Walikumasalam Young Muslimah,
True dreams are a part of Prophethood, as it was reported that the Prophet said: “True dreams are one of the forty-six parts of Prophethood.”
(al-Bukhaari, 6472; Muslim, 4201)
Dreams marked the onset of Revelation
(al-Bukhaari, 3; Muslim, 231).
The truthfulness of the dream is related to the sincerity of the dreamer. Those who have the most truthful dreams are those who are the most truthful in speech. (Muslim, 4200)
Towards the end of time, hardly any dreams will be untrue. The Prophet said: “That will be because the Prophethood and its effects will be so far away in time, so the believers will be given some compensation in the form of dreams which will bring them some good news or will help them to be patient and steadfast in their faith.” (al-Bukhaari, 6499; Muslim, 4200)
The Prophet said: “Dreams are of three types: a dream from Allaah, a dream which causes distress and which comes from the Shaytaan, and a dream which comes from what a person thinks about when he is awake, and he sees it when he is asleep.” (al-Bukhaari, 6499; Muslim, 4200)
The dreams of the Prophets are wahy (revelation) for they are protected from the Shaytaan. The Ummah is agreed upon this. This is why Ibraaheem set out to fulfil the command of Allaah to sacrifice his son Ismaa’eel when he saw that in a dream; may peace be upon them both.
The dreams of people other than the Prophets are to be examined in the light of the clear Wahy [i.e., the Qur’aan and Sunnah]. If they are in accordance with the Qur’aan and Sunnah, all well and good; otherwise, they should not be acted upon. This is a very serious matter indeed, for many of the innovators among the Sufis and others have gone astray because of this.
Whoever wants to have true dreams should strive to speak honestly, eat halaal food, adhere to the commandments of sharee’ah, avoid that which Allaah and His Messenger have forbidden, sleep in a state of complete purity facing the Qiblah, and remember Allaah until he feels his eyelids drooping. If he does all this, then his dreams can hardly be untrue.
The most truthful of dreams are those that are seen at the time of suhoor [just before dawn], for this is the time when Allaah descends and when mercy and forgiveness are close. It is also the time when the devils are quiet, unlike the time of darkness just after sunset, when the devils and devilish souls spread out. (See Madaarij al-Saalikeen, 1/50-52)
Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar said: All dreams are either of two types: true dreams. These are the dreams of the Prophets and of the righteous people who follow them. They may also happen to other people, but this is very rare, such as the dream of the kaafir king which was interpreted for him by Yoosuf (peace be upon him).
True dreams are those which come true in real life as they were seen in the dream. Mixed up false dreams, which warn of something. These are of different types: games of the Shaytaan to make a person distressed, such as when he sees his head cut off and he is following it, or he sees himself falling into a crisis and cannot find anyone to save him from it, and so on.
How a Muslim Reacts to Dreams
Good Dreams (Ar-Ru'yaa):
When a Muslim sees in a dream that which is pleasing or seems to give glad tidings, they should:
Thank Allah.
Do not tell anyone about it except those who one loves.
Do not base any action or inaction on the dream.
Do not believe or accept anything which is contrary to the shari'a and the sunnah
Dream is considered of high importance in Islam. Even our beloved Prophet Mohammed SAW received some revelations in the form of true/good dreams.
Good (True) Dreams and Prophethood
The Prophet (sas) along with the prophets who came before him, obtained both certain and speculative knowledge from dreams. When they knew a dream to be an actual communication and/or order from Allah, it took the same status as the waking communication ("revelation" or wahy). An example of this is the order of Allah to Ibrahim (as) to sacrifice his son. If he did not have certain knowledge that this was from Allah and that he understood exactly what it meant, he would never have set out to carry it out. Allah said:
{Fa lammaa balagha ma'ahu as-sa'ya qaala yaa bunaiyya inniy araa fiy al-manaami anniy adhbahuka fandhur ma dha taraa. Qaala yaa abati if'al ma tu'maru sa tajiduniy in shaa Allahu min as-saabireen. Fa lammaa aslamaa wa tallahu liljabeeni wa naadainaahu an yaa Ibrahim qad saddaqta ar-ru'yaa innaa kadhalika najziy al-muhsineen.} As-Saaffaatz:103-105
Who can see true or good dreams? People who are sincere, never lie, are honest, Allah swt guides them with true dreams.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman said, "I heard Abu Qatada ibn Ribiyy say that he heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'The good dream is from Allah, and the bad dream is from shaytan. When you see what you dislike, spit to your left side three times when you wake up, and seek refuge with Allah from its evil. It will not harm you then, Allah willing.' " Abu Salama said, "I would see dreams which weighed on me more heavily than a mountain. When I heard this hadith, I was not concerned about it."
Imaam al-Baghawi said: Know that the interpretation of dreams falls into various categories. Dreams may be interpreted in the light of the Qur’aan or in the light of the Sunnah, or by means of the proverbs that are current among people, or by names and metaphors, or in terms of opposites. (Sharh al-Sunnah, 12/220) He gave examples of this, such as: Interpretation in the light of the Qur’aan: such as a rope meaning a covenant, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allaah…”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:103]
Overall if you are steadfast on your religion and have strong hope and faith in Allah swt inshallah your dreams will come true. Remember you have to be patient! And Allah swt loves those who are patient and persistent!
Al-Awzaa`ee mentions from az-Zuhree from Urwa from Aa`ishah (RA) that the Messenger of Allaah (SAW) said, "Allaah Loves those who are earnest and persistent in their supplications."
In Saheeh Bukhaaree from the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allaah (SAW) said, "your supplications will be answered as long as you are not impatient by saying, ‘I have supplicated to my Lord but He has not answered.’" [Saheeh Bukhaaree [Eng. Trans. 8/236 no. 352]]
So in order for your dreams to come true its better to be sincere, honest, and be steadfast on our religion inshallah! Most of all have faith and hope in our Allah swt.
Hope it helps! And if you have any other questions weather it is regarding Ettiquetes of dreams or Supplications (dua) ask me..
Jazakallah
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