Zakaah, in Dream Islam

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andI liked it and rode it facing backwards. He said: You love Bedouinwoman and you had intercourse with her in an inappropriate manner. Zakaat al-Fitr If a person dreams that he paid Zakaah al-fitr, he will pray andremember Allah a great deal, and he will not fall sick that year. Sadaqah (Charity) Charity from a scholar indicates that he will teach people. Charityfrom a ruler indicates that his authority will expand. Charity from amerchant indicates that his profits will increase. Charity from a craftsmanindicates that he will teach others his craft. If the dreamer feeds a poorperson, he will find relief from worry. If he helps a Kaafir, it indicatesthat he will help his enemy against himself. He said: Zakaah, charity and gifts are indicative of a great deal ofbenefit and comforts, a rise in status and warding off harm, because itis said that a gift wards off harm and charity wards off calamity in thisworld and in the Hereafter. Someone else said: A gift is indicative of a marriage proposal, soif a person dreams that he gave something to another or that the otherperson gave something to him, there will be ties of marriage betweenthem, based on the fact that Bilqees gave a gift to Sulaymaan (May Allah be please with him) andthey ended up getting married. A gift is also indicative of reconciliationbetween two who hate one another. A gift that is disliked is indicativeof something unpleasant happening, but the recipient will be safe fromthat. If the dreamer gives something to someone to whom it is notpermissible for him to give, such as judges, that is indicative of dismissal,poverty, Haraam wealth, innovation on the part of the giver and troublefor the recipient. One of my female relatives, who was called Amat al-‘Azeez, dreamt that she cooked food for one of the judges. I said to her:This is an honor that will reach you from a ruler. Then she receiveda letter that praised him. She said to me: How come you said that? Isaid: People call food that is given an honour and your name, Amat al-‘Azeez, is indicative of honour from al-‘Azeez, who is the king. Andone of them said that a gift is like sending something, so if a persondreamt that he gave a slave to a man, he is sending an enemy to him. Fasting Dreaming of breaking the fast in Ramadan (in a dream) is indicativeof the same as acts of worship. For one who wants to travel, it indicatesthat he is not going to travel or that he will face hardship during hisjourney. It is indicative of recovery for one who is sick and unable toeat; but for the sick person who is able to eat it may be indicative of hisdeath. Fasting may be indicative of severing ties with worldly affairsand loss of livelihood. One of the dream interpreters said: If he dreamsthat it is Ramadan, then his dream is indicative of high prices. But if hedreams that he is fasting all the time, he will stop sinning. If he dreams that he fasted voluntarily, he will not get sick, becauseof the Hadeeth, “Fast and you will be healthy.” If he fasts but does not know whether it is obligatory or voluntary,that indicates that he has to fulfil a vow or he may keep quiet, becausethe basic meaning of Sawm is keeping silent. Another man said: I dreamt that everyone around me was fasting,even the animals. He said: Everyone around you had nothing to eat. A man said: I dreamt that I fasted on the day of Eid. He said: You didsomething Makrooh. A man said: I dreamt that I emptied all the vessels in the house andthe stomachs of my children and family. He said: You forced all thepeople in your house to fast and you prevented them from eating. Andit was as he said. If a person breaks his fast (in the dream) and it was the day of Eid,he will be relieved of his distress and happiness will return to him. Ifhe dreams that he broke the fast deliberately in Ramadan, he will kill aman deliberately; if he kills a man deliberately (in his dream), he willbreak the fast in Ramadan. If he dreams that he was a man who gotused to fasting all the time but he broke the fast, he will backbite aboutpeople, because of the report which says that “backbiting invalidatesthe fast.” And he may fall sick. I’tikaaf (Retreat for Worship)and Ribaat (Guarding the Border) These two actions are indicative of the same as worship and are alsoindicative of service to prominent people with whom one finds relief.They are also indicative of loss of livelihood. Guarding the border maybe indicative of the outbreak of war. A Jew said: I dreamt that I wasobserving a retreat (I’tikaaf) in the mosque. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deensaid to him: A Muslim will cause you to be imprisoned for somethingthat you owe to him. Hajj and ‘Umrah Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said: Dreaming of Hajj and visiting holyplaces such as al-Quds is indicative of the same as worship; it is alsoindicative of a rise in status, safety from fear, service to prominentpeople and drawing close to them, marriage, a great deal of benefits,paying off debts and meeting needs. Then if the dreamer completeshis pilgrimage (in his dream), he will fulfill what he wants to achieve,otherwise he will not. Someone else said: If he dreams that he says theTalbiyah outside the sanctuary, he will be safe and will prevail over hisenemy. If he dreams that he circumambulated the Ka’bah, he will beappointed to a noble position. If he dreams that it is the day of ‘Arafah, he will reconcile with aperson with whom there was enmity and one who is