Are there specific criteria for interpreting the symbols of visions and dreams, and can all dreams be interpreted, or are some not permissible to interpret?
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Interpreting dreams is permissible, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and Abu Bakr did so. It is a condition for the interpreter to be expert in their interpretation, and it is not permissible for one who is not an expert to interpret them. Dreams are of three types: terrors from Satan, what occupies the dreamer's mind and he sees it in his sleep, and a part of forty-six parts of prophethood. Only the last type can be interpreted.
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