The Interpretation of Dreams We wish to remind our readers that Prophet Muhammad sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam constantly interpreted not ...
The Interpretation of Dreams
We wish to remind our readers that Prophet Muhammad sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam constantly
interpreted not only his own dreams but also the dreams of his companions. Take the example of
the dream of Um al-Fadl who came to him and disclosed that she had experienced a terrible
dream in which she saw a piece of his flesh on her lap (see hadith above). The Prophet sallalahu
‘alaihi wa sallam smiled and immediately interpreted the dream to mean that his daughter, Fatima,
would give birth to a child and that Um Fadl would take the child in her lap.
There can be no doubt whatsoever, therefore, that the interpretation of dreams forms part of the
sunnah, and that Muslims should strive to be blessed with the capacity to interpret dreams. A
Muslim who does not even entertain in his heart a desire to be blessed with that capacity, or a
desire to have good dreams and to have them interpreted, is a Muslim who refuses to access the
last remaining part of Prophethood in the world today. Such a Muslim will surely pay dearly for
that act of negligence, particularly in this age of fitan. Such Muslims are more likely that not to
be deceived by the godless modern world and have their faith surreptitiously corrupted and
destroyed.
Perhaps the constant recitation of surah Yusuf (Chapter 12 of the Qur’an), in addition to the
study of the surah, may yield the blessings of enhanced capacity to interpret dreams.
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