Interpretation of dreams

The dream interpretations are not based on islamic dream interpretations. These are just general dream interpretations.

Dreams are broken into three parts according to the Sunnah:

• Ruyaa - good visions (dreams)

• Hulum - bad dreams

• Dreams from one's self

True/Good Dreams

We can see true dreams are from Allah Ta'aala as Muhammad (S) 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 (S) 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 (S) 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 (S) 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 (S) also told us, "Nothing is left of prophethood except glad tidings." Those with him asked, "What are glad tidings?" He (S) replied, "Good dreams." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)

Bad Dreams

As stated above bad dreams are from Shaitan. Muhammad (S) 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 (S) told us if we spit three times and seek refuge from Allah then it (the dream) will not harm them." (Sahih Muslim)

Muhammad (S) also told us that if we saw a bad dream to "stand up and offer prayer." (Sahih Muslim)

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Bad Dreams Should Not Be Disclosed

Muhammad (S) 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 (S) 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)

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Excellence of promoting greetings

The Islamic form of greeting, that is to say, “As-Salamu Alaikum”, creates among each other a sense of cohesion and feelings of respect for one another. This is part of the obligations that the Muslims have towards each other.

Bukhari Sharif :-

1) Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-as (Ra) reported:
A man asked the great Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM): “Which act in Islam is the best?”
Hazrat replied “To give food, and to greet everyone, whether you know the person or you do not.”

2) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (Ra) reported: The Prophet said “When Allah created Adam (AS), Allah said to him to go and greet that company of angels who were sitting there and then to listen to what were going to say in reply to his greetings, because that would be his greeting and his offspring’s greetings. Adam (AS) said to the angels “As Salamu Alaikum (May you be safe from evil). The angels replied “As-Salamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah (May you be safe from evil and Mercy of Allah be upon you.)

All Occasion Greeting Card Assortment, box of 10 cards and envelopes

Hence, the Islamic form of greeting has been in existence since the days of the Prophet. According to some Hadith, it is better to add in response - wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu (and the Mercy and Blessings of Allah). Feeding the poor and the destitute is an act of goodness and so is the fulfillment of the needs of the indigent. 

Moreover, greeting everybody, whether an acquaintance or a stranger, is part of good manner and etiquette. Both of these acts generate mutual love and remove hatred and ill will from our hearts. We should practice it as often as we could, i.e. when leaving the house, coming back home, meeting our elders or even when meeting the ones who are younger than us in age. It is a form of acknowledgement that generates love, respect and blessing of Allah on the Muslims.