Fear Allah and do not Dream Meaning

Classical meaning

befriend a woman who is not permissible for you. He said: Rather she is a woman to whom I have proposed marriage.A woman said: I dreamt that I was giving water t o people. He said toher: Fear Allah and do not go around telling people lies. If he dreams that he is drinking fresh water that he took from the seaor a river or that he is watering crops with it, he will gain benefit from aprominent person, because seas, rivers and springs represent prominentpeople. A river is lower in status than a sea, and a spring is lower instatus than a river, but all of these are indicative of men of prominencestatus, such as a king, a father, a master, a brother, a son, husband,a sc holar, or a worshipper. They are also indicative of livelihood andtrade. If we regard the sea as representing a king, then the fish representhis subjects or his troops. If we regard it as representing a scholar, thenthe fish represent the branches of knowl edge that he has acquired and hisstudents. If we regard it as representing a husband, then they representthe furniture of his house or his slaves or his relatives. If we regard itas representing a trade, then they represent earnings. If we regard it asrepr esenting livelihood, then they represent his fellow traders in themarket who do not show any compassion to old or young and competewith one another, because that is how fish behave. The same applies torivers. If that water is cloudy, foul smelling, salty o r bitter, he will havesome trouble with a prominent man, and if he is sick, his sickness willbe lengthy. If he dreams that he is swimming in the sea or river and it issummertime and the water is cold, or it is winter time and the wateris hot, or he dreams that he does Ghusl or Wudoo ’ with that water,he will get some benefit from the people mentioned. Similarly if hefishes out something beneficial or he brings a gemstone out of it or hesees fire floating on it, or he dreams that he is swimming in it and it ssummertime and the water is hot, or it is winter time and the water iscold, or if the dreamer is sick and swimming is not good for him, if hedrowns or the water comes over his head, that is indicative of trouble and distress caused by the people mentioned or by an enemy. Swimmingin the sea may be indicative of seeking knowledge. If he dreams that he went back to the shore, he will stop seekingknowledge or he may serve a ruler. If he becomes afraid whilst swimming, he will become afraid ofa ruler. If a king dreams that he is swimming in the sea, he will fightanother king, but if he dreams that he swam across that sea, he willdefeat him. Drowning may be indicative of committing sin or followinginnovation openly. In the Hadeeth it says: “

Allah knows best. This is not a fatwa.