/ Fiqh of Dream Interpretation Day 1 Introduction We should thank Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه for having allowed us to enter Ramadan, fast it, and establish the night with qiyam, and to have completed Ramadan. This is a great blessing bestowed upon us and we thank Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه to have made it easy for us and we ask Him to accept from us. Ameen. We ask Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه not to make this Ramadan the last in our lives and to observe more Ramadans with increased faith and to make our days better than yesterday. Ameen. The month of Ramadan has elapsed, so let us account ourselves, weigh our deeds and reflect upon our state after Ramadan. Look at your state now compared to Ramadan. It s important to take account of ourselves because this is the attitude of the believers. Umar bin Al Khattab (ra) said take account of yourselves now before you re taken account in the Day of Judgement. Today there is action with no accounts and tomorrow will be accounts with no action. Now we are in the abode of actions. The elapsing of Ramadan means part of our lives have passed, subhan Allah. Why? Because the human being is made of months and years. As one month and one year passes then part of our lives has passed. When the month of Ramadan has elapsed then it means part of our life has elapsed too. The believer considers these passing of the months and years as a reminder and insight for him. We were waiting for Ramadan to enter, and now we have not only bid farewell to Ramadan, but we re in mid0shawwal, and in a month and a half, Dhul Hijjah will enter and we will have the best days in the world. The true believer thinks considerably about his life, just as Ramadan passed quickly, then our lives will pass quickly too. May Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه make our lives filled in goodness. Ameen. We need to know our lives will not come back again, so the believer will account himself and weigh his deeds. Ramadan was like a market.(سبحانه وتعالى) Ramadan was like a market; all of us entered this market and made trades with Allah Some come out as winners and some came out as losers. We will not talk about the losers; we re.(سبحانه وتعالى) hoping to have came out as winners. This is thinking good and hoping good from Allah In the month of Ramadan, people were competing to do good deeds some were reciting the Quran, some helping the poor, some praying so everyone was busy with good deeds in the month of Ramadan. Whoever was muhsin in this month, then let him thank Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه for guiding him to do good deeds in the month of Ramadan, and whoever was sinning and has shortcomings, سبحانه ( Allah and repent to Him. Verily (سبحانه وتعالى) then let him not despair from the mercy of Allah repent. loves those who (وتعالى We have gained many fruits from fasting. We re coming out from profits which we want to use for the coming year. (سبحانه وتعالى) First and greatest profit Stronger relationship with Allah Page 1
The greatest profit is our relationship with Allah وتعالى).(سبحانه Throughout the year we were occupied with the duniya, quick in doing our obligations, we were heedless or our heart was not present; we want to quickly finish our prayers this is our state outside of Ramadan. But in Ramadan we re striving to do more, to do better, always thinking of doing good, helping.(سبحانه وتعالى) people, etc. This leads to our relationship to strengthen with Allah You re pushing your weak body and it complies to standing for hours in prayer without complaining, doing longer sujood and ruku, subhan Allah. You have to wonder why am I like this in Ramadan and not the whole year? Why do I find prayer and fasting voluntarily difficult now? Why? Because of our relationship with Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه strengthened in Ramadan. In Ramadan we became seers, we were blind before, but we aw Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه behind every good deed, we started to see the reward, we saw jennah, we saw the scale, we saw the delights. We started to see the facts in Ramadan. Our relationship with Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه includes: (1) direct worship to Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) (2) dealing with the people for Allah s sake State of the winner in Ramadan: 1. They were trying their best to do good deeds, and if they feel they re slackening then they implore Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه to help them with the worship. They remember there is no might and power.