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Salaam. I am trying to make sense of something that happened recently. I met a girl and was speaking to her for marriage (through parents’ permission) and we talked for a few weeks and then I did istikharah. The very first night after doing istikharah, I got a dream. I was sitting in my living room floor on the carpet, my dad was sitting on sofa. Then there appeared this large spider-like creature (the only way I can describe it is like this picture https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Tektite.png ). It was about one metre high stood up on its legs so it was very big. It then looked straight at me and shot like a sting or a dart from its front that went straight into my chest and then I woke up sweating and very scared and anxious. I didnt know what this dream meant, so I carried on doing istikhara. The next day I got another dream but I cant remember much of it but i was also scared in that dream but it wasnt as scary or intense as the first one. Can you please advise what u think this dream meant? JazakAllah

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Muhratam Brother,

At the outset, one should understand that Shariah has considered the objective of Nikaah and has encouraged potential spouses to see each other. If they are attracted to each other, that will lead to love and care, thus sustaining the marriage and fulfilling the objective of marriage. [i]

Therefore, once you have seen the girl, you cannot communicate with the girl directly. Rather, all communication should be done via your parents or a Mahram female.

It is not permissible to communicate with the potential spouse for weeks as you stated.

However, you made Istikhara and saw the dream in reference. The dream in reference is negative. [ii]

We make dua Almighty Allah bless you with the most compatible partner who is a means of happiness for you in this world and the hereafter. Aameen.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muhammad I.V Patel

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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[i] المبسوط للسرخسي (10/ 155) 

وَكَذَلِكَ إنْ كَانَ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا فَلَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَنْظُرَ إلَيْهَا وَإِنْ كَانَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ يَشْتَهِيهَا لِمَا رُوِيَ «أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ – صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ – قَالَ لِلْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ لَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً: أَبْصِرْهَا فَإِنَّهُ أَحْرَى أَنْ يُؤْدَمَ بَيْنَكُمَا» «وَكَانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ يُطَالِعُ بُنَيَّةً تَحْتَ إجَارٍ لَهَا فَقِيلَ لَهُ: أَتَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ وَأَنْتَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ – صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ – فَقَالَ سَمِعْت رَسُولَ اللَّهِ – صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ – يَقُولُ: إذَا أَلْقَى اللَّهُ خِطْبَةَ امْرَأَةٍ فِي قَلْبِ رَجُلٍ أُحِلَّ لَهُ النَّظَرُ إلَيْهَا» وَلِأَنَّ مَقْصُودَهُ إقَامَةُ السُّنَّةِ لَا قَضَاءُ الشَّهْوَةِ، وَإِنَّمَا يُعْتَبَرُ مَا هُوَ الْمَقْصُودُ لَا مَا يَكُونُ تَبَعًا

 

الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار)-فرفور (8/ 28)

(قوله: والنظر إليها قبله) أي، وإن خاف الشهوة كما صرحوا به في الحظر والإباحة وهذا إذا علم أنه يجاب في نكاحها

(و) ينظر (من الأجنبية) ولو كافرة مجتبى (إلى وجهها وكفيها فقط) للضرورة قيل والقدم والذراع إذا أجرت نفسها للخبز تتارخانية

(قوله وكفيها) تقدم في شروط الصلاة أن ظهر الكف عورة على المذهب اهـ ولم أر من تعرض له هنا

 

ولو أراد أن يتزوج امرأة فلا بأس أن ينظر إليها، وإن خاف أن يشتهيها لقوله – عليه الصلاة والسلام – للمغيرة بن شعبة حين خطب امرأة «انظر إليها فإنه أحرى أن يؤدم بينكما» رواه الترمذي والنسائي وغيرهما ولأن المقصود إقامة السنة لا قضاء الشهوة اهـ والأدوم والإيدام الإصلاح والتوفيق إتقاني. [تنبيه] تقدم الخلاف في جواز المس بشهوة للشراء، وظاهر قول الشارح لا المس أنه لا يجوز للنكاح، وبه صرح الزيلعي حيث قال: ولا يجوز له أن يمس وجهها ولا كفيها وإن أمن الشهوة لوجود الحرمة وانعدام الضرورة والبلوى اهـ

 

[ii] ﺗﻌﻄﲑ ﺍﻷﻧﺎﻡ ﰲ ﺗﻔﺴﲑﺍﻷﺣﻼﻡ 

ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻜﺒﻮﺕ

ﻫﻲ ﰲ ﺍﳌﻨﺎﻡ ﺍﻣﺮﺃﺓ ﻣﻠﻌﻮﻧﺔ ﺗﻬﺠﺮ ﻓﺮﺍﺵ ﺯﻭﺟﻬﺎ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺭﺃﻯ ﻋﻨﻜﺒﻮﺗﺎﹰ ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻳﺮﻯ ﺭﺟﻼ ﻣﻜﺎﻳﺪﹰﺍ ﺿﻌﻴﻔﺎ ﻣﺘﻮﺍﻧﻴﺎ.

ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻨﻜﺒﻮﺕ ﻳﺪﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳌﺮﺃﺓ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺣﺮﺓ

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