The ruling on acting on the will of a deceased person if he is seen in a dream
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
The second question. Abdullah, the second question. The second question, Shaykh, he mentions that Satan does not take the form of a deceased person in a dream, and sometimes one may have dreams whose content is not good, such as the deceased being dissatisfied with one of the sons, or that he forbids a specific thing, or warns about a specific person. Are these dreams authentic? And is it obligatory for the believer to follow them? Thank you.
Answer:
This statement has no basis. This statement has no basis. Seeing the deceased and the deceased ordering something or requesting something, this may be authentic. It may be authentic, so it is carried out. What was ordered in the vision is carried out. This is recommended (mustahabb) if this is in the context of dutifulness and excellence, or if he has a debt and informs that he has a debt to so-and-so, it is paid off, or if he has a deposit in such-and-such a place, then the deposit is returned to its owners, and so on. Matters that remain upon the deceased and cause harm if left are removed to lift the burden from the deceased. The debts upon him are settled, and so on.
This is not from Satan. The deceased may be seen in a dream, and he may make a will, and he may order, and he may forbid, and he may inform. Yes.
The second question. Abdullah, the second question. The second question, Shaykh, he mentions that Satan does not take the form of a deceased person in a dream, and sometimes one may have dreams whose content is not good, such as the deceased being dissatisfied with one of the sons, or that he forbids a specific thing, or warns about a specific person. Are these dreams authentic? And is it obligatory for the believer to follow them? Thank you.
Answer:
This statement has no basis. This statement has no basis. Seeing the deceased and the deceased ordering something or requesting something, this may be authentic. It may be authentic, so it is carried out. What was ordered in the vision is carried out. This is recommended (mustahabb) if this is in the context of dutifulness and excellence, or if he has a debt and informs that he has a debt to so-and-so, it is paid off, or if he has a deposit in such-and-such a place, then the deposit is returned to its owners, and so on. Matters that remain upon the deceased and cause harm if left are removed to lift the burden from the deceased. The debts upon him are settled, and so on.
This is not from Satan. The deceased may be seen in a dream, and he may make a will, and he may order, and he may forbid, and he may inform. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2336 - حكم العمل بوصية الميت إذا رُئي في المنام - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
