Do dreams have a meaning. Does vision come true!

A lot of viewers have started asking questions about dreams and what islam and hadith tells us about them. People have sent me some YouTube videos where people Naozu Billah are converting to other religions because they saw other prophets like Jesus (A.S) or their ancestors giving them a message.

So here i go, if i have overlooked any questions please post a comment or question to this article, inshallah i will respond to it as soon as i find the answers.

Before anything I'd like you to consider this Hadith from Sahih Bukhari

Narrated by Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Name yourselves with my name (use my name) but do not name yourselves with my Kunya name (i.e. Abu-l Qasim). And whoever sees me in a dream then surely he has seen me for Satan cannot impersonate me. And whoever tells a lie against me (intentionally), then (surely) let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire." (Book #3, Hadith #110)

Satan can impersonate anybody in your dream to misguide. He can come in the form of Jesus, Moses, someone dear to you, your father, your mother EXCEPT he cannot impersonate Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). So be careful when making a judgement about such dreams.

Dreams are of three types:

1. Rahmaani or Ruyaa (those that come from Allah, often referred to as glad tidings in the Quran)
2. Nafsaani (psychological, they come from within a person, his desires, or from things that he emphasizes or constantly thinks about)
3. Shaytaani or Hulum (those that come from the Shaytaan).


The truthfulness of the dream is related to the sincerity of the dreamer. Those who have the most truthful dreams are those who are the most truthful in speech. (Muslim, 4200) Towards the end of time, hardly any dreams will be untrue.

The Prophet (PBUH) said: “That will be because the Prophethood and its effects will be so far away in time, so the believers will be given some compensation in the form of dreams which will bring them some good news or will help them to be patient and steadfast in their faith.” (Sahih-Bukhaari, 6499; Muslim, 4200)

Another Hadith narrated by Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) as saying:
"When the time draws near (when the Resurrection is near) a believer’s dream can hardly be false. And the truest vision will be of one who is himself the most truthful in speech, for the vision of a Muslim is the forty-fifth part of Prophecy, and dreams are of three types: One, a good dream which is a sort of good tidings from Allah; the evil dream which causes pain and is from Satan; and the third one is a suggestion of one’s own mind; so if any one of you sees a dream which he does not like he should stand up and offer prayer and he should not relate it to people…."

Some questions were:
What do you do when you see a good or a bad dream?
Couple of Hadith I pulled out of Sahih Muslim and Bukhari

Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “If any one of you sees a dream that he likes, this is from Allah, so let him praise Allah for it and talk about it to others. If he sees other than that, a dream that he dislikes, this is from the Shaytaan, so let him seek refuge with Allahfrom its evil and not mention it to anyone, for it will not harm him.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6584, and Muslim, 5862).

Reported from Jaabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (PBUH) said: “If any one of you sees a dream that he dislikes, let him spit to his left three times, and seek refuge with Allah from the Shaytaan three times, and turn over from the side on which he was sleeping.” (Narrated by Muslim, 5864)

Now some Tips in light of Quran and Sunnah:

So When you have a good/truthful dream - you should be happy, tell it to people who are liked by you and not to those whom you dislike, thank Allah for his Glory and Mercy. And by good dreams it means when you wake up with a happy vibe or an with an essence of positive feeling.

And When you have a bad dream - remember bad dreams are from Shaitaan, if the bad dream wakes you up, you should dry spit on your left three times and say ''Aaozu Billah hi minas Shaitaan ir Rajeem." Get up and pray and ask Allah for refuge. Turn your face in the direction of the qiblah while sleeping. DO NOT tell it to anyone who you can't trust, you could possibly tell it to someone who is very very very close to you. I suggest you don't seek interpretation for bad dreams as you may not like what it discloses.

Don't Lie about Dreams - You shouldn't lie about dreams or make up dreams just for conversation or attention sake. It narrated thatProphet Muhammad (PBUH) said,
"Indeed the worst of lies is that of a person who falsely claims to have dream."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari)
"Whoever claims to have dream which he did not have, will be ordered to tie two barley grains together, which he will never be able to do; and if somebody eavesdrop on some people's conversation which they didn't want him to hear or they tried to keep away from him, then molten lead will be poured into his ears on the Day of Resurrection; and whosoever makes a picture (of a being with a soul) will be punished on the Day of Resurrection and (will) be ordered to put a soul in it, which he will not be able to do."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari)

All dreams don't have the same interpretations - Another thing that i should point when seeking dream interpretation is that if two different people have the same dream it doesn't mean the intrepretation is the same for both of them. So be careful before jumping to any conculsions when seeking intrepretation.

Want to have true dreams and avoid bad dreams - Don't we all! For this we should strive to speak honestly, eat halaal food, adhere to the commandments of shari'ah, avoid that which Allah and His Messenger (PBUH) have forbidden, sleep in a state of complete purity facing the Qiblah, and remember Allah until you feel your eyelids drooping. Do this you WILL see the difference.

Some more suggestions: If you are with me so far, id suggest to read Surah Yousuf (Joseph) if you haven't yet. Allah gave him the power to interpret dreams. If somethings scares you, recite Dua-e-Khauf. I'll keep on updating this post. If I have stated anything wrong by mistake PLEASE correct me! Share information by posting a question or comment.