5 Islamic articles on: Islam and dreams

Table of contents for the topic Islam and dreams
  1. They had a worrying dream in which someone they love was being hurt
  2. They keep worrying about a dream they had
  3. What do jinns in dreams mean?
  4. Are disturbing dreams a sign of a bad character?
  5. Istikhara and dreams

IslamQA: They had a worrying dream in which someone they love was being hurt

Salaam, I had a dream where someone I know (have known for years) and trust was hurting someone I really love and care about. The person being hurt is a child and I'm now always worried about them. I don't know what the dream meant but I wish there was a way to forget or some protective duaas to say.

Alaikumassalam wa rahmatullah,

I never worry about my dreams. I would try to think the best of the person and pray for the child. I would say whatever prayer comes into my mind. There is no need for special words.

IslamQA: They keep worrying about a dream they had

Salaam, I had a dream where someone I know (have known for years) and trust was hurting someone I really love and care about. The person being hurt is a child and I'm now always worried about them. I don't know what the dream meant but I wish there was a way to forget or some protective duaas to say.

Alaikumassalam wa rahmatullah,

I never worry about my dreams. I would try to think the best of the person and pray for the child. I would say whatever prayer comes into my mind. There is no need for special words.

IslamQA: What do jinns in dreams mean?

assalamu aleikum, does having nightmares with djinns have a particular meaning that we should take into consideration? or are they just like any other bad nightmares?

Alaikumassalam wa rahmatullah,

My attitude toward dreams, good or bad, is that they are just natural phenomena caused by the way the brain works. I consider it a waste of time to try to read too much into our dreams or try to interpret them, unless we have the same dream many times.

I have seen no hadith that mentions jinns have a special significance in dreams.

IslamQA: Are disturbing dreams a sign of a bad character?

AsalamAlaikum I lately have been having some disturbing and disgusting dreams. They feel so real that I get shocked when I wake up. I take refuge from Shaitan, and ask Allah to forgive me. Do you have any knowledge about this, why I get dreams like this? Things happen that I would never do in real life. Is it because I’m bad Muslim?

Alaikumassalam wa rahmatullah,

There is no reason to feel guilty about your dreams. According to what I have read, dreams are sometimes our brain’s way of preparing us for disturbing situations that we have heard about but that we have not thoroughly thought about. The brain makes up for our lack of attention for the issue by dedicating a dream to it and forcing us to come face-to-face with the issue.

The things you dream about have nothing to do with your character. In fact according to my understanding the more a person thinks about something, the less likely they are to dream about it (unless it is something new). So your dreams may sometimes actually reflect the opposite of your character.

Best wishes.