(ال حول و ال قوة اال باهلل ( (سبحانه وتعالى) except with Allah سبحانه ( Allah 2. Protecting himself from committing sins, whether backbiting, etc. They seek help from to protect their heart, mind, and tongue from sins. If bad thoughts cross his mind, he ll be (وتعالى.(سبحانه وتعالى) scared and seek refuge with Allah 3. You have to remind yourself of the rewards of Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه and keep yourself patient, and (سبحانه وتعالى) don t forget the reward of the patient ones. Whoever keeps himself patient then Allah will keep him patient. If this was your state then in sha a Allah receive glad tidings of a being a winner after Ramadan and you need to keep it afterwards. The believer will come out of Ramadan with full confidence and trust in Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه to come out like this. This is what we hope. (سبحانه وتعالى) However there is one major sickness which weakens our relationship with Allah heedlessness. Heedlessness in brief 1. Excessive indulgence in worldly affairs. 2. Forgetting the akhira 3. Neglecting acts of worship / good deeds If heedlessness comes to the heart then it will weaken his relationship with Allah وتعالى),(سبحانه his patience, tawakkul, and faith. It will make him to turn back after Ramadan. The winners after Ramadan will be cautious of heedlessness. Focusing on the duniya doesn t mean you don t seek your livelihood, but don t let it be your concern and goal. We have to invoke Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه profusely to keep us firm, to not let us turn back and to keep away any means which will weakness us. It s important to beware of laziness as well. Page 2
Second Profit Doing many good deeds Doing good deeds made us hate disobedience to Allah وتعالى).(سبحانه We hate to commit sins. Those who have weak faith see sins as a fly that you just waft away, but the winners see sins like a mountain above them. Third Profit Association with good people During Ramadan you re associating with good people during iftar, prayer, tarawih, so what s the effect? You want to stay in that companionship after Ramadan and you ll be afraid to accompany bad companions that will make you commit sins and diminish your faith. Fourth Profit Hating the sins The hearts of the believers hate sins and disobedience to Allah وتعالى).(سبحانه They will not let their hearts to love the sins. It s normal to commit sins because of our weakness as a human being, but our heart doesn t like it when we sin. We hate ourselves for having committed a sin this is the state of the believer. He will not let his heart to be in a place of loving the sins. We want to make what Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه loves precede other beloved things. Fifth Profit Careful with our time In Ramadan we were careful with our time and we are keen to spending our time in good deeds. We don t have time to waste in vain talk or vain outings. Reflect over your state after Ramadan, what is the value of your time now? Are you saying, I ll fast tomorrow, I ll do this next week, etc Hadith: (ع ن اب ن ع ب اس رضى هللا عنهما ق ا ل ق ا ل الن بي صلى هللا عليه وسلم " نع م ت ان م غ ب ون فيهم ا ك ثير م ن الن اس الص ح ة و ال ف ر ا غ ") (Narrated Ibn `Abbas (ra): The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "There are two blessings which many people lose: (They are) Health and free time for doing good.") - Sahih al-bukhari 6412 The true winners after Ramadan will take care of their time and not waste it. They will spend their time as they were spending it in Ramadan in good things. This is an important sign look at how you re spending your time. Look at these profits stronger relationship with Allah وتعالى),(سبحانه doing many good deeds, good companionship, hating the sins, and careful with your time are you still keeping them and maintaining them? Look at yourself. Who loses the trade with Allah وتعالى)?