The milk was full of small cockroaches.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
Presently
I am working in Gulf in a good position in a good multinational company living
happily with Family, Alhamdulilah.
But
due to internal politics between colleagues I was given a warning letter by my
boss for no fault of mine, My boss he is a Muslim but always tries to find
mistakes in me, So I started looking for Jobs, I succeeded in getting a job in
another country, but not exactly what I wanted , but the pay is very good with
rotation duty one month off and one month on, First I performed Istikhaara, I
had a dream, that I am somewhere in the present Country location with green
grass around , It was Ramadan month, time was of Iftaari I am with my Indian
friends, having milk for breaking the fast , but the milk was full of small
cockroaches, I just took a small sip of milk.
Since I could not understand this Dream , I kept on doing Istikhaara, I
sometimes see unpleasant things , but when I get in the morning I feel I should
take up the new job , I also dreamt a black snake during istaqaraah, Please
advise what should I do , Should I continue Istikhaara.
I
shifted my family to
Allah
Hafiz
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Answer:
Interpretation of
dream
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 9.144 Narrated by Abu Huraira
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "When the
Day of Resurrection approaches, the dreams of a true believer will hardly fail
to come true, and a dream of a believer is one of forty-six parts of
Prophetism, and whatever belongs to Prothetism can never be false."
Muhammad bin Sirin said, "It used to be said, 'There are three types of
dreams:
- The
reflection of one's thoughts and experiences one has during wakefulness,
- what
is suggested by the Shaytaan to frighten the dreamer,
- or
glad tidings from Allah.
So, if someone has a dream which he dislikes,
he should not tell it to others, but get up and offer a prayer.'"
In light of the above guidance, it is more than likely
that the dreams you experienced was a reflection of your thoughts and maybe not
a reply to your supplications of ‘istakhara’.
Hadrat Saad ibn abi-Waqas (r.a.) reported
that the Prophet (saws) said, "Istikharah (seeking guidance from Allah) is
one of the distinct favors (of Allah) upon man, and a good fortune for the son
of Adam is to be pleased with the Judgment of Allah. And a misfortune of the son of Adam is his
failure to make ‘istikharah’ (seeking Allah's guidance), and a misfortune for
the son of Adam is his displeasure with the Judgment of Allah."
Contrary to popular belief, it is not as if whenever one performs ‘istakharah’, one will get an immediate answer from the Merciful Lord in one’s dream (although it may happen!), or something tangible; but what happens is, if one completely puts his trust in Allah Subhanah and makes a choice between the permissible alternatives, one will easily be able to recognize the permissibility of his choice made.
If the choice made is
right, Allah Subhanah will make that
option easily available and clear all the difficulties in the path of obtaining
that good option; and as one sees the ease with which the option is carried
out, he/she will realize that this is
indeed the right choice and the result of the istakhara was in the affirmative;
and it is the fulfillment of this option which is acceptable and pleasing to
Allah Subhanah.
But if the choice is wrong and
detrimental in the future, Allah Subhanah will make the happening of the option
difficult and one will experience blockages and difficulties in the way of
achieving that option; and at some stage; when after trying everything in one’s
power the option is still not coming to a conclusion, one will realize that
this was not the right choice and the result of the istakhara was negative.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister