Translation
of Sahih Bukhari, Book 87:
Interpretation
of Dreams
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 111:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The commencement of
the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Apostle was in
the form of good righteous (true) dreams in his
sleep. He never had a dream but that it came true
like bright day light. He used to go in seclusion
(the cave of) Hira where he used to worship(Allah
Alone) continuously for many (days) nights. He
used to take with him the journey food for that
(stay) and then come back to (his wife) Khadija to
take his food like-wise again for another period
to stay, till suddenly the Truth descended upon
him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel
came to him in it and asked him to read. The
Prophet replied, "I do not know how to
read." (The Prophet added), "The angel
caught me (forcefully) and pressed me so hard that
I could not bear it anymore. He then released me
and again asked me to read, and I replied, "I
do not know how to read," whereupon he caught
me again and pressed me a second time till I could
not bear it anymore. He then released me and asked
me again to read, but again I replied, "I do
not know how to read (or, what shall I
read?)." Thereupon he caught me for the third
time and pressed me and then released me and said,
"Read: In the Name of your Lord, Who has
created (all that exists). Has created man from a
clot. Read and Your Lord is Most Generous...up
to..... ..that which he knew not." (96.15)
Then Allah's
Apostle returned with the Inspiration, his neck
muscles twitching with terror till he entered upon
Khadija and said, "Cover me! Cover me!"
They covered him till his fear was over and then
he said, "O Khadija, what is wrong with
me?" Then he told her everything that had
happened and said, 'I fear that something may
happen to me." Khadija said, 'Never! But have
the glad tidings, for by Allah, Allah will never
disgrace you as you keep good reactions with your
Kith and kin, speak the truth, help the poor and
the destitute, serve your guest generously and
assist the deserving, calamity-afflicted
ones." Khadija then accompanied him to (her
cousin) Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad bin 'Abdul 'Uzza
bin Qusai. Waraqa was the son of her paternal
uncle, i.e., her father's brother, who during the
Pre-Islamic Period became a Christian and used to
write the Arabic writing and used to write of the
Gospels in Arabic as much as Allah wished him to
write. He was an old man and had lost his
eyesight. Khadija said to him, "O my cousin!
Listen to the story of your nephew." Waraqa
asked, "O my nephew! What have you
seen?" The Prophet described whatever he had
seen.
Waraqa said,
"This is the same Namus (i.e., Gabriel, the
Angel who keeps the secrets) whom Allah had sent
to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to
the time when your people would turn you
out." Allah's Apostle asked, "Will they
turn me out?" Waraqa replied in the
affirmative and said: "Never did a man come
with something similar to what you have brought
but was treated with hostility. If I should remain
alive till the day when you will be turned out
then I would support you strongly." But after
a few days Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration
was also paused for a while and the Prophet became
so sad as we have heard that he intended several
times to throw himself from the tops of high
mountains and every time he went up the top of a
mountain in order to throw himself down, Gabriel
would appear before him and say, "O Muhammad!
You are indeed Allah's Apostle in truth"
whereupon his heart would become quiet and he
would calm down and would return home. And
whenever the period of the coming of the
inspiration used to become long, he would do as
before, but when he used to reach the top of a
mountain, Gabriel would appear before him and say
to him what he had said before. (Ibn 'Abbas said
regarding the meaning of: 'He it is that Cleaves
the daybreak (from the darkness)' (6.96) that Al-Asbah.
means the light of the sun during the day and the
light of the moon at night).
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 112:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
Allah's Apostle
said, "A good dream (that comes true) of a
righteous man is one of forty-six parts of
prophetism."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 113:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
The Prophet said,
"A true good dream is from Allah, and a bad
dream is from Satan."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 114:
Narrated Abu Sa'id
Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said,
"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 dream that 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."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 115:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
The Prophet said,
"A good dream that comes true is from Allah,
and a bad dream is from Satan, so if anyone of you
sees a bad dream, he should seek refuge with Allah
from Satan and should spit on the left, for the
bad dream will not harm him."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 116:
Narrated 'Ubada bin
As-Samit:
The Prophet said,
"The (good) dreams of a faithful believer is
a part of the forty-six parts of prophetism:'
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 117:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "The (good) dream of a faithful
believer is a part of the forty-six parts of
prophetism."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 118:
Narrated Abu Sa'id
Al-Khudri:
I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "A good dream is a part of
the forty six parts of prophetism."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 119:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "Nothing is left of the
prophetism except Al-Mubashshirat." They
asked, "What are Al-Mubashshirat?" He
replied, "The true good dreams (that conveys
glad tidings)."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 120:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Some people were
shown the Night of Qadr as being in the last seven
days (of the month of Ramadan). The Prophet said,
"Seek it in the last seven days (of
Ramadan)."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 121:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "If I stayed in prison as long as
Joseph stayed and then the messenger came, I would
respond to his call (to go out of the prison)
."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 122:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
I heard the Prophet
saying, "Whoever sees me in a dream will see
me in his wakefulness, and Satan cannot imitate me
in shape." Abu 'Abdullah said, "Ibn
Sirin said, 'Only if he sees the Prophet in his
(real) shape.'"
