Praising oneself in Dream Islam

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If a person dreams that he is praising himself, he will commit sin,because Allah says: “So ascribe not purity to yourselves. He knows best himwho fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him [i.e. those who areAlMuttaqoon (the pious).” [Al-Najm 53:32] If someone else praises him, if that person is an unknown youngman, his enemy will submit to him; if he is an unknown old man, he willbe praised and spoken highly of before the people. If the young man orold man is known, he will attain glory and honour because of them. Flattery If a person dreams that he is flattering someone else with regard tosome worldly matter, it is indicative of something bad. If it is for thepurpose of some knowledge that he wants to learn from him or to seekhis help with some righteous deed that he wants to do, he will attainhonour. In some reports it says: Flattery is not an Islamic characteristicexcept when seeking knowledge. And it was said that flattering someonewhom one is not used to flattering is humiliation, but if he usually doesthat, then it does not indicate anything bad. Bidding farewell If a person dreams that he is bidding farewell to his wife, he willdivorce her. It is also indicative of separation between the one who bidsfarewell and the one to whom he bids farewell, and it is indicative ofseparation between partners, dismissal of a man in a position of authority,and loss for the merchant. It may also be indicative of taking back thedivorced wife, reconciling with a partner, profit for the trader, recoveryfor one who is sick, reinstatement for the man in a position of authorityand return of the traveller, because the word Wadaa’ (farewell) writtenbackwards is ‘Aadu, which means they returned. We have discussedthis above. Trying to hide from people Trying to hide from people is indicative of a daughter for the onewhose wife is pregnant because Allah says: “He hides himself from the people because of the evil of thatwhereof he has been informed.” [Al-Nahl 16:59] If he enters a house and tries to hide in it, he is going to flee, becauseAllah says: “Saying: ‘Truly, our homes lie open (to the enemy).’ And theylay not open. They but wished to flee.” [Al-Ahzaab 33:13] Looking Down on Others If he looks down on a disbeliever, that is his enemy; if he looksdown on a believer, his religious commitment will decrease and he willdespair of a man on whom he was pinning his hopes, and he will behumiliated. If he dreams that someone looked down on him, if that wasan unknown young man, he will prevail over his enemy; if it was anunknown old man, he will become poor. Guarding If he dreams that someone is guarding him, he will be faced withsome troubles; if he dreams that he is guarding someone else at nightin the dark, he will be safe from the evil of the Shaytaan, because theProphet (Peace be upon him) said: “There are three eyes that will not be touched by the Fire: theeye that keeps watch for the sake of Allah…” Swearing an Oath In principle, this is indicative of cheating and arrogance, becauseAllah says: “And he [Shaytaan (Satan)] swore by Allah to them both,(saying): ‘Verily, I am one of the sincere wellwishers for youboth.’ So he misled them with deception.” [Al-A’raaf 7:21-22] A sincere oath is indicative of prevailing and saying good words,because Allah says: “And verily, that is indeed a great oath, if you but know.”[Al-Waaqi’ah 56:76] A false oath is indicative of failure, because Allah says: “And (O Muhammad (peace be upon him)) obey you not everyone HallaafMaheen (the one who swears much and is a liar or is worthless).”[Al-Qalam 68:10] [This is also] according to the Hadeeth: “A false oath leaves the land devoid (of blessing).” Work Work is indicative of seeking knowledge. If a person dreams that heis busy working, he will marry a virgin, because Allah says: “Verily, the dwellers of the Paradise, that Day, will be busywith joyful things.” [Ya-Seen 36:55] Buzzing of a Wasp This is indicative of a promise from a liar. Clinking of Coins If it is genuine money, he will hear nice words; otherwise he willhear an argument. Braiding Hair This is a good sign for women and for men who have the custom ofwearing their hair in braids; but it is not a good sign for those who donot have this custom.

Allah knows best. This is not a fatwa.