The Meaning of the Agreement of Visions, Like the Agreement of Testimonies
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Your Eminence! What is the meaning of the statement of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) in *al-Ikhtiyarat al-Fiqhiyyah*: that the agreement of visions is like the agreement of testimonies?
Its meaning is: That if a vision agrees and is consistent, it is like the agreement of testimonies;Meaning: that it strengthens [the evidence].
An example of that is: If three or four people see the Night of Decree on the twenty-fifth night, this is the agreement of these visions, and that indicates that it has a basis.
And if two men testify against a person, and then a third and a fourth testify, the third and fourth testimonies strengthen the testimony of the first two men.
And what Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said in this matter is correct, and it is based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to the group who were shown the Night of Decree: (I see that your visions have agreed—because they saw the Night of Decree in the last seven nights of Ramadan—so whoever is seeking it, let him seek it in the last seven nights).
Its meaning is: That if a vision agrees and is consistent, it is like the agreement of testimonies;Meaning: that it strengthens [the evidence].
An example of that is: If three or four people see the Night of Decree on the twenty-fifth night, this is the agreement of these visions, and that indicates that it has a basis.
And if two men testify against a person, and then a third and a fourth testify, the third and fourth testimonies strengthen the testimony of the first two men.
And what Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said in this matter is correct, and it is based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to the group who were shown the Night of Decree: (I see that your visions have agreed—because they saw the Night of Decree in the last seven nights of Ramadan—so whoever is seeking it, let him seek it in the last seven nights).