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 123:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever has seen me in a dream, then no
doubt, he has seen me, for Satan cannot imitate my
shape.
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 124:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
The Prophet said,
"A good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream
is from Satan. So whoever has seen (in a dream)
something he dislike, then he should spit without
saliva, thrice on his left and seek refuge with
Allah from Satan, for it will not harm him, and
Satan cannot appear in my shape."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 125:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever sees me (in a dream) then he indeed
has seen the truth ."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 126:
Narrated Abu Sa'id
Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said,
"Who ever sees me (in a dream) then he indeed
has seen the truth, as Satan cannot appear in my
shape."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 127:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"I have been given the keys of eloquent
speech and given victory with awe (cast into the
hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping
last night, the keys of the treasures of the earth
were brought to me till they were put in my
hand." Abu Huraira added: Allah's Apostle
left (this world) and now you people are carrying
those treasures from place to place.
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 128:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle
said, "I saw myself (in a dream) near the
Ka'ba last night, and I saw a man with whitish red
complexion, the best you may see amongst men of
that complexion having long hair reaching his
earlobes which was the best hair of its sort, and
he had combed his hair and water was dropping from
it, and he was performing the Tawaf around the
Ka'ba while he was leaning on two men or on the
shoulders of two men. I asked, 'Who is this man?'
Somebody replied, '(He is) Messiah, son of Mary.'
Then I saw another man with very curly hair, blind
in the right eye which looked like a protruding
out grape. I asked, 'Who is this?' Somebody
replied, '(He is) Messiah, Ad-Dajjal.'"
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 129:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
About a man who
came to Allah's Apostle and said, "I was
shown in a dream last night..." Then Ibn 'Abbas
mentioned the narration.
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 130:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
Allah's Apostle
used to visit Um Haram bint Milhan she was the
wife of 'Ubada bin As-Samit. One day the Prophet
visited her and she provided him with food and
started looking for lice in his head. Then Allah's
Apostle slept and afterwards woke up smiling. Um
Haram asked, "What makes you smile, O Allah's
Apostle?" He said, "Some of my followers
were presented before me in my dream as fighters
in Allah's Cause, sailing in the middle of the
seas like kings on the thrones or like kings
sitting on their thrones." (The narrator
Ishaq is not sure as to which expression was
correct). Um Haram added, 'I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Invoke Allah, to make me one of
them;" So Allah's Apostle invoked Allah for
her and then laid his head down (and slept). Then
he woke up smiling (again). (Um Haram added): I
said, "What makes you smile, O Allah's
Apostle?" He said, "Some people of my
followers were presented before me (in a dream) as
fighters in Allah's Cause." He said the same
as he had said before. I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me from them."
He said, "You are among the first ones."
Then Um Haram sailed over the sea during the
Caliphate of Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan, and she fell
down from her riding animal after coming ashore,
and died.
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 131:
Narrated Kharija
bin Zaid bin Thabit:
Um Al-'Ala an
Ansari woman who had given a pledge of allegiance
to Allah's Apostle told me:, "The Muhajirln
(emigrants) were distributed amongst us by drawing
lots, and we got 'Uthman bin Maz'un in our share.
