The Ruling on Continuing to Interpret Dreams

Question:
Honorable Shaykh. This person says: Allah the Exalted has tested me with a question that revolves around the fact that what I interpret comes to pass exactly as I interpreted it. When I begin the interpretation, I first remind the dreamer of Allah, but I have answered myself in a difficult situation regarding the interpretation of dreams, holding that they do not come to pass except by the permission of Allah. The question is: Should I continue to benefit the Muslims by interpreting dreams, or should I stop? And if I stop, is this considered a concealment of knowledge? Please advise us, may Allah grant you success.

Answer:
This is not a benefit to the Muslims; rather, it is something that opens the door to waswas (whispers) and doubts among the Muslims. It is not befitting for a person to test these matters, branch out, and accept 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 newspapers or on radio stations or elsewhere, or sit in the house of dream interpreters, this is a matter that will not end, because it contains... and the interpretation of dreams, most of it is ruinous. It is not a certainty. It ruins the interpreter. He may hit the mark, or he may not. This is not a certainty, and it is not part of the body of knowledge. It is not that you are concealing knowledge by refraining from it, but rather it is seeking refuge from these dangers. Yes.