Evidence Value of Dream and “Istihare”

Abstract

Dream is a phenomenon come into existence with the fi rst man and attracts

people from ancient times. Although it was the subject of researches of

early times, the biological content, functioning and causality of dreams could

not be completely understood. Dream is divided into three types as divine, satanic

and physiological i n Islamic literature. 1. Divine dream: It is a dream that

shown by Allah to his servants. This dream is also called; a loyal dream, a good

dream, mubessirat/evangelist. 2. Satanic dream: These are complex dreams

that result from delusions of Satan. Such dreams are also called, hulüm, edğâsü

ahlâm and a liar’s dream. 3. Psychological dream: These are dreamed by the

infl uence of imagination and illusion and outer effects during the sleeping and daily routines. These could be also called subconscious dreams. The prophets’

dreams are evidence because they have a divine inspiration quality and also the

people who believe in Allah must accept these dreams. The dreams of anyone

apart from the Prophets are not evidence in fiqh because the evidences which

base on the provisions must be far from any subjectivity, they must be objective

and regular and must be measured by scholarly principles.

Hence it could not be exactly judged that according to a dream which

cannot been offered with the scholarly principles and all the time is open to

the effect of satan or physiological or psychological impact. And also it could

not been established rules on these kinds of dreams. For the subjects which are

not related with the base of religion and provision we can benefi t from the encouraging

and telling good news dreams. Distracting and scary dreams should

not be taken into consideration. This practice known as “İstihâre” is based on a

dream to be believed. However istihare is a pray to Allah for anything which is

legitimate and permissible decided after the necessary research and consultation,

if it is benefi cent, pray for Allah to simplify and predestine or if not, pray

for Allah to not predestine. The “İstihâre” does not mean a sign, inspiration and

dream coming from Allah. Instead, it is a prayer after doing necessary research

and consultation.

Keywords

• Dream,Evidence,Nightmare,“Vahiy”,“Istihare”

Rüyâ'nın Delil Değeri ve İstihâre

Abstract

Rüya insanla birlikte var olan ve ilk çağlardan itibaren insanın dikkatini çeken

bir olgudur. Fakat ilk çağlardan beri hakkında çalışmalar yapılmasına rağmen rüyanın,

biyolojik içeriği, işleyişi ve amaçları tam olarak anlaşılamamıştır. Hz. Peygamber

(s.a.s.)’in bir hadisinden hareketle rüyalar, genel olarak, rahmânî, şeytânî ve nefsânî

olmak üzere üçe ayrılabilir. Peygamberlerin gördüğü rüyalar vahiy mahiyetinde olduğu

için delildir. Peygamberlerin dışındaki kimselerin rüyası ise, delil değildir. Çünkü

hükümlerin dayandığı delillerin, her türlü sübjektifl ikten uzak, objektif ve kurallı

(munzabıt) olması; ilmî kriterlerle ölçülebilmesi gerekir. Dinin esası ve ahkâmla ilgili

olmayan konularda, müjdeleyici, teşvik edici rüyalardan yararlanılabilir. Huzursuzluk

veren, korkunç rüyalara ise itibar edilmemelidir. İstihâre, gerekli araştırma ve istişâreyi

yaptıktan sonra karar verilen meşrû ve mubah bir işin, hayırlı ise kolaylaştırıp nasip

etmesi, değilse nasip etmemesi için Allâh’a dua etmektir.

Keywords

• Rüya,Hulm,Vahy,Delil,İstihare