Dreams are not evidence in religion
1.Our Claim
2. Seeing Prophet peace be upon him in dream
3. Seeing Allah in dream
4. Satan in the dreams of those who commit shirk
5. Dreams are not evidence in religion
6. If the dreams are evidence then what about these dreams?
1. Our Claim
Shaykh Bilal Phillips said:
Since the sharia (Islamic law) is complete, the claim that the Prophet (pbuh) has come in dreams with new additions must be false. Such a claim implies one of two things:
(1) Either the Prophet (pbuh) did not fulfil his mission in his lifetime, or
(2) Allah was not aware of the future of the ummah, and thus did not prescribe the necessary injunctions during the Prophets (pbuh) lifetime.
Source: http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=408
2. Seeing Prophet peace be upon him in dream
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, "Whoever sees me in a dream will see me when he is awake, and the Shaytaan cannot take my shape." Al-Bukhaari said: Ibn Sireen said: If he sees him in his true image. Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6592; Muslim, 2266
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar said:وقد رويناه موصولاً من طريق إسماعيل بن إسحاق القاضي عن سليمان بن حرب - وهو من شيوخ البخاري - عن حماد بن زيد عن أيوب قال : كان محمَّد - يعني : ابن سيرين - إذا قصَّ عليه رجلٌ أنَّه رأى النَّبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : صِف لي الذي رأيتَه ، فإن وَصف له صفةً لا يعرفها قال : لم تره ، وسنده صحيح ، ووجدتُ له ما يؤيِّده فأخرج الحاكم من طريق عاصم بن كليب حدثني أبي قال : قلتُ لابن عباس رأيتُ النَّبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في المنام ، قال : صِفه لي ، قال ذكرتُ الحسن بن علي فشبَّهتُه به ، قال : قد رأيتَه ، وسنده جيد .
We have narrated it with a complete isnaad from Ismaa'eel ibn Ishaaq al-Qaadi from Sulaymaan ibn Harb – who was one of the shaykhs of al-Bukhaari – from Hammaad ibn Zayd from Ayyoob who said: If a man told Muhammad (meaning Ibn Sireen) that he had seen the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) [in a dream], he would say, "Describe to me the one whom you saw." If he gave a description that he did not recognize, he would say, "You did not see him." Its isnaad is saheeh, and I have found another report which corroborates it. Al-Haakim narrated via 'Aasim ibn Kulayb (who said), my father told me: I said to Ibn 'Abbaas, "I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in a dream." He said, "Describe him to me." He said, "I mentioned al-Hasan ibn 'Ali and said that he looked like him." He said, "You did indeed see him." Its isnaad is jayyid. Fath al-Baari, 12/383, 384.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar said:وقوله " لا يستطيع " يشير إلى أن الله تعالى وإن أمكنه مِن التصور في أي صورة أراد ؛ فإنه لم يمكنه من التصور في صورة النَّبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وقد ذهب إلى هذا جماعة ، فقالوا في الحديث : إن محل ذلك إذا رآه الرائي على صورته التي كان عليها .
ومنهم مَن ضيَّق الغرض في ذلك حتى قال : لا بدَّ أن يراه على صورته التي قبض عليها حتى يعتبر عدد الشعرات البيض التي لم تبلغ عشرين شعرة .
والصواب : التعميم في جميع حالاته بشرط أن تكون صورته الحقيقية في وقت ما ، سواء كان في شبابه أو رجوليته أو كهوليته أو آخر عمره .
Some of them restricted it even further and said: He must see him as he looked when he died, so he must even take into consideration the number of his white hairs which was no more than twenty.
The correct view is that he may be seen at any age or in any condition, so long as he appears as he really looked at any time, whether as a youth, in the prime of manhood, in old age or any other time of his life. Fath al-Baari, 12/386.
3. Seeing Allah in dream
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah – may Allaah have mercy on him said
How righteous and pious the person is. Some people may imagine that they have seen Allaah when that is not the case, for the Shaytaan may appear to them and make them think that he is their Lord, as it was narrated that he appeared to 'Abd al-Qaadir al-Jeelaani on a throne above the water, and said, "I am your lord and I have relieved you of obligations." Shaykh 'Abd al-Qaadir said: "Shut up, O enemy of Allaah, you are not my Lord, because the commands of my Lord can never be lifted from those who are accountable." Or words to that effect. The point is that seeing Allaah when awake cannot happen to anyone in this world, not even the Prophets (peace be upon them), as stated above in the hadeeth of Abu Dharr. This is also indicated by the words of Allaah to Moosa (peace be upon him) when he asked his Lord to let him see Him. He said to him
"You cannot see Me" [al-A'raaf 7:143]
But the Prophets and some of the righteous may see Him in a dream in a manner that does not resemble any of His creation, as stated above in the hadeeth of Mu'aadh (may Allaah be pleased with him). But if there is a command to do something that goes against sharee'ah, this is a sign that he has not seen his Lord, rather he has seen a devil. [Majmoo' Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi'ah li'l-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 6/367.]
