Clarification of the Guidelines for Interpreting Dreams and Visions
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Question:
The first question of this evening: The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, the interpretation of dreams and visions has become widespread these days. What are the Shari'ah guidelines for this interpretation? Is it based on religious knowledge? We would like a comment from the Shaykh's group. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
First, Muslims should not rush to follow dreams and visions, because Satan intervenes. Satan intervenes, and perhaps he comes to them in their sleep and shows them what they dislike. It was reported that visions are of three types. One of them is the talk of the self. The talk of the self is when you are awake and interested in something and thinking about something, so when you sleep, it appears in your memory and this thing comes to you. This is the talk of the self, which has no value. Then there are confused dreams. Confused dreams are a mixture. The second type is a vision from Satan.
If you sleep without remembering Allah and without reciting your regular portion, you sleep without remembering Allah and without reciting your regular portion, Satan takes control of you and brings you disturbing dreams and spoils your sleep.
Therefore, it came in the authentic hadith that whoever recites the Verse of the Throne when going to sleep, "Allah, there is no deity except He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer," no Satan will approach him. And a guardian from Allah will remain with him until he wakes up.
And likewise, if he adds to it the recitation of Surat al-Ikhlas, "Say: He is Allah, the One," and the two chapters of seeking refuge, "Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn"[An-Nas 114:1], and adds to it saying, "O Allah, I have placed my side to You and surrendered my self to You and turned my face to You, desiring and fearing You" Sunan Abi Dawud 5046Sahih (Al-Albani), and makes this his last words, then no Satan will approach him. And if he dies, he will enter Paradise. If he dies in that state, he will enter Paradise. If he dies in his bed and dies in his sleep, he will enter Paradise. First, Satan avoids him. Second, if he dies in his bed, he enters Paradise. This is a great reward that many people neglect.
The third type is the true vision that comes through an angel from the angels, the angel of visions, and these are the good news.
The first question of this evening: The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, the interpretation of dreams and visions has become widespread these days. What are the Shari'ah guidelines for this interpretation? Is it based on religious knowledge? We would like a comment from the Shaykh's group. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
First, Muslims should not rush to follow dreams and visions, because Satan intervenes. Satan intervenes, and perhaps he comes to them in their sleep and shows them what they dislike. It was reported that visions are of three types. One of them is the talk of the self. The talk of the self is when you are awake and interested in something and thinking about something, so when you sleep, it appears in your memory and this thing comes to you. This is the talk of the self, which has no value. Then there are confused dreams. Confused dreams are a mixture. The second type is a vision from Satan.
If you sleep without remembering Allah and without reciting your regular portion, you sleep without remembering Allah and without reciting your regular portion, Satan takes control of you and brings you disturbing dreams and spoils your sleep.
Therefore, it came in the authentic hadith that whoever recites the Verse of the Throne when going to sleep, "Allah, there is no deity except He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer," no Satan will approach him. And a guardian from Allah will remain with him until he wakes up.
And likewise, if he adds to it the recitation of Surat al-Ikhlas, "Say: He is Allah, the One," and the two chapters of seeking refuge, "Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn"
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِThere is no refuge and no place of safety from thee except by having recource to thee. I believe in Thy Book which Thou hast sent down and in Thy prophet whom thou hast sent down.
لا لجا ولا منجى منك الا اليك امنت بكتابك الذي انزلت وبنبيك الذي ارسلتThe third type is the true vision that comes through an angel from the angels, the angel of visions, and these are the good news.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 78 من 102|دروس التفسير في الحرم المكي|تفسير سورة البقرة|203-207|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (50:03)
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