Is it obligatory to do everything commanded in a truthful dream, and is failing to do so considered a sin?
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A dream does not obligate anything, nor can a legal ruling be based upon it, nor can a right be established by it. Indeed, Imam An-Nawawi narrated from Qadi Iyad the consensus of scholars that a dream does not invalidate an established , nor does it establish a Sunnah that was not established, nor does it alter what has been determined in Islamic law. An example of this is if a person sees the Prophet, peace be upon him, in a dream informing him that the thirtieth night of Sha'ban is the first day of , then fasting based on this dream is not permissible for the dreamer or for anyone else.
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