(سبحانه The one whose the worldly life (سبحانه وتعالى) prevails and controls his heart. He hates, loves, disputes only for the duniya. We ask Allah سبحانه ( Allah for the well-being. Ameen. This is one of the greatest causes for falling into heedlessness. Quran. tells us clearly who are the winners and losers in the (وتعالى Causes of falling to heedlessness Worldly life Page 3
بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم Surah Fatir :5 ( ي أ يہ ا ٱلن ا س إ ن و ع د ٱ هلل ح ق ف ل ت غ ر ن ك م ٱل ح ي وة ٱلدني ا و ال ي غ ر ن ك م بٱ هلل ٱل غ ر و ر ) O) mankind! Verily, the Promise of Allâh is true. So let not this present life deceive you, and let not the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allâh) Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه promised us we will return to Him and this is true. Don t let the duniya deceive and tempt you. The duniya is very beautiful it s enjoyable, alluring it makes the person prefer his desires over what Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه loves. And don t let the great deceiver which is the shaitan to deceive you. Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه is Forgiving but He is also severe in punishment. Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه created us to have a relationship with Him. He didn t create us to run after the duniya. He created all that s in the duniya to be used to strengthen our relationship with Him and worship Him. He didn t create the duniya to be driven away from Him, subhan Allah. The wealth and children we re given is to draw closer to Allah وتعالى).(سبحانه The winner with Allah ( وتعالى (سبحانه is not the one with abundant wealth and children, the winner with the Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه is the one.(سبحانه وتعالى) looks at his heart and his concern is the pleasure of Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) whom Allah May Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه make us among them. Ameen. Accompaniment of bad companions ي و ي ل ت ى ل ي ت نى ل م أ ت خذ ف ل ن ا خ ل يل )٨٢( ل ق د أ ض ل نى ع ن ٱلذ ڪ ر ب ع د إ ذ ج ا ء نى و ڪ ان ٱل ي ن ل نس ن ( :28-29 Surah Al Furqan (28) friend)! ("Ah! Woe to me! Would that I had never taken so-and-so as a Khalil (an intimate ) خ ذ وال ٨٢( ) "He indeed led me astray from the Reminder (this Qur'ân) after it had come to me. And Shaitân (Satan) is to man ever a deserter in the hour of need." (29)) He will say, I wish I didn t take so and so as a close and beloved friend. What did he do? He led me astray after the reminder came to me. After I was a believer, after I was a good person, I started to commit sins, to neglect Allah وتعالى),(سبحانه not do my prayers or recite Quran. What made you to change? The bad companions. Beware of whom you re accompanying because they will have an effect in your relationship with.(سبحانه وتعالى) Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) Ignorance about Allah The winners after Ramadan will try their best to acquire knowledge about Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه and to learn about Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه by His names and attributes from the Quran and Sunnah. When your.(سبحانه وتعالى) knowledge is weak then it will for sure affect your relationship with Allah Good deeds only in Ramadan Ramadan has finished but that doesn t mean good deeds have ended. People gather all their worships in Ramadan and then rest afterwards this shouldn t be the case. Surah Al Hijr 99: ( ٱلي قي ن ر ب ك ح ت ى ي أتي ك و ٱع ب د ) (And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty (i.e. death).) Page 4
