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What is the ruling on the living seeing the dead in a dream offering advice or informing about their fate, and are these their spirits that appear?

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If someone swears an oath regarding something they believe to be true, but it turns out to be false, it is considered a 'Laghw' (vain) oath, and according to the majority of scholars, no expiation is required. However, if someone swears an oath not to do something and then does it, it is a binding oath, and expiation is incumbent upon them when they break it, even if they are a non-Muslim, according to some scholars like the Hanbalis and Shafi'is, in contrast to the Hanafis. Honoring scholars is a religious requirement and not an act of disbelief. A Muslim must love the Prophet (peace be upon him) more than anyone else, and love and believe in all prophets. There is no text that mandates preferring some of them over others in love. We apologize for not interpreting dreams due to the lack of specialists in this field.

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