4. Satan in the dreams of those who commit shirk
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said: The Shaytaan often appears in the form of someone to whom invocations are made (instead of to Allah). Usually this person (whom they invoke) is already dead. Sometimes it also occurs that he (Shaytaan) appears in the form of a living person, without this person realizing those who are calling upon him (i.e. istigatha). It is the Shaytaan who has taken up this person's shape in order to make the deluded Mushrik, who is calling upon him for help (instead of Allah) to think that this person answered him personally while in reality it was Shaytaan. This happens to the Kuffaar who call upon the people for help, whether dead or living – those whom they think are capable of doing this, for instance, the Christians who call upon their saints. It also happens to the people of Shirk and Error, who consider themselves to be within Islam and call upon the living and dead (instead of Allah) for help. The Shaytaan appears to them in the form of a person whom they call upon for help. This person (whom they call on) however, does not know anything about that (and is free of blame)...
Like this, many people have told me that they called upon me for help (istighaatha). Each one of them informed me of a different incident. I told them all that I did not respond to any of them and do not know of any such occurrence. They replied: "Maybe it was an angel who helped us." So I told them: "The angels don't help the Mushrikeen..."(Majmu' ul-Fataawa, pg. 19, 47/48)
Ibn Taymeeyah relates
"There was a Shaykh knowledgeable in the religious sciences and Qur'anic recitation to whom the devils came and eventually managed to seduce. They told him that Salaah was no longer required of him and that they would bring him whatever he wished. As soon as he complied with their wishes, they began to bring him a variety of sweets and fruit. This continued until he was advised to repent by some scholars that he visited who were firmly following the Sunnah. He subsequently repented and repaid the owners of the sweets for what he ate while under the influence of the JINN." He then went on to say, "Many of those who call on Shaykhs in time of need saying, 'O master so and so, or Shaykh so and so, fulfill my need' have seen an image of the Shaykh saying, 'I will fulfill your need and put your heart at ease,' then it fulfills their needs or repels their enemies. In such cases it is a devil taking the Shaykh's form when they committed Shirk byassociating partners with Allaah and calling on others beside Him."
Ibn Taymeeyah then went on to enumerate similar instances involving himselfsaying, "I know of many suchincidences even among a group of my companions who called on me in times whenthey were struck by calamities. One was afraid of the Romans and another of theTatars. Both of them mentioned that they called out to me, they saw me in theair and I repelled their enemies for them. I informed them that I did not heartheir cries no did I repel their enemies. It was a devil taking my appearanceto seduce them when they associated partners with Allaah the Almighty. Similarincidents have also happened to the students of my contemporaries among thescholars, whereby some of their students have sought refuge in them and haveseen them fulfill their needs. The scholars have also denied doing so andindicated that it was in fact the work of devils."[Majmoo' Al-Fataawaa, Vol. 35, pp. 112-116]
5. Dreams are not evidence in religion
a) Hafidh Ibne Katheer said
وقد ذكر الحافظ بن عساكر في ترجمة أحمد بن كثير وقال إنه كان من الصالحين أنه رأى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وأبا بكر وعمروهابيل، أنه استحلف هابيل ان هذا دمه فحلف له وذكر أنه سأل الله تعالى أن يجعل هذاالمكان يستجاب عنده الدعاء فأجابه إلى ذلك وصدقه في ذلك رسول الله صلى الله عليهوسلم وقال إنه وأبا بكر وعمر يزورون هذا المكان في كل يوم خميس وهذا منام لو صح عن أحمد بن كثير هذا لم يترتب عليه حكم شرعي واللهأعلم
Hafidh Ibne Asakir mentioned in the Biography of Ahmad binKatheer, he said he was in Pious People and he saw Prophet peace be uponhim,Abu bakar RadhiAllahanho, Omar RadhiAllahAnho and Habeel (and after quotingwhole dream he said) هذا لم يترتب عليه حكم شرعي والله أعلم that is it isnot Ruling of Shariy'ah. Al Bidaya Wal Nihaya vol 1 Page 105 and 106
b) Imam Nawawi said:
