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].
(a) 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).
(b) 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]
(c) 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].
(d) 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.
