In our village, some women gather in the courtyard of an abandoned house and spend the night dancing, singing, and wailing because one of them saw one of the awliya (close friends of Allah) in a dream.
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The questioner : We return to the message from another listener, Siraj Ahmad, who says in this question: In our village, some women gather in the courtyard of an abandoned house and spend the night dancing, singing, and shouting because one of them saw one of the deceased awliya (close friends of Allah) in a dream, and he ordered her to gather these women to commemorate him, sing about him, and praise him. What is the ruling on this, O honorable Shaykh? We ask for advice for these women. May you be rewarded?
The Shaykh : Before answering this question, I would like to point out the summary of the previous answer.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is that reciting the Basmala, according to the stronger position, is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory, because it is not part of Surat al-Fatihah, and it is better to recite it quietly in the loud prayers.
As for the answer to this question, this action that these women are doing is an abominable act that must be forbidden, and they must repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) from it, because this is not a form of worship of Allah, but rather it is foolishness, play, and amusement. This wali (close friend of Allah) whom one of them claims to have seen and who ordered this to commemorate him is actually a Shaytan (Satan) who took the form of this man and ordered her to do this, because this is an abominable command that no one of the awliya (close friends of Allah) (Mighty and Majestic) would command.
Furthermore, this person whom she thinks or claims to be a wali needs verification in his matter, for he may be thought to be from the awliya (close friends of Allah) of Shaytan (Satan) while he is from the awliya (close friends of Allah) of al-Rahman (the Most Merciful). Not everyone who claims to be a wali is truthful in his claim, because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has given us a just and fair scale in explaining who the wali is. He said (Exalted and Majestic is He)[Yunus 10:62-63] So when someone claims to be a wali, we look at his state. If he is characterized by these two attributes: faith in Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and His taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), and this is not achieved except by uprightness in the command of Allah, then he is a wali. And if he is a wali, he cannot claim for himself that he is a wali, because part of being a wali is that a person does not praise himself, for self-praise is forbidden (haram) due to the saying of the Exalted [An-Najm 53:32].
The truthful wali loves that his belief, his speech, and his action be with Allah alone, such that he does not display it before people, showing off to the servants of Allah, because he is mindful of Allah, and his dealings are pure for Allah, and they are between him and his Lord. Then, as for the visions seen in dreams, if the Shari'ah does not testify to their truth, they are false visions with no action to be taken upon them. If the Shari'ah testifies to their truth, the action is based on what the Shari'ah requires, not on this vision. Yes, one acts on visions in matters other than establishing something of the religion, because establishing something of the religion would imply that the religion is incomplete without this vision claimed by the one who saw it. As for non-religious matters, such as a person seeing someone in a dream who alerts him to a matter in the house or to something else of the affairs of this world, this may happen. However, we hold back in this matter until it becomes clear to us by its occurrence, for many visions come true and happen, either in an early time or in a later time.
The summary is that visions are not acted upon in establishing something of the religion or of the laws of the religion, because the religion is complete without them, and praise be to Allah.
As for the affairs of this world, the vision may be true and acted upon, especially if the circumstances indicate its truth. Based on this, we say to this woman who claimed that she saw someone she says is a wali and he ordered her to do this: We say to her, if your vision of this man was of a true wali of Allah, then this Shaytan (Satan) took his form and caused this seer to believe that it was so-and-so, the righteous wali man. And if this man claims to be a wali but is not qualified for it, then she may have seen him in a dream and he ordered her to do this obscenity.
In any case, such a vision is not acted upon at all, because it is a vision containing what contradicts the Shari'ah. And as we mentioned first, one does not act on visions in religious matters except for what the Shari'ah has testified to be true. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Before answering this question, I would like to point out the summary of the previous answer.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is that reciting the Basmala, according to the stronger position, is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory, because it is not part of Surat al-Fatihah, and it is better to recite it quietly in the loud prayers.
As for the answer to this question, this action that these women are doing is an abominable act that must be forbidden, and they must repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) from it, because this is not a form of worship of Allah, but rather it is foolishness, play, and amusement. This wali (close friend of Allah) whom one of them claims to have seen and who ordered this to commemorate him is actually a Shaytan (Satan) who took the form of this man and ordered her to do this, because this is an abominable command that no one of the awliya (close friends of Allah) (Mighty and Majestic) would command.
Furthermore, this person whom she thinks or claims to be a wali needs verification in his matter, for he may be thought to be from the awliya (close friends of Allah) of Shaytan (Satan) while he is from the awliya (close friends of Allah) of al-Rahman (the Most Merciful). Not everyone who claims to be a wali is truthful in his claim, because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has given us a just and fair scale in explaining who the wali is. He said (Exalted and Majestic is He)
(62) Unquestionably, [for] the allies of Allah there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve (63) Those who believed and were fearing Allah
ألا إن أولياء الله لا خوف ولا هم يحزنون الذين ءامنوا وكانوا يتقونSo do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him.
فلا تزكوا أنفسكم هو أعلم بمن اتقىThe truthful wali loves that his belief, his speech, and his action be with Allah alone, such that he does not display it before people, showing off to the servants of Allah, because he is mindful of Allah, and his dealings are pure for Allah, and they are between him and his Lord. Then, as for the visions seen in dreams, if the Shari'ah does not testify to their truth, they are false visions with no action to be taken upon them. If the Shari'ah testifies to their truth, the action is based on what the Shari'ah requires, not on this vision. Yes, one acts on visions in matters other than establishing something of the religion, because establishing something of the religion would imply that the religion is incomplete without this vision claimed by the one who saw it. As for non-religious matters, such as a person seeing someone in a dream who alerts him to a matter in the house or to something else of the affairs of this world, this may happen. However, we hold back in this matter until it becomes clear to us by its occurrence, for many visions come true and happen, either in an early time or in a later time.
The summary is that visions are not acted upon in establishing something of the religion or of the laws of the religion, because the religion is complete without them, and praise be to Allah.
As for the affairs of this world, the vision may be true and acted upon, especially if the circumstances indicate its truth. Based on this, we say to this woman who claimed that she saw someone she says is a wali and he ordered her to do this: We say to her, if your vision of this man was of a true wali of Allah, then this Shaytan (Satan) took his form and caused this seer to believe that it was so-and-so, the righteous wali man. And if this man claims to be a wali but is not qualified for it, then she may have seen him in a dream and he ordered her to do this obscenity.
In any case, such a vision is not acted upon at all, because it is a vision containing what contradicts the Shari'ah. And as we mentioned first, one does not act on visions in religious matters except for what the Shari'ah has testified to be true. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.