With the end of Ramadan, the worshiping doesn t end. There s no rest until the certainty comes which is death. You have to be worshipping Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه until the end of your life. State of the winners إ ن ٱل ذين ق ال وا ر بن ا ٱهلل ث م ٱس ت ق م وا ت ت ن ز ل ع ل ي هم ٱلم ل ٮڪ ة أ ال ت خ اف وا و ال ت ح ز ن وا و أ ب ر وا بٱل ج ن ة ٱل تى ك نت م ( :30-32 Surah Fussilat ت وع د ون )٠٣( ن ح ن أ و ل ي ا ؤ ك م فى ٱل ح ي وة ٱلدني ا و فى ٱ ل خر ة و ل ك م فيه ا م ا ت ت هى أ نف س ك م و ل ك م فيه ا م ا ت د ع و ن )٠٣( ن ز ال م ن غ ف ور ر حيم ) ٠٨( ) (Verily, those who say: "Our Lord is Allâh (Alone)," and then they stand firm, on them the angels will descend (at the time of their death) (saying): "Fear not, nor grieve! But receive the glad tidings of Paradise which you have been promised! (30) "We have been your friends in the life of this world and are (so) in the Hereafter. Therein you shall have (all) that your inner-selves desire, and therein you shall have (all) for which you ask. (31) "An entertainment from (Allâh), the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (32)) They said our Rabb is Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه and they were steadfast. Being steadfast means: 1. They continued in following the religion (سبحانه وتعالى) 2. Believed in the Oneness of Allah 3. Worshipped Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه and no one else 4. Perform all that Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه has ordained 5. Abstain from all that Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه has forbidden If the believer remains in this state until death comes to him, what will happen? Surah Al Ahqaf :13 ( ن ٱل ذي ن ق ال و ا ر بن ا ٱهلل ث م ٱس ت ق م وا ف ل خ و ف ع ل ي ه م و ال ه م ي ح ز ن و ن (إ (Verily, those who say: "Our Lord is (only) Allâh," and thereafter stand firm (on the Islâmic Faith of Monotheism) on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve) There will be no grief or sadness upon him. At the time of death, what happens to him? The time of death is the severest time a human will go through. At that moment, angels will come down to him and the person is so scared because he knows now he will depart the duniya and he will face another life. He doesn t know what will happen to him. Therefore Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه as a reward to him will send angels of mercy to give him calmness in his heart and glad tidings at that moment don t be afraid. He will be given glad tidings of a delight, paradise and pleasure of his Rabb. You will find many of these people at the time of death smiling and this is the result of the glad tidings given to them from the angels. You see their faces in delight. We ask Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه of His great favor. Ameen. This is the first result of being steady in your life the angels will come, don t be afraid of the future and don t be sad of what you ve left behind from your family and children. Allah will take care of them and guide them. This is the greatest congratulations the (سبحانه وتعالى) believers will receive, may Allah ( وتعالى (سبحانه make us winners. Ameen. They will receive glad tidings of paradise. They will be told we were your awliya your allies in the duniya and akhira. The angels will be receiving them on the Day of Judgment, like delegates being carried forth to Allah وتعالى),(سبحانه subhan Allah. They were earnest and diligent in doing good سبحانه ( Allah deeds throughout their lives until the end, not only in the month of Ramadan. May Ameen. make us one of them. (وتعالى Page 5
Fasting six days in Shawwal What is the indication of acceptance of any good deeds? Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه will open for you (سبحانه وتعالى) another good deed. For example you fed a needy person, after you did this, Allah opens for you another gate of goodness. This will continue one after the other which indicates the acceptance of your good deed which you ve done. سبحانه ( Allah What is the indication of the acceptance of your fast, qiyam and tarawih in Ramadan? will open for you to fast six days (سبحانه وتعالى) will open for you to more good deeds and Allah (وتعالى from Shawwal, subhan Allah. The believers will be hasty and keen to observe the six days of Ramadan. When one of the righteous predecessors was told some people their state declining after Ramadan though they were so diligent in Ramadan he said, worse are these people who know Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه only in the month of Ramadan. Be rabaniyah and don t be ramadhaniyah ( ربانية و ال تكوني رماضانية (كوني which سبحانه ( Allah all the months, don t worship Him only in Ramadan. (سبحانه وتعالى) means worship Allah Allah. is the Lord of Ramadan and the Lord of all the months, subhan (وتعالى Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه enjoined the fasting of Shawwal upon us a voluntary after the obligation, similar to having the voluntary prayers after the obligatory prayers in order to rectify any shortcomings in ع ن أ بي أ يوب ق ا ل ق ا ل ر س و ل هللا صلى هللا عليه وسلم " م ن ص ا م ر مض ا ن ث م أ ت ب ع ه بست م ن ( Hadith: your obligations. (ﷺ) (It was narrated from Abu Ayyub that the Messenger of Allah ) و ال الد ه ر ك ص و م ك ا ن said: Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted for a lifetime. ) Sunan Ibn Majah Book 7, Hadith 1787 Whoever fasts Shawwal then as if he fasted the whole lifetime, subhan Allah. Important information before fasting six days in Shawwal First you need to fast and complete any missed days from Ramadan in Shawwal before you do the six days from Shawwal. Your missed days in Ramadan are an obligation, whereas Shawwal is a voluntary. If you have many missed days from Ramadan that you need to make up and you can t finish them and the six days of Shawwal in the month of Shawwal, then you can fast into the month of Dhul Qhuda. People are under the assumption that a person can fix his six days from Shawwal and then make up his obligatory anytime before the next Ramadan based on the hadith of Aisha (ra) that she made up her fasts in Sha ban. This is a correct hadith, however it does not mention if she fasted the six days of Shawwal, so there is no contradiction. We shouldn t assume and there are no assumptions in the أ ن ه س م ع ع ائ ة - رضى هللا عنها - ت ق ول إ ن ك ا ن ل ي ك و ن ع ل ى الص و م م ن ر م ض ا ن ف م ا أ س ت ي ع أ ن أ ق ضي ه ح ت ى ( Hadith: deen. (Narrated 'Aishah: If I had some part of the fast of Ramadan to make up, I would not be ) ي أ تي ع ب ا ن able to atone for it except in Sha'ban.) - Sunan Abi Dawud 2399, Authenitcated by Al Albani as Sahih The hadith clearly states whoever fasts Ramadan and then follows it with six days from Shawwal. If you still have missed days from Ramadan, then you have not completed your Ramadan yet. Hadith: (It ) ع ن أ بي أ يوب ق ا ل ق ا ل ر س و ل هللا صلى هللا عليه وسلم " م ن ص ا م ر مض ا ن ث م أ ت ب ع ه بست م ن و ال ك ا ن ك ص و م الد ه ر ( was narrated from Abu Ayyub that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Whoever fasts Ramadan Page 6
then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted for a lifetime. ) Sunan Ibn Majah Book 7, Hadith 1787 A person can have multiple intentions for a voluntary fast but not for an obligation. For example, tomorrow is Monday, 13 th of Shawwal. If you have already completed your missed days from Ramadan, then you can have the intention as one of the days from Shawwal, fasting on a Monday, and one of the White Days. If you are fasting to make up a missed day from Ramadan then this is an obligation and its intention cannot be mixed with a voluntary. There is no need to seek permission from your husband to fast the missed days of your Ramadan obligations. However you do need to seek permission for the voluntary fasts, including the six days from Shawwal. If he says no, then you get two rewards a reward for obeying your husband and a.(سبحانه وتعالى) reward for having the intention to fast voluntarily truly there is no one like Allah For the obligatory fast, you can make it up on a Friday on its own, but for the voluntary don t particularize Friday on its own. Virtues of fasting the six days of Shawwal Sheikh Abdulrazaq Al Badr (may Allah preserve him) 1. It s a way of showing gratitude to Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه for guiding us to fast the month of Ramadan. In order to thank Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه for guiding us to Ramadan then follow it with six days of Shawwal. 