What is your opinion on the books of dream interpretation that are currently widespread, and what is your opinion of those who undertake to interpret these dreams?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Among the questions that reached us before the program, Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Regarding books of dream interpretation, they have spread in our present time and people have rushed to read them. What is your opinion of that? And what is your opinion of the one who undertakes to interpret these dreams?

Answer:
Dreams do not have books of dream interpretation; there are no established books for them. Yes, there are books, but they have no basis and no validity for the ones to whom they are attributed, such as what is said about the interpretation of Ibn Sirin and the like, such as the large book *I'tir al-Anam* in dream interpretation, which they claim is by al-Manawi or something similar. These have no foundation and are not relied upon. The interpretation of visions has its own specialists, those to whom Allah has granted understanding and insight with which they discern visions. The Muslim does not occupy himself with visions; every time he wakes up, he has visions and is concerned with interpreting them.
If the visions are pleasant, he is reassured and rejoices in them. If the visions are bad, he seeks refuge in Allah from Satan. The first thing, if he sees what he dislikes, as in the hadith, is that he spits and turns from the side on which he is sleeping to the other side, and he does not tell anyone about it; he keeps it secret, and it will not harm him, by the permission of Allah. He does not interpret it or explain it, and it will not harm him, by the permission of Allah. This is if it is a true vision. As for if it is confused dreams or talk of the self, these have no foundation, and a person does not concern himself with them. Yes.