Praise be to Allaah.
1.
Dreams that disturb a person and keep him awake come from the
Shaytaan. In general, the dreams that people see are either good dreams
which come from Allaah, a reflection of things which a person is thinking
about, or a third type, which are dreams that come from the Shaytaan.
It
was reported from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet
(peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said: “Towards the end of time, hardly any dreams
that the Muslim sees will not come true. The one whose dreams are the most
truthful will be the one whose speech is the most honest. The dreams of
the Muslim form one of the forty-five parts of Prophecy. Dreams are of
three types: the good dream which is good news from Allaah; dreams which
cause distress, which come from the Shaytaan; and dreams concerning
matters which a person is thinking about…” (Narrated by Muslim, 2263)
2.
The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told
us how to rid ourselves of the influence of Shaytaan during sleep. This
can be achieved by reciting verses from the Qur’aan and du’aa’s
narrated from him, before going to sleep.
It was reported that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)
said: “The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) put me in charge of guarding the zakaah of Ramadaan. Someone
came and started to scatter the food. I took hold of him and said, ‘I
will take you to the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him).’… He said, ‘When you go to bed, recite Aayat
al-Kursi and you will be protected by Allaah, and no shaytaan
(devil) will come near you until morning.’ The Prophet
(peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, ‘He told you the truth even
though he is a liar. That was a shaytaan.’” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari,
3101).
(b)
It was reported that Abu Mas’ood al-Badri (may Allaah be pleased
with him) said: “The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: ‘The last two aayahs of Soorat
al-Baqarah – whoever recites them at night, they will be
sufficient for him.’” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3786; Muslim,
807).
Al-Nawawi said: “Concerning the phrase, ‘The last
two aayahs of Soorat al-Baqarah
– whoever recites them at night, they will be sufficient for him’, it
was said that it means, they will be sufficient for him instead of praying
qiyaam al-layl, or as protection from Shaytaan, or as protection from
vermin. It could mean all of these things.”
(Sharh Muslim,
6/91, 92).
(c)
It was reported that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her)
said: “When the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) went to his bed, he would blow into his hands and recite Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad (Soorah 112) and the Mi’wadhatayn
(Soorahs 113 and 114). Then he would wipe his hands over his face and his
body, as far as they could reach.” ‘Aa’ishah said: “When he fell
ill, He would ask me to do that for him.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari,
5416; Muslim, 2192)
(d)
It was reported that Abu Hurayrah said: “The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to tell us, when any
one of us wanted to sleep, to lie on his right side, then say ‘Allaahumma
Rabb al-samaawaati wa Rabb al-ard wa Rabb al-‘Arsh il-‘Azeem, Rabbana
wa Rabba kulli shay’in, faaliq al-habb wa’l-nawa wa munazzil
al-Tawraata wa’l-Injeeli wa’l-Furaan, a’oodhu bika min sharri kulli
shay’in anta aakhidhun bi naasiyatihi. Allaahumma anta al-awwal fa laysa
qablaka shay’un, wa anta al-aakhir fa laysa ba’daka shay’un.
Wa anta al-zaahir fa laysa fawqaka shay’un wa anta al-baatin fa laysa
doonaka shay’un. Iqdi ‘annaa al-dayna wa aghninaa min al-faqr
(O Allaah, Lord of the heavens and the earth, and Lord of the Mighty
Throne, our Lord and Lord of all things, Splitter of the seed and the date
stone, Revealer of the Tawraat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel) and the
Furqaan (Qur’aan), I seek refuge in You from the evil of all things that
You will seize by the forelock [i.e., have full control over them]. O
Allaah, You are the First and there is nothing before You; You are the
Last and there is nothing after You. You are the Manifest (al-Zaahir) and
there is nothing above You; You are the Hidden (al-Baatin) and there is
nothing beyond You. Settle our debt and spare us from poverty).’”
(Narrated by Muslim, 2713).
(e)
It was reported that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)
said: “Abu Bakr said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah, teach me something that
I can say in the morning and in the evening.’ He said: ‘Say, Allaahumma
‘Aalim al-ghaybi wa’l-shahaadah, Faatir al-samawaati wa’l-ard, Rabba
kulli shay’in wa maleekahu, ashhadu an laa ilaaha illa anta. A’oodhi
bika min sharri nafsi wa min sharr il-shaytaan wa shirkih (O
Allaah, Knower of the seen
and the unseen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord and Sovereign
of all things, I bear witness that there is no god except You. I seek
refuge in You from the evil of my own self and from the evil and shirk of
the Shaytaan). Say this in the morning and in the evening, and when you go
to bed.’” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3392; Abu Dawood, 5067).
3.
The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also
taught us what to do when someone sees something unpleasant in a dream and
wakes up as a result. That is: to spit drily to the left, to seek refuge
with Allaah from the Shaytaan, to change the side on which one was
sleeping, and to pray if one wishes.
(a)
It
was reported that Abu Qutaadah said: “The Prophet
(peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Good dreams come from Allaah and
bad dreams come from the Shaytaan. If any one of you sees a bad dream
which makes him afraid, let him spit drily to his left and seek refuge
with Allaah from its evil, then it will not harm him.” (Narrated by
al-Bukhaari, 3118; Muslim, 2261).
(b)
It was reported from Jaabir that the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If any one of you
sees a dream that he dislikes, let him spit drily to his left three time,
and seek refuge with Allaah from the Shaytaan three times, and change the
side on which he was sleeping.” (narrated by Muslim, 2262).
(c)
It was reported that Abu Hurayrah said: “The Prophet
(peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘If any one of you sees
something that he dislikes (in a dream), let him get up and pray, and not
tell people about it.’” (narrated by Muslim, 2263)
If
the Muslim follows this advice given by the Prophet
(peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him), before he goes to bed, it is hoped that
no shaytaan will come anywhere near him, and if he follows this advice
when he wakes up from a bad dream, it will take away all anxiety and
distress from him.
And Allaah knows best.
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