What to do after a good or bad dream

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that the good and delightful vision is from Allah, whereas the dream, which is seeing what one dislikes and what saddens him, is from the devil.

So, whoever sees what he dislikes should spit on his left and seek refuge with Allah from its evil, and it will not harm him as Allah has made what is mentioned a means of protection against the harm resulting from such a vision.

Benefits

• The "vision" and the "dream" both refer to what the sleeper sees during his sleep. However, "vision" usually refers to what one sees of what is good and pleasant, whereas "dream" mostly refers to what one sees of what is evil and ugly, and both can be used interchangeably.
• Types of visions: 1- Good vision: This is a true dream and glad tidings from Allah that one sees or that is seen for him. 2- Self-talk: This is something about which one talks to himself when awake. 3- Divilish vision: The devil's attempts to sadden, frighten, and horrify the son of Adam and cause him to experience grief.
• Based on what is mentioned about the types of good vision, one should do three things: praise Allah for it, take it as a good omen, and talk about it to those whom he likes, not to those whom he dislikes.
• For disliked vision, one should do five things: seek refuge with Allah from its evil and from the devil's evil; spit three times on his left upon getting up; never mention it to anyone; and in case he wants to go back to sleep, he should sleep on his other side, and it will not harm him.

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The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that a good and delightful vision during sleep is from Allah. He advised us to praise Allah for it and tell about it. However, if one sees what he dislikes and what is saddening, then it is from the devil. In this case, he should seek refuge with Allah from its evil without mentioning it to anyone, and it will not harm him as Allah has made what is mentioned a means of protection against the harm resulting from such a vision.

Benefits

• Types of visions: 1- Good vision: This is a true dream and glad tidings from Allah that one sees or that is seen for him. 2- Self-talk: This is something about which one talks to himself when awake. 3- Divilish vision: The devil's attempts to sadden, frighten, and horrify the son of Adam and cause him to experience grief.
• Based on what is mentioned about the types of good vision, one should do three things: praise Allah for it, take it as a good omen, and talk about it to those he likes, not to those he dislikes.
• Based on what is mentioned about the etiquette of the disliked vision, one should do five things: seek refuge with Allah from its evil and from the devil's evil, spit three times on his left upon getting up, never mention it to anyone, and in case he wants to go back to sleep, he should sleep on his other side and it will not harm him.
• Ibn Hajar said: The rationale behind this is that if one recounts the good vision to someone he does not like, that person may interpret it for him in a manner that he dislikes either out of hatred or envy, and it may occur as interpreted, or he may hasten to himself sadness and grief therefrom. Hence, one is commanded not to recount his good vision to those he dislikes.
• Praising Allah for His blessings and favors, as this leads to their continuity.

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