Dreams in Islam

• Ru'yaa - good visions (dreams)
• Hulum - bad dreams
• Dreams from one's self

Abu Hurayrah narrated Muhammad said, "There are three types of dreams: a righteous dream which is glad tidings from Allah, the dream which causes sadness is from Shaitan, and a dream from the ramblings of the mind. (Sahih Muslim)


We can see true dreams are from Allah Ta'aala as Muhammad said, "True dreams are from Allah, and bad dreams are from Shaitan." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)
True believers are more likely to happen to those who are truthful in their lives as Muhammad said, "Those of you with the truest dreams will be those who are most truthful in speech" (Sahih Muslim)
Good dreams are also from Allah Ta'aala. Prophet Muhammad said, "If anyone of you has a dream that he likes then it is from Allah. He should thank Allah for it and narrate it to others." (Sahih Al-Bukhari) Good deeds consist of people doing Halaal (lawful) acts.
One should share their dreams with those they like as Muhammad said, "If one sees a good dream, let him expect good, and not tell it except to those he likes." (Muslim) An example of this is Yaqoob (AS) telling his son, Yusuf (AS) concerning his dream about eleven stars and the sun and the moon prostrating to him (scholars have said the eleven stars were his brothers, and the sun and the moon represented his mother and father): "He said, "O my son! Relate not your vision to your brothers lest they arrange a plot against you. Verily! Satan is to man an open enemy." (Surah Yusuf 12:5) We know the half-brothers of Yusuf were jealous of him to begin with so telling them the dream would probably only serve to increase the jealousy.
Muhammad also told us, "Nothing is left of prophethood except glad tidings." Those with him asked, "What are glad tidings?" He replied, "Good dreams." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)

Bad Dreams​

As stated above bad dreams are from Shaitan. Muhammad told us what to do upon seeing a bad dream. "So when one of you sees a dream which he does not like, he should spit on his left side three times, seek refuge with Allah from Shaitan thrice, and change the side which he was lying (Sahih Muslim) and in another narration in Muslim, Muhammad told us if we spit three times and seek refuge from Allah then it (the dream) will not harm them." (Sahih Muslim)
Muhammad also told us that if we saw a bad dream to "stand up and offer prayer." (Sahih Muslim)

Bad Dreams Should Not Be Disclosed​

Muhammad said, ...If he has a dream that he dislikes, then it is from Shaitan. He should seek refuge with Allah from its evil, and he SHOULD NOT MENTION IT TO ANYBODY, then it will not harm him." (Sahih Al-Bukhari) If one does tell somebody about the bad dream then there could be the chance that some harm will come out of it.

Dreams from One's Self​

These dreams come from one's thoughts and are neither from Allah or Shaitan.

Lying About Dreams​

Prophet Muhammad said, "Indeed the worst of lies is that of a person who falsely claims to have dream." (Sahih Al-Bukhari) also 'Whoever claims to have dream which he did not have, will be ordered to tie two barley grains together, which he will never be able to do; and if somebody eavesdrop on some people's conversation which they didn't want him to hear or they tried to keep away from him, then molten lead will be poured into his ears on the Day of Resurrection; and whosoever makes a picture (of a being with a soul) will be punished on the Day of Resurrection and (will) be ordered to put a soul in it, which he will not be able to do." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)


May Allah guide us to the right path inshAllah

Asalam alaikom brother Mehry,

Jazakallah Khair for your post

Mu2min said:

Asalam alaikom brother Mehry,

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sorry but am a girl (sister)

:salam2:

i have dreams which are infact quit weird..most of the times i dont know what they mean...but in other cases i have dreams telling me what will happen later on..like the next day..or week....and sometimes i have dreams telling me about ppls situation..for example i had a dream that a girl form uni i know was getting engaged..without her telling me..and then months alter i had another dream where she told me she is not engaged anymore...without her telling me as well. i find that odd!!

Assalamu ALaykum Brothers and sisters,

This is a nice topic jazakallahu khayr.


As for dreams, they do not necessarily have to mean anything.

