Death and Dying Dream Meaning

Classical meaning

Death and dying may indicate something and its opposite for theone who is not in difficulty. In the case of one who is in difficulty,they indicate that he will soon find a way out. They are also indicativeof freeing a slave, because when a person dies, no human being hasany authority over him. And they may be indicative of selling a slave,because the deceased has moved from one place to another. Dying is also indicative of a dispute because the word Naza ’ (whichrefers t o the death throes) is derived from the same root as the wordMunaaza ’ ah (which means dispute). It may also be indicative ofrepentance because the one who reaches the point of death usually givesup disobedience. And it may be indicative of preparing for tra vel and offear for one who is safe. The basic principle with regard to death is thatit signals calamity, because Allah says: “And the calamity of death befall you.” [Al-Maa’idah 5:106] If person dreams that he died and he not look dead, he will be faced with trouble such as sickness, imprisonment or his housebeing destroyed, because his soul is in his body as his body is in hishouse.

Allah knows best. This is not a fatwa.