We made him stay with us in our house. Then he
suffered from a disease which proved fatal. When
he died and was given a bath and was shrouded in
his clothes. Allah's Apostle came, I said,
(addressing the dead body), 'O Aba As-Sa'ib! May
Allah be Merciful to you! I testify that Allah has
honored you.' Allah's Apostle said, 'How do you
know that Allah has honored him?" I replied,
'Let my father be sacrificed for you, O Allah's
Apostle! On whom else shall Allah bestow. His
honor?' Allah's Apostle said, 'As for him, by
Allah, death has come to him. By Allah, I wish him
all good (from Allah). By Allah, in spite of the
fact that I am Allah's Apostle, I do not know what
Allah will do to me.", Um Al-'Ala added,
"By Allah, I will never attest the
righteousness of anybody after that."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 132:
Narrated Az-Zuhri:
Regarding the above
narration, The Prophet said, "I do not know
what Allah will do to him (Uthman bin Maz'un)."
Um Al-'Ala said, "I felt very sorry for that,
and then I slept and saw in a dream a flowing
spring for 'Uthman bin Maz'un, and told Allah's
Apostle of that, and he said, "That flowing
spring symbolizes his good deeds."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 133:
Narrated Abu Qatada
Al-Ansari:
(a companion of the
Prophet and one of his cavalry men) "I heard
Allah's Apostle saying, "A good dream is from
Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan; so, if
anyone of you had a bad dream which he disliked,
then he should spit on his left and seek refuge
with Allah from it, for it will not harm
him."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 134:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "While I was sleeping, I was
given a bowl full of milk (in a dream), and I
drank of it to my fill until I noticed its wetness
coming out of my nails, and then I gave the rest
of it to 'Umar." They (the people) asked,
"What have you interpreted (about the dream)?
O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "(It is
Religious) knowledge."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 135:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle
said, "While I was sleeping, I was given a
bowl full of milk (in the dream) and I drank from
it (to my fill) till I noticed its wetness coming
out of my limbs. Then I gave the rest of it to 'Umar
bin Al-Khattab." The persons sitting around
him, asked, "What have you interpreted (about
the dream) O Allah's Apostle?" He said,
"(It is religious) knowledge."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 136:
Narrated Abu Sa'id
Al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle
said, "While I was sleeping, some people were
displayed before me (in a dream). They were
wearing shirts, some of which were merely covering
their breasts, and some a bit longer. Then there
passed before me, 'Umar bin Al-Khattab wearing a
shirt he was dragging it (on the ground behind
him.)" They (the people) asked, "What
have you interpreted (about the dream) O Allah's
Apostle?" He said, "The Religion."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 137:
Narrated Abu Sa'id
Al-Khudri:
I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "While I was sleeping, I saw
(in a dream) the people being displayed before me,
wearing shirts, some of which (were so short that
it) reached as far as their breasts and some
reached below that. Then 'Umar bin Al-Khattab was
shown to me and he was wearing a shirt which he
was dragging (behind him)." They asked. What
have you interpreted (about the dream)? O Allah's
Apostle?" He said, "The religion."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 138:
Narrated Qais bin 'Ubada:
I was sitting in a
gathering in which there was Sa'd bin Malik and
Ibn 'Umar. 'Abdullah bin Salam passed in front of
them and they said, "This man is from the
people of Paradise." I said to 'Abdullah bin
Salam, "They said so-and-so." He
replied, "Subhan Allah! They ought not to
have said things of which they have no knowledge,
but I saw (in a dream) that a post was fixed in a
green garden. At the top of the post there was a
handhold and below it there was a servant. I was
asked to climb (the post). So I climbed it till I
got hold of the handhold." Then I narrated
this dream to Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle
said, "'Abdullah will die while still holding
the firm reliable handhold (i.e., Islam)."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 139:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
said (to me), "You were shown to me twice in
(my) dream. Behold, a man was carrying you in a
silken piece of cloth and said to me, "She is
your wife, so uncover her,' and behold, it was
you. I would then say (to myself), 'If this is
from Allah, then it must happen.' "
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 140:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
said to me, "You were shown to me twice (in
my dream) before I married you. I saw an angel
carrying you in a silken piece of cloth, and I
said to him, 'Uncover (her),' and behold, it was
you. I said (to myself), 'If this is from Allah,
then it must happen.' Then you were shown to me,
the angel carrying you in a silken piece of cloth,
and I said (to him), 'Uncover (her), and behold,
it was you. I said (to myself), 'If this is from
Allah, then it must happen.' "
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 141:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "I have been sent with Jawami
al-Kalim (i.e., the shortest expression carrying
the widest meanings), and I was made victorious
with awe (caste into the hearts of the enemy), and
while I was sleeping, the keys of the treasures of
the earth were brought to me and were put in my
hand." Muhammad said, Jawami'-al-Kalim means
that Allah expresses in one or two statements or
thereabouts the numerous matters that used to be
written in the books revealed before (the coming
of) the Prophet .
