Answer:
He takes one kilo of sidr, one kilo of camphor, and one kilo of salt. This is mixing interpretation with medicine; interpretation is not part of medicine. Interpretation is interpretation, and treatment is treatment, distinct from interpretation. This is, in fact, a mixture, and it is not permissible to promote this to the people. This person must be prevented from this deception of the people. There is no connection between interpretation and treatment; treatment is one thing, and interpretation is another. The sidr mentioned by the scholars, as in Fath al-Majid and others, is used to treat madness. One takes seven sidr leaves and greenery, grinds them, puts them in water, and drinks it. This is mentioned in Fath al-Majid and others. As for linking this dream interpretation to it, this is confusion and deception of the people. Then he recites ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) over him, and he performs ghusl (the full ritual bath) with it. Refer to Fath al-Majid in the commentary on the chapter of what was transmitted regarding sihr (sorcery).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز خلط تعبير الرؤى بالعلاج؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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