RasulAllah
sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said in a hadith narrated by At-Tirmidhi, “Towards
the end of time, the dream of the believer almost never lies.”
One reason that
the scholars give for this is that this Ummah will have no more ambiya
(prophets and messengers). And the ambiya receive the wahi. Allah will support
the believers by dreams.
Be careful,
though. Dreams can never be a form of shari’ah. Shari’ah was revealed to
RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. They are just glad tidings. An example
of dreams being glad tidings is when Imaam Bukhari rahimahullah saw a dream of
RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam approving his work. Also, when ‘Uthmaan
was going to be martyred, he saw a dream in which the Prophet sallallahu
‘alayhi wa sallam was telling him to break his fast with him. In another case,
Imaam Suyuti saw that RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam was reviewing his
work. This is just the glad tiding.
‘Uthmaan ibn
‘Affaan was fasting and he was going to be martyred that same day. RasulAllah
sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said to him, in a dream, that you [‘Uthmaan] will
break your fast with us.
RasulAllah
sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said that the ones who see true dreams are the
truest in their words. True dreams come to a truthful heart. The more truthful
you are, the more truthful you will be. RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
says, “And the dream of the believer is 1/46 part of prophethood.” Before
receiving revelation from Jibreel, RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
would see a dream at night and then he would see it happen the next day. This
happened to him for 6 months. Then RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
received revelation for 23 years. 6 months/23 years = 1/46.
Dreams are the
only part of prophethood that is left. There are no more human beings who are
receiving revelation. Jibreel will never descend on anyone after Muhammad
sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.
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