Benefits of the Hadith: (A man came around me while I was sleeping and said: Say: Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar . . . )

The Shaykh : This hadith contains several benefits. Among them is the guidance of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) for this Ummah (the Muslim community) to the truth, where they rejected the suggestions they knew about regarding the prayer, until they were guided to this matter which was established by this vision. Another benefit is acting upon a vision, for a righteous vision is one of the forty-six parts of prophecy. This is why the first thing the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent with was that he would see visions in sleep, and they would come as clear as the break of dawn. The first revelation began in this manner in Rabi' al-Awwal. Rabi' al-Awwal, Rabi' al-Thani, Jumada al-Ula, Jumada al-Thani, Rajab, and Sha'ban remained, making six months. In Ramadan, the revelation came down to him. If you attribute these six months to the twenty-three years of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) prophethood, it becomes one of the forty-six parts. However, are legal rulings established by visions or not? This is a matter of consideration and detail. It is said: If there is in this vision support for something established in the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law), then it is acted upon and becomes one of the strengthening factors. An example of this is what happened to Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding a man who asked him about the Tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them) of Hajj. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) answered that the Tamattu' of Hajj is the truth, because Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to prohibit it, wanting people to perform 'Umrah at one time and Hajj at another. This man saw in a dream that a man was saying to him: "A blessed Hajj and an accepted 'Umrah." He came to Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and informed him, and he was pleased with this. This vision is acted upon, why? Because it is supported by the Shari'ah, so it serves to confirm and strengthen the correctness of what a person has concluded, or its preponderance, because it is the truth. But if it contradicts the truth, it is rejected, and it is from the inspiration of Satan. It passed me that Abdul Qadir al-Jilani (may Allah have mercy on him) saw in a dream a great light for which there is no parallel. A speaker addressed him from it, saying: "One of the obligatory duties has been dropped from you, unless my memory fails me, it is the prayer." Abdul Qadir said to him: "You have lied, but you are a devil." The light then tore apart. This vision is certainly a lie, why? Because it contradicts the truth, so it is not accepted. These are two categories. The third category is what does not contradict the truth nor agree with it, but has corroborating evidence indicating its truth, and it is acted upon. An example of this is what happened to Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shamas (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was martyred in the Battle of Yamama in the fight against Musaylimah the Liar. He was killed, and a person passed by him, stripped him of his armor, and took it to his camp, placing it under a clay pot. When it was night, Thabit's companion saw Thabit in a dream, and he informed him of what had happened and said to him: "The armor is under a pot at the edge of the army, and around it is a horse neighing." When the man woke up, he went to Khalid ibn al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) and informed him of the news. They went to the edge of the army and found the pot overturned on the armor, just as the man had said in the dream. Thabit ibn Qays had left a will for his companion, saying: "Convey it to Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)." When this was conveyed to Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), he executed his will, even though it was in a dream, but it had indications. The scholars said: This was the first will executed from a vision. It was true in the dream. In this hadith is the hadith of the Adhan (the call to prayer): The vision is true. True by the testimony of whom? By the testimony of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). And among the benefits of this hadith is that the Adhan seen by Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Abd Rabbah does not contain Tarji' (repetition). Tarji' is to say the two testimonies secretly, then say them openly. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught this Tarji' to Abu Mahdhura, the Mu'adhdhin (the one who calls to prayer) of Makkah, but Bilal, the Mu'adhdhin of Madinah, was not commanded to do it, so it is from the category of differences in the attributes of worship. And among the benefits of this hadith is that it is necessary to confirm news when the need calls for it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) confirmed the news with two confirmers, one of which is "Inna" (indeed) and the other is the letter "Lam" (the).