What is the meaning of the statement of the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him): "The agreement of dreams is like the agreement of testimonies"?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, and that is sufficient, and peace be upon His servants whom He has chosen.
The Shaykh : O Allah, send prayers and peace upon the Messenger of Allah.
The questioner : 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: "The agreement of dreams is like the agreement of testimonies"?
The Shaykh : Yes, it means that if dreams agree and coincide, they are like the agreement of testimonies, meaning that they strengthen one another. For example, if three or four people see the Night of Decree on the twenty-fifth night, this agreement of these dreams indicates that it has a basis.
If two men testify against a person, and then a third and a fourth testify, the third and fourth testimonies also 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, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to the group who were shown the Night of Decree:, yes.
Praise be to Allah, and that is sufficient, and peace be upon His servants whom He has chosen.
The Shaykh : O Allah, send prayers and peace upon the Messenger of Allah.
The questioner : 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: "The agreement of dreams is like the agreement of testimonies"?
The Shaykh : Yes, it means that if dreams agree and coincide, they are like the agreement of testimonies, meaning that they strengthen one another. For example, if three or four people see the Night of Decree on the twenty-fifth night, this agreement of these dreams indicates that it has a basis.
If two men testify against a person, and then a third and a fourth testify, the third and fourth testimonies also 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, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to the group who were shown the Night of Decree: