Dreaming of Death, Dead Persons and Reports Given by them.

Death : Death in the dream symbolises corruption of a person's Deen while there will be glory, rank and honour for him in the world if such death is not accompanied by mourning, weeping, the carrying of a bier or corpse or the act of burying.

If the corpse is seen as buried, it means there is no more hope for the improvement of his Deeni matters: the devil will take charge of his life and he will be overwhelmed by the quest of material wealth. Also the same number of people will be influence by the dreamer who number he had seen following his bier. He will dominated and subjugates them.

On the contrary, if death is not accompanied by anything that suggest burial, mourning, weeping, giving of ghusl, takfeen, the carrying of the bier or corpse, it may mean that a portion of his house will be destroyed, or its wall or its timber will fall down. Some interpreters have said that perhaps he will weaken in the matter of his Deen and he will lose his insight and prudence.

Alive in the Grave : If a person sees himself as alive in the grave he will either be imprisoned or he will find himself in some straitened circumstances.

Digging One's Own Grave : Seeing oneself digging one's own grave means one will build for oneself a house in that town or place.

Speaking to the Dead : If a person sees himself as asking a dead person about anything regarding the dead persons' or another's condition then the answer of the dead person will be true to its word- whether good or bad- for the dead person dwells in the world of truthfulness (ie. Aakhirah) as opposed to the world of falsehood (ie dunya). Thus, he does not speak a lie in whatever report he gives.

Seeing a Deceased Person as Happy : Seeing a deceased person in a good condition such as donning white or green clothes while he is laughing or giving glad tidings means that he, the dead man is in peaceful and happy conditions.

Seeing a Deceased person as Unhappy : Seeing a dead person as disheveled with dust on his body or donning old, torn and tattered clothes or as angry means that he is not in a peaceful condition in the herafter.

To see him as ill means he is burdened with sins.

Dying for the Second Time : If a dead person is seen as dying again and there is weeping without screaming and mourning it means a relative of his will get married and the marriage will bring great happiness and pleasure.

But is there is screaming and mourning then it means a close family member will die.

Digging the Grave of a Dead Person : If a person sees himself digging the grave of a dead person who is known to him it means he will follow in his footsteps in worldly as well as religious matters. If he is unknown to him, he will pursue a matter wherein he will not succeed.

An Incident : It is related that when Imaam Aboo Haneefah (RA) was still a child, he dreamed tht he was digging the grave of Rasoolullah 9Sallallaahu-alayhi-wasallam). He related the dream to one of his tutors in the maktab. The teacher said to him: “My child, if your dream is genuine then you will follow in the footsteps of Rasoolullah 9Sallallaahu-alayhi-wasallam) and you will also do great research in his shari'ah”. Every word of the interpretation manifested itself to be true and correct as is known by one and all.

Accepting from or Giving to the Deceased Something : Accepting something from the dead is regarded as good while giving him something is regarded as bad.

If a person sees a dead person giving him something of this world it mean he will acquire livelihood from an unimaginable source. And if he sees himself giving a dead person clothes normally worn by living persons and he accepts such clothes and wears them it means he (the giver) has a short life span.

Carrying the Dead : if a person sees himself carrying a dead person in any manner other than the normal manner of carrying a bier or corpse it means he will carry a burden of haraam wealth. Some interpreters say that the same dream could mean that he is spending his wealth on some pervert.

If a person sees himself as carrying a dead person in a normal way it means he will either obey and follow the ruler of the time or he will take upon himself some of his responsibilities.

Embracing a Dead Person : If a person sees a dead persons embracing him, squeezing him or killing him it means he will attain a good old age.

Entering an Unknown House with the Dead : Entering an unknown house in the company of a dead person means he will die soon and thus join the dead person.

A Dead Person Entering the Home of a Sick Person : Either his sickness will prolong or he will die soon.

Giving the Dead Roti, Bread or a Ring : It means a son will be born to him and he will die, or if he is wealthy he will lose his wealth.

And Allah, The Pure and Sublime knows best.