The Ruling on Dream Interpretation and the Attribution of the Book to Ibn Sirin

Question:
Shaykh Salih, this questioner says: Dream interpretation is attributed to Ibn Sirin, as he used to interpret dreams. What is the Shaykh’s view on those who undertake dream interpretation in our present time?

Answer:
Yes, Ibn Sirin is known for interpreting dreams, but this book that is in people’s hands is not authentically attributed to Ibn Sirin, for Ibn Sirin has no extant books. Dream interpretation is a reality, because the vision is a reality, but it is conditioned on the dreamer possessing a quality that qualifies him for the vision to come to him. The vision has an angel who brings it to the servant. As for the false vision, it is from Shaytan. So a person should seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan if he sees what he dislikes and what disturbs him; he should spit dryly to his left three times, change the side on which he is sleeping, and seek refuge in Allah from the evil of this vision, and it will not harm him, by the permission of Allah. Yes.