Dream:
I saw a dream in which my brother and I were in a bathroom and saw a black spider. I remember being scared in the dream. The black spider showed up again in the dream but I don’t remember the circumstances.
I intend to marry this girl and everything is good from her side but I haven’t finished with school yet (and I’m having trouble) and she doesn’t want to wait any longer because she feels as if things aren’t moving along. I did istikhara for 7 days before and got nothing (no dreams either). However, what confuses me is that some say that dreams hold no weight in Islam (and istikhara) as they cannot be used for any justification in shariah. I greatly appreciate any advice you can give
Interpretation:
Black spider is negative indication and bathroom indicates too much connection to dunya.
Dreams of course have relevance in Islam. The Prophet (s) said, “the true dream is 1/46 parts of prophecy.” Imam Bukhari used to depend on dreaming of Sayyidina Muhammad (s) in order to classify ahadith in his Sahih. Beware of people who have weak knowledge mixing you up. Stick to scholars of Ahl as-Sunnah wa ‘l-Jama`ah only if you want to be safe.
Taher Siddiqui