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 142:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin Salam:
(In a dream) I saw
myself in a garden, and there was a pillar in the
middle of the garden, and there was a handhold at
the top of the pillar. I was asked to climb it. I
said, "I cannot." Then a servant came
and lifted up my clothes and I climbed (the
pillar), and then got hold of the handhold, and I
woke up while still holding it. I narrated that to
the Prophet who said, "The garden symbolizes
the garden of Islam, and the handhold is the firm
Islamic handhold which indicates that you will be
adhering firmly to Islam until you die."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 143:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
I saw in a dream a
piece of silken cloth in my hand, and in whatever
direction in Paradise I waved it, it flew,
carrying me there. I narrated this (dream) to (my
sister) Hafsa and she told it to the Prophet who
said, (to Hafsa), "Indeed, your brother is a
righteous man," or, "Indeed, 'Abdullah
is a righteous man."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 144:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "When the Day of Resurrection
approaches, the dreams of a believer will hardly
fail to come true, and a dream of a believer is
one of forty-six parts of prophetism, and whatever
belongs to prothetism can never be false."
Muhammad bin Sirin said, "But I say
this." He said, "It used to be said,
'There are three types of dreams: The reflection
of one's thoughts and experiences one has during
wakefulness, what is suggested by Satan to
frighten the dreamer, or glad tidings from Allah.
So, if someone has a dream which he dislikes, he
should not tell it to others, but get up and offer
a prayer." He added, "He (Abu Huraira)
hated to see a Ghul (i.e., iron collar around his
neck in a dream) and people liked to see fetters
(on their feet in a dream). The fetters on the
feet symbolizes one's constant and firm adherence
to religion." And Abu 'Abdullah said, "Ghuls
(iron collars) are used only for necks."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 145:
Narrated Kharija
bin Zaid bin Thabit:
Um Al-'Ala an
Ansari woman who had given the Pledge of
allegiance to Allah's Apostle said, "'Uthman
bin Maz'un came in our share when the Ansars drew
lots to distribute the emigrants (to dwell) among
themselves, He became sick and we looked after
(nursed) him till he died. Then we shrouded him in
his clothes. Allah's Apostle came to us, I
(addressing the dead body) said, "May Allah's
Mercy be on you, O Aba As-Sa'ib! I testify that
Allah has honored you." The Prophet said,
'How do you know that?' I replied, 'I do not know,
by Allah.' He said, 'As for him, death has come to
him and I wish him all good from Allah. By Allah,
though I am Allah's Apostle, I neither know what
will happen to me, nor to you.'" Um Al-'Ala
said, "By Allah, I will never attest the
righteousness of anybody after that." She
added, "Later I saw in a dream, a flowing
spring for 'Uthman. So I went to Allah's Apostle
and mentioned that to him. He said, 'That is (the
symbol of) his good deeds (the reward for) which
is going on for him.' "
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 146:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle
said, "(I saw in a dream that) while I was
standing at a well and drawing water therefrom,
suddenly Abu Bakr and 'Umar came to me. Abu Bakr
took the bucket and drew one or two buckets (full
of water), but there was weakness in his pulling,
but Allah forgave him. Then Ibn Al-Khattab took
the bucket from Abu Bakr's hand and the bucket
turned into a very large one in his hand. I have
never seen any strong man among the people doing
such a hard job as 'Umar did, till (the people
drank to their satisfaction) and water their
camels to their fill and they sat near the
water."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 147:
Narrated Salim's
father:
about the Prophet's
dream in which he has seen Abu Bakr and 'Umar: The
Prophet said, "I saw (in a dream) that the
people had gathered. Then Abu Bakr stood up and
pulled out one or two buckets full of water (from
a well) and there was weakness in his pulling --
may Allah forgive him. Then Ibn Al-Khattab stood
up, and the bucket turned into a very large one
and I have never seen any strong man among the
people doing such a hard job. He pulled out so
much water that the people (drank to their
satisfaction) and watered their camels to their
fill, (and then after quenching their thirst) they
sat beside the water."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 148:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself
standing at a well over which there was a bucket.
