then preserve it with the same protection You grant Your righteous servants.
In this state the soul beholds dreams and visions that fall into three types: a pleasing dream, a distressing dream, and a series of images that carry no real meaning or purpose. The latter may be mere play from Satan, may arise from one’s own thoughts, or may have other causes.
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The first type is the good and wholesome dream. Whenever a person sees something he loves, it is from Allah; it is a divine favor that He lets the sleeper witness what delights him. Such a dream invigorates the believer, brings him joy, and serves as a glad-tiding. Indeed, one of the immediate glad-tidings granted to a believer is a righteous dream he himself sees or that is seen for him. The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said: “Nothing remains of prophethood except the glad-tidings: the righteous dream that a person sees or that is seen for him.” These dreams are pure goodness and come from Allah.
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The second type is the unpleasant dream, and it comes from Satan. The devil presents disturbing images in a person’s sleep to upset him. Its remedy is to seek refuge in Allah from Satan’s evil and from the evil of what one has seen, and to mention it to no one. In that case it will not harm him. He should not be eager to have it interpreted, for some people, when they see