Using Visions and Dreams as Evidence in Islamic Legal Rulings
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
Honorable Shaykh, do we now refer to visions in clarifying some of the rulings, or was this only in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
Islamic legal rulings are not taken from visions; Islamic legal rulings are not taken from visions and dreams. They are taken only from the Book and the Sunnah. As for acting upon them in Islamic legal rulings, that was in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) through revelation. This was through revelation. So after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), rulings are not taken from visions and dreams. This is the method of the Sufis. The Sufis are the ones who legislate for themselves and their followers, saying, "We saw, we saw, and a caller came to us, a caller came to us and said to us such and such." This is from Satan. There is no legislation after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).[Al-Ma'idah 5:3] The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pass away until Allah had completed the religion through him, so nothing is added to it by a vision.
Nor is there a story about so-and-so, nor any of that, nor any "taste" (dhawq) with the Sufis. The "taste" is, in their view, also among the proofs, or "innate knowledge" (ilm al-ladunni), as the innovators claim. They say that a person is given knowledge from his nature, not from the Book and the Sunnah, that it is cast into his heart and knowledge grows in his heart. They say this is all false, from Satan. There is no knowledge except from the Book and the Sunnah, ever. And there is no proof except from the Book and the Sunnah, the consensus of the Muslims, and valid analogical reasoning.
The proofs mentioned by the people of knowledge are subsidiary. Consensus must necessarily be based on a proof. And analogical reasoning must necessarily be built upon a proof. So they are subsidiary to the Book and the Sunnah. The primary source of legislation is the Book and the Sunnah. It is the primary and the fundamental one.
As for dreams, visions, and the "taste" and "innate knowledge" as they call it, all of this is from Satan. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, do we now refer to visions in clarifying some of the rulings, or was this only in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
Islamic legal rulings are not taken from visions; Islamic legal rulings are not taken from visions and dreams. They are taken only from the Book and the Sunnah. As for acting upon them in Islamic legal rulings, that was in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) through revelation. This was through revelation. So after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), rulings are not taken from visions and dreams. This is the method of the Sufis. The Sufis are the ones who legislate for themselves and their followers, saying, "We saw, we saw, and a caller came to us, a caller came to us and said to us such and such." This is from Satan. There is no legislation after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor
الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْNor is there a story about so-and-so, nor any of that, nor any "taste" (dhawq) with the Sufis. The "taste" is, in their view, also among the proofs, or "innate knowledge" (ilm al-ladunni), as the innovators claim. They say that a person is given knowledge from his nature, not from the Book and the Sunnah, that it is cast into his heart and knowledge grows in his heart. They say this is all false, from Satan. There is no knowledge except from the Book and the Sunnah, ever. And there is no proof except from the Book and the Sunnah, the consensus of the Muslims, and valid analogical reasoning.
The proofs mentioned by the people of knowledge are subsidiary. Consensus must necessarily be based on a proof. And analogical reasoning must necessarily be built upon a proof. So they are subsidiary to the Book and the Sunnah. The primary source of legislation is the Book and the Sunnah. It is the primary and the fundamental one.
As for dreams, visions, and the "taste" and "innate knowledge" as they call it, all of this is from Satan. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 42 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/الصلاة/الأذان/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (51:41)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.