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​​Wahi – Divine Inspirations and Revelations

Dreams - Part of Prophethood

8/25/2019

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Dreams are a part of prophethood

Allah ﷻ would also reveal knowledge of al-ghayb (unseen) to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ through various channels including dreams and at times the recipient would be a companion rather than the Prophet himself as clearly explained for us in the Quran and hadith. In fact the Quran also confirms the source of this prophetic knowledge when it mentions Prophet Yusuf (alaihi salaam) receiving the news of his great future through the medium of dream: “when Joseph said to his father, ‘O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me.’”[1] This dream was fulfilled many years after he became a leader in Egypt and all his family bowed to pay respect to him.
 
The Prophet ﷺ taught Muslims very important lessons pertaining to dreams when he said: “Nothing would remain of prophethood after me except al-Mubashshiraat. The companions asked: Messenger of Allah, what do you mean by al-Mubashshiraat? He replied: Good dreams seen by a good man and those seen for him by another man. This is one part of the forty-six parts comprising prophethood.”[2] He also said: “A good dream of a righteous person (which comes true) is one of forty-six parts of prophethood.”[3] The Prophet hood continued on earth as long as Allah willed and then the Prophet hood was completed with the arrival of the final Messenger i.e. Muhammad ﷺ. However Allah ﷻ has left the door open for believers till the day of judgment to receive knowledge of al-ghayb (unseen) through medium of good dreams i.e. al-mubashiraat. Therefore, during his prophetic mission, the Prophet himself used to allow the believers with him to share any knowledge that they may have received through this source. Abu Hurairah (radiAllahu anhu) reported when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his morning prayer he used to ask whether anyone had seen a dream, and used to say, “After me there would be nothing left of prophethood except good dreams.”[4]

However while inquiring about the knowledge of their dreams he also made it clear for them as to what is a sound dream and what is a dream that may be unsound. The Prophet ﷺ said “dreams are of three types: one, ‘good’ dreams which are a sort of good tidings (bushra) from Allah; the evil dream which causes pain is from Satan; and the third one is a suggestion of one’s own mind. So if any one of you sees a dream which he dislikes he should stand up and offer prayer and should not narrate it to the people.”[5] Thus he made it clear to the believers the three types of dreams so they understand what they see as a spiritual vision from Allah ﷻ  and seek refuge in Him from anything bad that may occur during their dream. In authentic collection of Sunan Ibn Majah that Ubadah ibn Samit (r.a) asked the Prophet ﷺ about the verse: “For them are glad tidings (bushra), in the life of the present world, and in the Hereafter.”[6] The Prophet ﷺ replied “those are good dreams that a Muslim sees or are seen about him.’”[7]

Therefore in Islamic traditions and its teachings Muslims are supposed to have faith that good and true dreams called bushra or al-mubashiraat are received by the believers not only for themselves but for other believers as well. They are part of prophet hood even after the revelation process is complete with the arrival of Quran. Allah ﷻ will leave this one part available till the end of the world to communicate news of al-ghayb (unseen) to believers if and when He seems fit. Please note that this knowledge that will continue to descend on the believers will not be pertaining to religion because the religion has been completed with the completion of Quran. The prophetic teachings clarify that they will be pertaining to individual matters of believers or worldly matters. 

References:
[1] Al Quran 12:04
[2] Recorded in Muwatta of Imam Malik - DREAMS IN ISLAM - A WINDOW TO TRUTH
AND TO THE HEART  by Imran N. Hosein.
[3] Sahih al-Bukhari 6983 – Sunnah.com
[4] Recorded in Muwatta of Imam Malik - DREAMS IN ISLAM - A WINDOW TO TRUTH
AND TO THE HEART  by Imran N. Hosein
[5] Sahih Muslim 2263 a – Sunnah.com
[6] Al Quran 10:64
[7] Sunan Ibn Majah 3898 – Sunnah.com 



6 Comments
Jameelah
9/14/2019 08:59:27 am

I know that a dream from Allah is a good dream which conveys glad tidings but are all good dreams from Allah bound to turn into reality? and are dreams from Allah more vivid and realistic than dreams from our Nafs? what other characteristics do dreams from Allah have?

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Zaid Shah
9/17/2019 12:47:53 pm

Salaam, thank you for your comment and my website is fairly new, so I really appreciate you reading and commenting the posts. So first of all thanks again and JazakAllah.

The Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wassallam) said “dreams are of three types: one, ‘good’ dreams which are a sort of good tidings (Bushra) from Allah; the evil dream which causes pain is from Satan; and the third one is a suggestion of one’s own mind. So if any one of you sees a dream which he dislikes he should stand up and offer prayer and should not narrate it to the people.” (Sahih Muslim)

This tradition of the Prophet sums up for us as to the types of dreams that you inquired in your questions I believe so. The first type is a dream from Allah (swt). These dreams are of good type and their goodness is felt internally by the one who experiences them that they could not be but from Allah (swt). Their experience gives you peace, it gives you a sense of security especially if one is worried or bothered by some happenings in their lives, it is the one that does not generate any sort of fear but in fact makes you pleased and closer to Allah (swt) after you wake up. For example seeing the Prophet or a famous Islamic speaker or sheikh. But then it also depends on whether they looked cheerful or angry at the one seeing. However the result of these types of dream is also dependent on the capacity to comprehend of the one who experienced. Dreams cannot and should never be interpreted literally. For instance someone saw a dream which from Allah (swt) (not shaytaan or nafs) but you woke up worried because it either didn't make sense to you or apparently what happened in the dream looked worrisome. In such cases people should get their’s interpreted from people of knowledge and experience. Such apparently worrisome dreams can actually have a very beautiful meaning. Such as this one:

Um al-Fadl once came to Allah’s Messenger (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) and said: O Allah’s Messenger! I saw an awful dream. He replied: Blessed be it. She continued: I saw a piece of your flesh put in my lap! Allah’s Messenger smiled and said: My daughter Fatima will beget a son, and you shall take him in your lap. Later on Fatima conceived a child from her husband Ali, and Um al-Fadl placed the new-born in her lap. (Kitab Ar Ruya by Ibn Sireen)

Apparently it seemed awful but what she saw was actually a good news. This news placed Um al-Fadl’s heart at peace after seeing the Prophet smile. Imam Hassan or Hussain (r.a) was born. Now does this dream mean that every woman bearing a child would see a dream and notice a good news or bad news about the child from Allah? Obviously no. Allah does not make every woman or her family see such visions.
By the way all dreams from Allah (swt) do not become reality, a dream from Allah is good in the sense if it gives you warning or a wakeup call and you have to make it in to reality. For instance someone dreams about themselves in a grave being unhappy or their bad deeds are heavier in scale than their good ones. Such dreams are good and from Allah but their meaning is scary because it is a wakeup call for the seer to live righteously. So when it comes from Allah, it all depends but if Allah really wants you to see something and give a message to you then you will know its from Allah and your heart will be able to distinguish. Please note that Allah does not make commoners like you or I see dreams like He did to His prophets so most likely majority of our dreams are not from Allah anyways. If it’s not from Him then either it is from Nafs or Shaytaan, and such dreams are useless, don’t even bother speaking to anyone about them in order to avoid becoming more confused. I hope my answer helps. Please continue visiting and thanks for asking, I might add a section on dreams inshA’Allah if I get a chance.

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2/7/2020 12:57:24 am

Having inspiration from the Divine Lord is something else. I, too, was once a person with no motivation in life, but that was before I met the pastor at our church. Once I started to read the Holy Bible, I was just captured by it. I am really hoping to make something happen with my life, and I know that it is not going to be easy for me to do it, which is why I am trying to tread lightly nowadays.

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Zaid Shah
3/5/2020 11:29:19 am

Thank you for your comments and sharing your thoughts!

Sidra
10/4/2020 11:52:36 am

Assalam o alaikum. What if Allah show you a part of future in your dream. Is these kind of dreams are meaning full, or can be interpreted? I saw a vision and Allah show Me that exact place...

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Zaid Shah
11/14/2020 11:02:02 pm

Wa alaikum salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatahu...

First of all, I apologize for the late response. Thank you for reading and commenting.

Allah (swt) says in the Quran that your bodies are taken at the time of your sleep and death. Since they are taken from you i.e. meaning they become suspended in a state of unconsciousness then our soul can see a glimpse of what may be in the future, some see just glimpses like yourself, others are shown by Allah many details of happenings and knowledge of the future and they share it to whom they deem necessary. Allah shows to each individual according to what He deems necessary.

What you may have seen is what many people see in the dream but completely forget after they wake up, and after a while, days, years, or months after, when they actually, physically experience that thing, only then it reminds them that they had already seen this in a dream. These are a sort of a dream glimpses, they don't carry any meaning except that they are real and teach us a feature of our soul and human dream experiences.

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