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Disturbing dreams that impact sleep quality.
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Nightmares & Night Terrors
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Quran
وَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ إِنِّي أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَاتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنبُلَاتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَاتٍ ۖ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِي فِي رُؤْيَايَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّؤْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ قَالُوا أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ ۖ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِيلِ الْأَحْلَامِ بِعَالِمِينَ
"And [subsequently] the king said, 'Indeed, I have seen [in a dream] seven fat cows being eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry. O eminent ones, explain to me my vision, if you should interpret visions.' They said, '[It is but] a mixture of false dreams, and we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams.'"
Surah Yusuf · 12:43-44
This verse discusses disturbing dreams (aḍghāthu aḥlām) as confused or false dreams that trouble the mind, directly addressing the nature of nightmares as disordered mental imagery during sleep.
لَا يَحْزُنُهُمُ الْفَزَعُ الْأَكْبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ هَٰذَا يَوْمُكُمُ الَّذِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ
"The greatest terror will not grieve them, and the angels will meet them, [saying], 'This is your Day which you have been promised.'"
Surah Al-Anbya · 21:103
This verse addresses the concept of faza' (sudden terror/fright) which Islamic scholars relate to night terrors, indicating divine protection from overwhelming fear for the righteous.
قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تَقْصُصْ رُؤْيَاكَ عَلَىٰ إِخْوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُوا لَكَ كَيْدًا ۖ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لِلْإِنسَانِ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
"He said, 'O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers or they will contrive against you a plan. Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest enemy.'"
Surah Yusuf · 12:5
This verse acknowledges the reality of meaningful dreams while warning of satanic interference in dream states, foundational to understanding nightmares as potentially having a spiritual dimension from Satan's enmity.
Sahih Hadith
الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَالْحُلْمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ شَيْئًا يَكْرَهُهُ فَلْيَنْفُثْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ثَلاَثًا وَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّهَا فَإِنَّهَا لاَ تَضُرُّهُ
"A good vision is from Allah and a bad dream (hulm) is from Satan. So if anyone of you sees a bad dream which he dislikes, he should spit on his left side three times and seek refuge with Allah from its evil, for then it will not harm him."
This hadith specifically addresses nightmares (hulm), providing the prophetic protocol for dealing with disturbing dreams through spitting thrice to the left and seeking refuge in Allah.
إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ رُؤْيَا يُحِبُّهَا فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ مِنَ اللَّهِ فَلْيَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ عَلَيْهَا وَلْيُحَدِّثْ بِهَا وَإِذَا رَأَى غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ مِمَّا يَكْرَهُ فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَلْيَسْتَعِذْ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَلاَ يَذْكُرْهَا لأَحَدٍ فَإِنَّهَا لاَ تَضُرُّهُ
"If anyone of you sees a dream that he likes, then it is from Allah, and he should thank Allah for it and narrate it to others; but if he sees something else, i.e., a bad dream which he dislikes, then it is from Satan, and he should seek refuge with Allah from its evil, and he should not mention it to anybody, for it will not harm him."
This hadith provides specific instructions for managing nightmares: do not relate them to anyone, seek refuge from their evil, recognizing them as satanic disturbances that lose power when not discussed.
إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمُ الرُّؤْيَا يَكْرَهُهَا فَلْيَبْصُقْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ثَلاَثًا وَلْيَسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ثَلاَثًا وَلْيَتَحَوَّلْ عَنْ جَنْبِهِ الَّذِي كَانَ عَلَيْهِ
"When one of you sees a dream which he dislikes, he should spit on his left side three times, seek refuge in Allah from Satan three times, and turn over from the side on which he was sleeping."
This hadith adds the specific remedy of changing sleeping position after a nightmare, indicating that physical posture during sleep may contribute to recurring disturbing dreams.
Classical Medical Sources
Ibn Sīnā · Al-Qānūn fī al-Ṭibb
Ibn Sina, Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, Book 3, Fann 1, Treatise 1, Chapter on Diseases of the Brain (Amrad al-Dimagh), section on Nightmares (al-Kawabis) - Ibn Sina attributes nightmares to vapors rising to the brain from excess black bile or phlegm, recommending purgatives, dietary modification to reduce heavy foods before sleep, and aromatic substances like camphor and sandalwood to disperse the disturbing vapors.
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah · Al-Ṭibb an-Nabawī
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, At-Tibb an-Nabawi, Chapter on Dreams and Their Types (Bab fi al-Ru'ya wa Aqsamiha) - Ibn al-Qayyim classifies dreams into three types: true visions from Allah, self-talk of the soul, and satanic nightmares, prescribing the prophetic remedies of seeking refuge, spitting to the left, changing position, and maintaining spiritual purity through dhikr and wudu before sleep.
Nervous stress / sleep — sites: 1, 55, 6, 11, 32 and dry cups below the knees; add 36 for sleep regulation.
Al-Yafookh (Top of Head/Crown)
اليافوخ
L5 Vertebra
الفقرة القطنية 5
Temple - Right
الصدغ الأيمن
Front of Neck - Throat Area
أمام الرقبة
Left Lung Field Upper
أعلى الرئة اليسرى
Left Rhomboid
العضلة المعينة اليسرى
indicates Sunnah-documented point
آية الكرسي
Preparation: Recite Ayat al-Kursi (2:255) once before sleeping. Follow with blowing lightly into cupped hands and wiping over the body.
Duration: Nightly before sleep as a continuous practice
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 2311 - The Prophet (ﷺ) taught that reciting Ayat al-Kursi before sleep provides protection from Satan throughout the night until morning, preventing nightmares of satanic origin
المعوذات الثلاث
Preparation: Recite Surah Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, and An-Nas three times each. Blow gently into cupped palms after each set and wipe over entire body starting from the head.
Duration: Every night before sleep as established in the Sunnah
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 5056 (Sahih) - 'A'ishah reported the Prophet (ﷺ) would recite these three surahs, blow into his hands, and wipe his body before sleep for protection from all harm including nightmares
النوم على وضوء
Preparation: Perform complete ablution (wudu) before retiring to bed. Sleep on the right side with right hand under right cheek.
Duration: Adopt as nightly practice
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 247 - The Prophet (ﷺ) instructed sleeping in a state of ritual purity with specific posture, which classical scholars including Al-Ghazali linked to protection from disturbing dreams and satanic influence during sleep
Yu CK. · Sleep Medicine (2019)
Right-side sleep improved dream quality.
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.10.025
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