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Is it beneficial for Muslims to interpret dreams given my skill in doing so, with Allah's help?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Allah the Exalted has tested me with the interpretation of dreams, as what I interpret often comes to pass exactly as I interpreted it. I begin the interpretation by reminding the dreamer of Allah, but I find that in interpreting dreams, they do not always come to pass as they are, by the will of Allah. The question is: Should I continue to benefit Muslims by interpreting dreams, or should I stop? And if I stop, is this considered abandoning knowledge? Please advise us, may Allah grant you success.

Answer:
This is not a benefit to Muslims; rather, it is a source of whispers and doubts for Muslims. A person should not test these matters, nor should he devote himself to collecting people's questions about dreams as some ignorant people do. Do not do this and do not continue with it. However, if something occasionally happens and you interpret it without engaging in this profession or being known for it, there is no harm. But if you prepare yourself for this, open a column in a newspaper or on the radio, or sit in the house of dream interpreters, that is not permissible, because most dream interpretation is guesswork, not knowledge. It comes from the interpreter, who may be right or may be wrong. This is not knowledge, nor is it part of the body of knowledge. Refraining from it is not abandoning knowledge, but rather distancing oneself from it, from these barriers.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل أفيد المسلمين بتأويل الرؤى مع مهارتي في ذلك بتوفيق الله ؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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