absent will comeback to him, if he has a loved one who is absent. If he prays in the Ka’bah (in his dream), he will be in the companyof a noble man and will attain goodness and security. Seeing the Ka’bah (in a dream) is indicative of glad tidings or is a warning against doing something bad. If he dreams that the Ka’bah ishis house, he will continue to increase in honor and authority. Jihad Jihad against the disbelievers or enemy appears to mean that he willget into trouble with people who follow innovation, but the consequencesof that will be good for the one who prevails. If he dreams that he was asked to join the Jihad, he will attain ahigh status and be praised. If he sees people going out for Jihad, theywill gain glory, victory and blessing. If he dreams that he is fighting theenemy on his own, with his sword in his hand, striking right and left,he will prevail over his enemies. Jihad may be indicative of striving tosupport dependents, because the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said:“The one who is striving to support his dependents is likethe mujaahid who is striving for the sake of Allah, may He beExalted.” If he dreams that he is striving in Jihad for the sake of Allah, mayHe be exalted, this indicates that he is striving hard to take care of hisdependents and will attain good and plenty to live by, because Allahsays: “He who emigrates (from his home) in the Cause of Allah,will find on earth many dwelling places and plenty to live by.”[Al-Nisa’ 4:100] If he dreams that he was engaging in Jihad and then ran away, hewill stop striving to support his dependents, and he will sever ties ofkinship and fall into sin, because Allah says: “Would you then, if you were given the authority, do mischief inthe land, and sever your ties of kinship?”. [Muhammad 47:22] A man dreamt that he was fighting some people who he believedwere Christians or Magians. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said to him:You will have a dispute with people who regard it as permissible tohave intercourse with a Mahram such as a mother or sister. He said:That is what happened. Another man dreamt something similar and hesaid: You are having some trouble caused by astrologers and those whobelieve in the sun and fire. He said: That is right. Another man said: I dreamt that I was fighting the angels. He said:You hunt birds. A man of high status dreamt something similar and hesaid: You will have a dispute with a man of authority. He said: Thatalready happened. Another man said: I dreamt that I was fighting the Disciples. Hesaid: You will have a dispute with a Christian. A Christian said: I dreamt that I was fighting the Christians or it wasas if I was a Muslim. He said: You have knowledge and dispute withyour coreligionists about the Oneness of God. He said: Yes. Reading Qur’an If a person dreams that he is reading the Qur’an, then look at what isindicated by the Verse that is on his lips when he wakes up. If it containsgood news, then give him glad tidings; if it mentions a punishment orwarning, then warn him. If he is striving for something and the Verseindicates that it will be achieved for him, then it will be achieved,otherwise it will not. For example, a man dreamt that he was recitingthe Verse, “They will say: ‘We inform You that none of us bears witnessto it (that they are Your partners)!’” [Fussilat 41:47] And he was trying to offer his testimony. I said to him: You will notachieve anything. And the interpretation may be in the preceding and following Verses. If the dreamer did not recognize which Verse it was, but he knew that he was reading Qur’an, it is all good and beneficial, especially if he recitedit in a beautiful voice and the people were listening and enjoying it. That is indicative of a rise in status and a good reputation. One of the dream interpreters said: If a person who is in a state ofpurity reads Qur’an, it is to be interpreted as indicating that he is anhonest man who follows the truth and enjoins what is good and forbids what is evil, because Allah says: “ They recite the Verses of Allah during the hours of the night,prostrating themselves in prayer. ” [Aal ‘Imraan 3:113] Reading it from the Mushaf is indicative of knowledge, reason andglory, because the Mushaf in dream interpretation signifies wisdom. If hedreams that he bought a Mushaf, his knowledge will become widespreadamong people. If he dreams that the ruler gave him a Mushaf, he willbe appointed as a judge and his justice will prevail, because the Mushafcontains r ulings of Sharee ’ ah. The Faqeeh Ibn ‘Abd al - Rafee’ dreamtthat and I interpreted it to him on that basis, and he was appointed tothat position. If he dreams that he is eating the pages of the Mushaf, he will earn aliving by making copies of it or in an in a ppropriate way. It was said thatthe one who dreams that he is eating the pages or lines of the Mushafand is one of the common folk will earn a living by reciting Qur’an. Ifhe dreams that he is kissing the Mushaf, it indicates that he is not fallingshort in performing acts of worship. If he dreams that he is tearing upthe Mushaf or burning it, that indicates that he is following innovation. If he dreams that he has a Mushaf or book in his hand and when heopens it he does not find any writing in it, it indica tes that his outwardappearance is different from his inward nature. If he dreams that he is writing Qur’an on a piece of cloth or wool,then he is going to interpret it on the basis of his personal opinion. Al -

Allah knows best. This is not a fatwa.