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Can Mother’s Dream Affect My Marriage Choice?

29 June, 2018
Q As-salamu `alaykum. I have recently been talking to a girl I have met through a dating app. She is a great Muslim and I'm amazed by her knowledge and values/morals. We are both serious about marriage, but we have not talked about it.The other day, my mother told me that she had a dream about me (she rarely dreams about me). She said that a girl has her eye on me. Her description of the girl in the dream matched the girl that I have been talking to right down to the specific ethnicity. I was absolutely astonished by this since the description was extremely accurate. This is definitely not a coincidence. I was wondering what the Islamic interpretation of my my mothers' dream is and what it means.

Answer

Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

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

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.


In this fatwa:

1- You are not allowed to chat with a girl online like what you have said.

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2- As for your mother’s dream, though it may be a good tiding, you should not rely on it, especially in an important matter like choosing a spouse.


In his response to your question, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and an Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states:

I would like to mention some points here:

Firstly, we are not allowed to engage in online chatting with members of the opposite as it may inadvertently lead to sins. That which leads to sins is also considered a sin in Islam. So, I would advise you to stop this practice.

Secondly, if you are serious about marriage, you may do so through the proper channels. Once you are serious, you may approach her parents and propose to her via the normal channels in your local community.

Thirdly, we cannot receive religious laws through dreams. However, your mother’s dream could be a good vision. At the same time, it should not prevent you from choosing for yourself and making a judgment after doing the necessary homework.

Allah Almighty knows best.

Editor’s note: This fatwa is from Ask the Scholar’s archive and was originally published at an earlier date.