AboutHamad Expertise I have a general understanding of the common everyday problems and confusions people have about Islam. Generally, I will, to the best of my ability, answer the questions from a psychological as well as an Islamic point of view.
Experience I am interested in psychology and I view Islamic rulings and the way of life from that perspective. I have some experience in counseling which I wanted to combine with the little knowledge I have on Islam to create a balanced position.
I will, of course, not be able to answer all question. That would be either due to my lack of knowledge on the topic or because it requires a professional answer due to its sensitivity. My sincere apologies to those I am not able to help.
Education/Credentials I have no proper credentials to answer question on Islam or psychology except from my personal knowledge from books and other sources and experience from the dynamic environment. I have taken a course in psychology as well as read some books on it while I received most of my Islamic knowledge from my mother, who is an Islamic teacher and my Qur'an tutor.
Question Assalamu alaykum Hamad. I'm sorry for all the trouble. This will be the last time. I had a dream recently. In my dream, I was playing catch in a park and walking around. I saw a brother and a sister playing with a small squeezable ball. They looked very dirty with mud all over their skin and clothes. The brother saw me and asked me to play with his sister then he went away. I threw the ball at her and she threw it at me. The ball landed in a bucket of filth. It didnt look like feces or urine but it was BLACK and I knew that it was dirty. I picked up the ball and I squeezed it to get the filth out. I'm not sure how many times we threw it back and forth but the ball landed in the bucket again when she threw it. I tried squeezing the ball but then the filth squirted onto my foot and maybe my arm too. The girl and I went to her home where there was a faucet to clean my foot and arm. I saw her grandmother and I told her that I will take care of the girl. I also met my own grandmother there (she's alive). When I looked out the door I saw the girl and I was shocked. She and her clothes were clean. She was light skinned and she had ultra black hair and a radiant face. I felt that I had wudhu so I said to her "Let's go to the masjid." We hurried to the masjid. We saw that the congregation had already started. She smiled at me as we separated, and I remember being shocked at how beautiful she looked. I saw my cousin, then I saw my sajada laid out beside him. I was thinking something like "That is where I'm supposed to be. That's my place." I went there, but then I felt that the ground was steep like on a hill. I had to position my right foot in front of my left foot to keep from falling down. The congregation had almost finished the first rakat. I was about to enter salat but then I became confused about which salat I was performing. I was thinking something like "Is this dhuhr or asr, or should I just perform a sunnah salat?" I became distressed as the salat went on, and that is when I woke up. Please can you help me understand this dream?
Answer Assalam alikum once again Brother Ayyub,
First off, I would like to apologize for the continuing delays since I had been kept busy with my final exams in during the past few days. Also, I would like to thank you for resending your question and since I finally got in touch with the person I mentioned I will tell you what he said.
In general your dream was a bit awkward and did not have very clear signs. But if we take it in parts then it helps to forms a general theme. I will not get into too much details but rather just tell you straightaway what it probably means. Seeing ourself covered with fully or partially with something disgusting or black as in your case symbolizes that you have into some sort of serious sin. Similarly the signs where the position of the place where you pray is not a good sign either. In general what your dream most probably means is that you need to come closer to Allah since you might have done some mistakes previously. You need to also repent for those mistakes and vow to never repeat them again. The answer to your problems (if you are in any) lies in your turning to Allah and getting back to the Right Path.
Getting into details of the whole issue is not really relevant. What you need to do now is to repent sincerely and follow what Islam as a good believer should. Remember, the doors to forgiveness as always open as long as you are alive. So it is never too late, because Allah can forgive you sins no matter how great they are (except Shirk of course).
I hope this helps and may Allah guide you making you a better Muslim and help you overcome your life's obstacles. Ameen. Jazak Allah for the question and my apologies for the long delay in replying.
