Acts of Worship and Deeds of Virtue Dream Meaning

Classical meaning

This chapter includes other actions that come under the same headingsuch as greeting, shaking hands, embracing, signs of Islam, using the Siwaak, wearing leather slippers, and washing the hands. We will start by saying a little about these things. Greeting With Salaam This is part of the Sunnah. If a person dreams that he greeted a man,this indicates that he will do an act of Sunnah and remove enmity thatexisted between them. The same applies if he shakes hands with hisenemy or opponent. In the Hadeeth it says: “Shaking hands increases friendship.” If a person dreams that an old man he does not know greets him,he will be safe from the punishment of Allah; if he does know that oldman, he will marry a beautiful woman and eat different kinds of fruit,because Allah says: “They will have therein fruits (of all kinds) and all that theyask for. (It will be said to them): Salaam (peace be on you) — aWord from the Lord (Allah), Most Merciful.” [Yaa Seen 36:57-58] If he dreams that a young man whom he does not know greets him,he will be safe from the evil of his enemies. If he asks a man for awoman’s hand in marriage then dreams that he greeted that man andhe returned the greeting, he will marry her, but if he does not return thegreeting he will not marry her. Signs of Islam Some of them said that if a Mushrik sees in his dream that he is in Paradise or someone else sees that for him in a dream, or he dreams thathe was given bracelets of silver, he will become a Muslim. The sameapplies if he dreams that he became Muslim and was praying towardsthe Ka’bah or remembering Allah, because Allah says: “Why should Allah punish you if you have thanked (Him) andhave believed in Him.” [Al-Nisa’ 4:147] The same applies if he dreams that he died and was brought back tolife, because Allah describes faith as life and the disbelievers as dead. The same applies if he dreams that his heart is open, because Allah says: “And whomsoever Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam.” [Al-An’am 6:125] The same applies if he dreams that he is on the Ark of Nooh (May Allah be please with him),because no disbeliever embarked on it. If a Mushrik dreams that he moved from the land of Shirk to the land of Islam, he will die, because he moved to the realm of truth (the Hereafter). If a Muslim dreams that he is saying Aslamtu (I became Muslim),his affairs will be put in order. If he dreams that he became Muslimagain, he will be safe from trouble. A Jew said: I dreamt that I was sweeping around the grave of Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said to him: You will become Muslim and live near him (in Madeenah). Using the Siwaak Siwaak is part of the Fitrah; it is cleansing and refreshing. If a persondreams that he is cleaning his teeth with Siwaak, he will uphold ties ofkinship. If he dreams that he used something impure to clean his teeth,he will spend Haraam wealth on an act of obedience, and he shouldrefrain from doing that. Circumcision Circumcision is also part of the Fitrah. If a person dreams thathe is being circumcised, he will do good by means of which he willpurify himself from sin and be relieved of worry. ‘Abd al-Rahmaanal-Washnaaqi, one of the judiciary officials of Qayrawaan, dreamt thathe was being circumcised. I said to him: It is said that circumcisionis purification, and he had been fired by some of the judges, so I said: You will go back to your post and you will be a judge. And that is whathappened. If he dreams that he is not circumcised, his wealth will increase buthis religious commitment will decrease.

Allah knows best. This is not a fatwa.