{فَرْعٌ} لَوْ كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ الثَّلَاثِينَ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ وَلَمْيَرَ النَّاسُ الْهِلَالَ فَرَأَى إنْسَانٌ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِوَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَنَامِ فَقَالَ لَهُ اللَّيْلَةُ أَوَّلُ رَمَضَانَ لَمْيَصِحَّ الصَّوْمُ بِهَذَا الْمَنَامِ لَا لِصَاحِبِ الْمَنَامِ وَلَا لغيره ذكرهالقاضي حسين فِي الْفَتَاوَى وَآخَرُونَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا وَنَقَلَ الْقَاضِيعِيَاضٌ الْإِجْمَاعَ عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ قَرَّرْتُهُ بِدَلَائِلِهِ فِي أَوَّلِشَرْحِ صَحِيحِ مُسْلِ
al-Muhaddhab'] Source: http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?ID=2517&start=0&idfrom=3857&idto=3857&bookid=14&Hashiya=10
c) Ibn Hajar said فالذي في الخبر رؤيا منام فلا حجة
The dream in this hadith is not evidence [Fathul Baari :Vol 9 Page 145]
source: http://islamww.com/booksww/pg.php?b=1926&pageID=5114
Here he says that Dream is notEvidence
d) Al Aine'ee فالذي في الخبر رؤيا منام فلاحجة فيه
The dream in this hadith is not evidence [Umda tul Qari under same Atharof Thobiya]
e) Kirmani said الرؤيا ليست بدليل
Dreamis not evidence
f) Hafidh Al Iraqi Said
قديفهم من كون الرؤيا جزءا من أجزاء النبوة ، ولم يذكر أنها جزء من الرسالة أنه لايعتمد عليها في إثبات حكم ، وإن أفادت الاطلاع على غيب فشأن النبوة الاطلاع علىالغيب وشأن الرسالة تبليغ الأحكام للمكلفين ويترتب على ذلك أنه لو أخبر صادق عنالنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في النوم بحكم شرعي مخالف لما تقرر في الشريعة لم نعتمده
طرح التثريب ص 215 / 8
g) Hafidh Shatib'ee Said
وأضعفهؤلاء احتجاجاً قوم استندوا في أخذ الأعمال إلى المقامات ، وأقبلوا وأعرضوا بسببها، فيقولون : رأينا فلاناً الرجل الصالح ، فقال لنا : اتركوا كذا ، واعملوا كذا .ويتفق هذا كثيراً للمتمرسين برسم التصوف ، وربما قال بعضهم : رأيت النبي صلى اللهعليه وسلم في النوم ، فقال لي كذا وأمرني بكذا ، فيعمل بها ويترك بها معرضاً عنالحدود الموضوعة في الشريعة ، وهو خطأ ، لأن الرؤيا من غير الأنبياء لا يحكم بهاشرعاً على حال إلا أن تعرض على ما في أيدينا من الأحكام الشرعية ، فإن سوغتها عملبمقتضاها ، وإلا وجب تركها والإعراض عنها ، وإنما فائدتها البشارة ، أو النذارةخاصة ، وأما استفادة الأحكام فلا Al Aites'aam PAGE 184
6. If the dreams are evidence then what about these dreams?
Dream 1) Ibne Kathir mentioned
وقال ابن عساكر: حدثنا أبو الفضل محمد بن محمد بن الفضل بن المظفر العبدي قاضي البحرين من لفظه وكتبه لي بخطه - قال: رأيت يزيد بن معاوية في النوم فقلت له: أنت قتلت الحسين؟
فقال: لا!
فقلت له: هل غفر الله لك؟
قال: نعم، وأدخلني الجنة.
Ibne Athakir said: Abul Fadhal Muhammad bin Fadhal bin al-Muzaffar al-Abdi who is judge in Behrain told me in the letter. He saw Yazeed bin Muawiyah in the dream. I asked him: Did you kill hussain? Yazeed said No. I asked Allah saved you? He said "Yes" Allah sent me in the paradise. [Al Bidaya wal Nihaya vol 16 page no: 299 under the Tarjuma of Yazeed bin Muawiyah]
Comment: I have seen people quoting their dreams and the dreams of sufis and they act upon them. Above dream is also the dream of a pious person. What will they do regarding this? Specially brelvis of Pakistan who are staunch against Yazeed bin Muawiyah.
Dream 2) Imam Abu Jafar Ahmad bin Ishaq said "I was on the madhab of people of Iraq. I saw Prophet peace be upon him in dream, he was praying and doing Rafayadain in first takbeer, in rukoo and after rukoo.[Sunan Darqutni hadeeth no: 1112]
Comment: Now what will they do specially Sufis of Pakistan (brelvis), They take evidences from too many dreams. Will they practice of rafayadain in Salah?
Dream 3) Ibne Kathir mentioned another dream regarding Yazeed
فرأت أمه في المنام أنه خرج منها قمر من قُبلها، فقصّت رؤياها على أمها فقالت: إن صدقت رؤياك لتلدن من يبايع له بالخلافة.
His mother saw in dream that she delivered the moon. She narrated her dream to her mother, Her mother said: If your dream is true then surely you will deliver the one who will be the khalipah [Al Bidaya wal Nihaya Vol 16 page 288 biography of Yazeed bin Muawiyah]
Lies about a dream falsely attributed to the Watchman of the Prophet's tomb http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/31833
The physical characteristics of the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and seeing him in a dream http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/1512
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