If person has good dream then they should do their best and learn from it. One must be careful of over zealousness in findind any meaning in a dream and careful of what other people say their dream means or what they have seen in a dream.

wasalam.

I have a question.
If you dream a dead relative, what does it mean? I always dream my father,
especially if I am troubled by something.

When I was having my first child, one of my dreams was where he brought a baby boy for me to hold, and then took him away. He said he was taking the baby home. I did have a baby boy which looked exactly like the one in my dream.

Another dream was where I wanted to speak to him, but I couldnt. I wrote a poem about the dream, which i attached below.

Another dream I had was a week before my son was born, i dreamt i was walking across a green field towards my parents, with my husband, and I went straight to my father's open arms. He hugged me and kissed me and told me goodbye. After my son was born, I hardly dreamt him. And those are just afew of the dreams of my dad.

Here is a poem of a dream I had...

The Dream

I walked into my
Grandma's room,
Speak to your dad,
Her face, a picture of doom.

Hello I said,
Can I speak to my dad,
I am sorry said The Voice,
You cannot, don not be mad.

My soul cried out in agony,
Who are you, tell me please?
A deafening silence,
My name is hafeez.

I knew in a heartbeat,
I was speaking to the Lord,
You see in Islam,
It means preserver, a characteristic of God.

Where is my dad?
My mind a state of confusion,
Again that pause,
He's at St. Charles Junction.

A sudden thought
Flew through my head,
That is the place,
He was pronounced dead.

Tears filled my voice,
My soul wept with doom,
When is he coming home?
My child, he said, soon.

But keep this mind,
Listen to my voice,
In a few weeks time,
You will have reason to rejoice.

One night I dreamt dad
In a blue suit and tie,
He hugged me and kissed me,
And said I love you, goodbye.

Then that special day came,
After all was said and done,
I experienced a miracle,
My son was born.

I never dreamt my dad
As often as I had,
So I knew he was with me,
Even though I still felt sad.

As I look at my son
With pride and joy,
My heart and soul rejoices
My father is a part of my boy.

Adele Natasha Bemberry
Copyright ©2005 Adele Natasha Bemberry


Please dont post links to personal pages, and email addresses
My son is named after my dad....Jameed

dreams

hey about the dream i have ben trying to conceive for nearly 2 yrs im 20 yrs old and last nyt i had a dream i had a baby boy and it was suprise i didnt even know i was pregnant till it was born ... im wondering if this dream is the ones that are in my thoughts or did allah give me this dream anny answersss
thanks

As salaam alaikum wa rahmatullah

Can someone provide me with a contact id of al ALim who would interpret my dream. im having quite some trouble i want to confirm..... jazakallah

Please Answer My Question I need The Meaning of these Dreams Please sis or Bro

Asalam 3alaikom
I had Dreamed Dreams after I had made Dua and After My Salat Alhamduallah I Love Allah o Enshallah Ya Rab My Dua r Answered Ya Rab

Bismela rahaman al rahem

1st dream was There was an Womens Voice Saying to Me are you So and So Wife I said Yes I am She Replied he is going to be realsed out of Jail and soon No Worries and here he wants to talk to you , So in my dream I did and he said to me ( my name ) I can't talk Habibity u talk and I can only answer I was sooo Happy to hear his Voice and we talked alittle then I woke up Happy and Glad that Enshallah he will be out soon.

2nd Dream was He My Finance' said ( My Name ) See how the jews Hit me he was showing me his Back I seen hits

3rd Dream was He and I were together and he is wanting to write our book means marriage in islam I seen 3 men imam too .

4 th dream was I seen white rats look like rabbits

and Sub7an Allah I say Ya Rab Show me his family and in real Life they are not good to me they don't want me either please try explaing these dreams so I can relax Alhamduallah I belive in allah o all his signs alhamduallah ebarak allah fekom thx

Yes another Dream I had a Baby Boy Named His Mohammad and I had Said to My Finance' in my Dream Sub7an allah you are Abu Mohammad Ehab

What Does this mean I wish khair ya rabi

I'm sorry for all the people above- I can't transelate your dreams- I'm o dream transelater

But Insha'Allah someone with experiance and proffession will help you

Salam!