Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Significance of dream interpretation in Islam

“What is the significance of interpretation of dream? How much importance does it hold in Islam?”Asked by Zeeshan, Hyderabad

He answers at 1:33:21 in Purpose Of Human Life -12th Feb. '12 · 1 min 37 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:33:21
Maulana, agla sawal Hyderabad se aaya hai Mr. Zeeshan ka. unhon ne aap se poocha hai What is the significance of interpretation of dream? How much importance does it hold in Islam? dekhein, Bukhari mein riwayat hai is par, aksar kitabon mein riwayat woh hoti hai, bab hota hai kitab al-ruya.
1:33:41
hadees ki kitabon mein baqayda kitab al-ruya hota hai, Bukhari mein bhi hai. to hadees mein aata hai keh khwab jo hai kitna hissa hai sahib? chaliswaan hissa. chaliswaan? chaliswaan. hadees mein aata hai keh khwab nabuwat ka chaliswaan hissa hai. matlab aik juz hai.
1:34:01
to Islam mein is ki bohat ahmiyat hai khwab ki. lekin khwab ke mutalliq teen qism ke khwab hain hadees ke mutabiq. hadees al-nafs, hadees al-shaitan, bushra min Allah. yaani kuch khwab aise hote hain jo dil mein hai woh us ko dekh liya aadmi.
1:34:22
khwab ki shakal mein dekh liya. aik yeh hai keh shaitan darata hai woh khwab ban kar aaya aadmi ke dimagh mein. aur doosra Allah ki basharat. to jo aadmi khwab dekhta hai woh khud us ki nature ko samjhe to jaan lega keh
1:34:43
teenon mein se kis category ka tha us ka khwab. yaani takhfeef shaitan tha ya bushra min Allah tha ya hadees al-nafs tha. to khwab balashuba bohat ahem hai islam mein lekin khwab ki teen qismein hoti hain. Maulana, in ka ek aur sawal hai, unhon ne likha hai My friend says that he cannot resist
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