Question:
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
My father’s business has slowed down a lot due to the economy and has left him no choice but to go to Afghanistan and translate there. The job is very good and will hopefully get us out of debt.
The problem is that since the pay is well, the conditions are not so good. Lots of people have been telling us that Afghanistan has lots of bad people there. And a majority of the people who come back from Afghanistan have various mental illnesses due to the war.
I have performed istikhara and prayed if my dad should go. I don’t remember much of my dream but remember seeing something black (which to my knowledge indicates something bad). I don’t know what to really do, and was asking your opinion if my father should go or not.
Thank you.
Answer:
Alaykum Salam,
Black means you will be in the black again. Allah has opened a door of sustenance that will lift you out of debt, moreover in a country filled with Awliya so do not listen to naysayers but ask for Divine support and protection. Do your best with a strict daily spiritual practice and you will be fine as Allah makes no difference between East and West, it is all His and you are under His roof.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