2. It s similar to a voluntary prayer after an obligatory prayer it will rectify the deficiencies in your obligatory fast as previously mentioned. 3. It s as if the person fasted his whole life, how? When we fast Ramadan then every deed is multiplied by 10, so fasting for 30 days is equal 300 good deeds. This is equal to 10 months. And when you fast 6 days, then it s equal 60 good deeds, which is a total of 360 s, this is a year. If this is your attitude every year to fast Ramadan and follow it with six days, then as if you fasted your whole lifetime, subhan Allah. This is the winner, he is always looking at profits and benefits to do good deeds. 4. Fasting these six days is an indication of Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه accepting your Ramadan and a sign of Allah s pleasure with you. May Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه accept our fasts and qiyam and make it easy for us. Ameen. 5. The state of the person after Ramadan should be better and more virtuous than he was before سبحانه ( Allah Ramadan. This is an indication of the acceptance of his fast, qiyam and good deeds by accept our deeds, open more good deeds and help us on these deeds (سبحانه وتعالى) May Allah.(وتعالى until the end. Ameen. Fiqh of Dream Interpretation This subject is an important matter which is mentioned in the Quran in many verses. The Prophet them. used to practice dream interpretation with the Companions it was his habit to ask (ﷺ) There is a real need to understand this subject because many people out of their ignorance have used dreams as a criterion to judge people, subhan Allah. They consider their dreams as a way of guiding them and many people deviated from the right path because of dreams. Dream interpretation has a relation with the aqeedah. Page 7
بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم Human beings spend one third of their lives sleeping and dreaming. ) ع ن أ بي س عيد ال خ د ري ع ن الن ب ي صلى هللا عليه وسلم ق ا ل " ر ؤ ي ا الر ج ل ال م س لم الص الح ج ز ء م ن س بعي ن ج ز ء ا م ن النب و ة ( Hadith: (It was narrated from Abu Sa eed Al-Khudri (ra) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: The dream of a righteous Muslim man is one of the seventy parts of prophecy. ) - Sunan Ibn Majah 3895 ح د ث ن ا أ ن س ب ن م الك ق ا ل ق ا ل ر س و ل هللا صلى هللا عليه وسلم " إ ن الر س ال ة و النب و ة ق د ان ق ع ت ف ل ر س و ل ب ع دي و ال ن ب ي ". ق ال ( Hadith: ) ف ق ذ ل ك ع ل ى الن اس ف ق ا ل " ل كن ال م ب ر ا ت ". ق ال وا ي ا ر س و ل هللا و م ا ا لم ب ر ا ت ق ا ل " ر ؤ ي ا ال م س لم و ه ي ج ز ء م ن أ ج ز اء النب و ة " (Anas bin Malik narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Indeed Messenger-ship and Prophethood have been terminated, so there shall be no Messenger after me, nor a Prophet.'" He(Anas) said:"the people were concerned about that, so he (ﷺ) said: 'But there will be Mubash-shirat (glad tidings).' So they said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What is Mubash-shirat?' He said: 'The Muslim's dreams, for it is a portion of the portions of Prophethood.'") At Tirmidhi Book 34, Hadith 2441 This doesn t mean whoever sees a true dream is a prophet. Many people thought because of their true dreams they re prophets and they claimed it, subhan Allah. (سبحانه وتعالى) What is the relation between a good dream and prophethood? It s bestowed by Allah and it s telling him something from the unseen, like the prophecies of the prophets. We would not know a dream is true until we see the fulfillment of the unseen matter. From the virtues of the good dreams, Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه granted the prophets and messengers the interpretation of dreams, so we are to take care of it. Allah ( وتعالى (سبحانه gave Yusuf (as) the knowledge to interpret dreams. ت أويل ٱ ل ح اديث و ي تم نع م ت ه ۥ ع ل ي ك و ع ل ى ء ال ي ع ق و ب ك م ا أ ت م ه ا ع ل ى أ ب و ي ك من ق ب ل ( :6 Surah Yusuf و ك ذ ٲلك ي ج ت بي ك ر ب ك و ي ع ل م ك من ("Thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of (إ ب ر ٲهيم و إ س ح ق إ ن ر ب ك ع ليم ح كي م dreams (and other things) and perfect His Favour on you and on the offspring of Ya'qûb (Jacob), as He perfected it on your fathers, Ibrahîm (Abraham) and Ishâq (Isaac) aforetime! Verily, your Lord is All- Knowing, All-Wise.") Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه has chosen Yusuf (as) to teach him dream interpretation, this indicates not سبحانه ( Allah everyone can do it. It s a knowledge given to certain people and certain prophets from.(وتعالى ت أك ل ( 36: Surah Yusuf ر أسى خ ب ز ا و د خ ل م ع ه ٱلس ج ن ف ت ي ان ق ا ل أ ح د ه م ا إن ى أ ر ٮن ى أ ع ص ر خ م ر ا و ق ا ل ٱ ل خ ر إن ى أ ر ٮن ى أ ح م ل ف و ق بت أويلهۦ إن ا ن ر ٮ ك م ن ٱل م ح سني ن (And there entered with him two young men in the prison. One of ) ٱل ي ر من ه ن ب ئن ا them said: "Verily, I saw myself (in a dream) pressing wine." The other said: "Verily, I saw myself (in a dream) carrying bread on my head and birds were eating thereof." (They said): "Inform us of the interpretation of this. Verily, we think you are one of the Muhsinûn (doers of good).") ت أويل ٱ ل ح اديث ف ا ر ٱلس م و ٲت و ٱ ل ر ض أ ن ت و لى ۦ فى ٱلدني ا و ٱ ل خ رة ( :101 Surah Yusuf ر ب ق د ء ات ي ت نى م ن ٱل م لك و ع ل م ت نى من ("My Lord! You have indeed bestowed on me of the sovereignty, and taught ) ت و ف نى م س ل م ا و أ ل حقنى بٱلص لحي ن me something of the interpretation of dreams - the (Only) Creator of the heavens and the earth! You are my Walî (Protector, Helper, Supporter, Guardian, God, Lord.) in this world and in the Hereafter. Cause me to die as a Muslim (the one submitting to Your Will), and join me with the righteous.") Page 8
بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم Yusuf (as) says in his dua a: You re the One Who taught me dream interpretation. Why is dream interpretation important? Because it s considered a fatwa. It s a branch of sciences in the deen. A person is rewarded for learning it. It comes under the category of giving fatwa which means to seek a legal ruling regarding any matter. This includes dream interpretation as well. You should not be seeking it from anybody. We will discuss whom you should seek it from, and what is the description of such a person? It s not anybody. You should not talk about your dreams to anyone because not everyone understands this knowledge. What is the evidence that it s considered a kind of fatwa? ر أسهۦ ق ضى ٱ ل م ر ٱل ذى فيه ( :41 Surah Yusuf ف ت أڪ ل ٱل ي ر من ي ص ٮحب ى ٱلس ج ن أ م ا أ ح د ك م ا ف ي س قى ر ب ه ۥ خ م ر ا و أ م ا ٱ ل خ ر ف ي ص ل ب ("O two companions of the prison! As for one of you, he (as a servant) will pour out wine for his (ت س ت فت ي ان lord (king or master) to drink; and as for the other, he will be crucified and birds will eat from his head. Thus is the case judged concerning which you both did inquire.") so he did a fatwa for them. ي أڪ ل ه ن س ب ع عج ا ف و س ب ع س ن ب ل ت خ ض ر و أ خ ر ي ابس ت ي أ يہ ا ٱل م ل أ فت ون ى ( :43 Surah Yusuf و ق ال ٱلم ل ك إن ى أ ر ى س ب ع ب ق ر ٲ ت سم ا ن (And the king (of Egypt) said: "Verily, I saw (in a dream) seven fat cows, whom (فى ر ء ي ى إن ك نت م ل لرء ي ا ت ع ب ر و ن seven lean ones were devouring - and seven green ears of corn, and (seven) others dry. O notables! Explain to me my dream, if it be that you can interpret dreams.") the king said give me a fatwa regarding my dream. ي أڪ ل ه ن س ب ع عج ا ف و س ب ع س ن ب ل ت خ ض ر و أ خ ر ي ابس ت ل ع ل ى أ ر ج ع ( :46 Surah Yusuf ي وس ف أ يہ ا ٱلص د ي ق أ فت ن ا فى س ب ع ب ق ر ٲ ت سم ا ن ((He said): "O Yûsuf (Joseph), the man of truth! Explain to us (the dream) of seven fat (إل ى ٱلن اس ل ع ل ه م ي ع ل م و ن cows whom seven lean ones were devouring, and of seven green ears of corn, and (seven) others dry, that I may return to the people, and that they may know.") Keep in mind we will not discuss how to interpret dreams and please do not ask about your dreams being interpreted either. May Allah وتعالى) (سبحانه make us from the winners and keep us firm and steadfast until the end. Ameen. Page 9