Friday, 27 January 2017

Implication of false claim concerning dreams - DREAMS IN ISLAM



Implication of false claim concerning dreams

Then there was the grave warning from the Prophet sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam concerning false claims of true and good dreams, such as a claim of a dream in which one saw the Prophet sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, or to falsify a dream which came from the nafs and thus to mislead concerning the inner message conveyed by the dream:

Ibn Umar reported that the Prophet said: “The worst lie is that a person claims to have seen a dream which he has not seen.”
 (Bukhari)

Ibn Abbas reported that the Prophet said: “Whoever claims to have seen a dream which he did not see, will be ordered to make a knot between two barley grains which he will not be able to do; and if someone listens to the talk of some people who do not like him (to listen) or they run away from him, then molten lead will be poured into his ears on the Day of Resurrection; and whoever makes a picture, will be punished on the Day of Resurrection and will be ordered to put a soul in that picture, which he will not be able to do.”
 (Bukhari)

Let us now take a brief look at some of the dreams of the Prophet sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam and of his Companions.  Regretfully we cannot, at this time, undertake an analysis of these dreams.  We hope to do so, Insha Allah, in a subsequent edition of this book.

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