I pulled out from it as many buckets of water as
Allah wished, and then Ibn Abi Quhafa (Abu Bakr)
took the bucket from me and pulled out one or two
full buckets, and there was weakness in his
pull--may Allah forgive him. Then the bucket
turned into a very large one and 'Umar bin Al-Khattab
took it. I have never seen any strong man among
the people, drawing water with such strength as 'Umar
did, till the people (drank to their satisfaction
and) watered their camels to their fill; whereupon
the camels sat beside the water."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 149:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself
standing over a tank (well) giving water to the
people to drink. Then Abu Bakr came to me and took
the bucket from me in order to relieve me and he
pulled out one or two full buckets, and there was
weakness in his pulling --may Allah forgive him.
Then Ibn Al-Khattab took it from him and went on
drawing water till the people left (after being
satisfied) while the tank was over flowing with
water."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 150:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
We were sitting
with Allah's Apostle, he said, "While I was
sleeping, I saw myself in Paradise. Suddenly I saw
a woman performing ablution beside a palace. I
asked, "For whom is this palace?" They
(the angels) replied, "It is for 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab." Then I remembered 'Umar's ghira
and went back hurriedly." On hearing that, 'Umar
started weeping and said, " Let my father and
mother be sacrificed for you. O Allah's Apostle!
How dare I think of my Ghira being offended by
you?
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 151:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle
said: (I saw in a dream that) I entered Paradise,
and behold, there was a palace built of gold! I
asked, 'For whom is this palace?' They (the
angels) replied, 'For a man from the Quraish.'
" The Prophet added, "O Ibn Al-Khattab!
Nothing stopped me from entering it except your
Ghira." 'Umar said, "How dare I think of
my Ghira being offended by you, O Allah's
Apostle?"
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 152:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
We were sitting
with Allah's Apostle he said, "While I was
sleeping, I saw myself in Paradise, and behold, a
woman was performing ablution by the side of a
palace. I asked, 'For whom is this palace?' They
replied, 'For 'Umar' Then I remembered the Ghira
of 'Umar and returned immediately." 'Umar
wept (on hearing that) and said, " Let my
father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Allah's
Apostle! How dare I think of my Ghira being
offended by you.'
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 153:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle
said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself
performing the Tawaf of the Ka'ba. Behold, there I
saw a whitish-red lank-haired man (holding
himself) between two men with water dropping from
his hair. I asked, 'Who is this?' The people
replied, 'He is the son of Mary.' Then I turned my
face to see another man with red complexion, big
body, curly hair, and blind in the right eye which
looked like a protruding out grape. I asked, 'Who
is he?' They replied, 'He is Ad-Dajjal.' Ibn Qatan
resembles him more than anybody else among the
people and Ibn Qatan was a man from Bani Al-Mustaliq
from Khuza'a."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 154:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Umar:
I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "While I was sleeping, I saw
a bowl full of milk was brought to me and I drank
of it (to my fill) till I noticed its wetness
flowing (in my body). Then I gave the remaining of
it to 'Umar." They asked, "O Allah's
Apostle! What have you interpreted (about the
dream)? He said, "(It is Religious)
knowledge." (See Hadith No. 134)
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 155:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Men from the
companions of Allah's Apostle used to see dreams
during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle and they
used to narrate those dreams to Allah's Apostle.
Allah's Apostle would interpret them as Allah
wished. I was a young man and used to stay in the
mosque before my wedlock. I said to myself,
"If there were any good in myself, I too
would see what these people see." So when I
went to bed one night, I said, "O Allah! If
you see any good in me, show me a good
dream." So while I was in that state, there
came to me (in a dream) two angels. In the hand of
each of them, there was a mace of iron, and both
of them were taking me to Hell, and I was between
them, invoking Allah, "O Allah! I seek refuge
with You from Hell." Then I saw myself being
confronted by another angel holding a mace of iron
in his hand. He said to me, "Do not be
afraid, you will be an excellent man if you only
pray more often." So they took me till they
stopped me at the edge of Hell, and behold, it was
built inside like a well and it had side posts
like those of a well, and beside each post there
was an angel carrying an iron mace. I saw therein
many people hanging upside down with iron chains,
and I recognized therein some men from the Quraish.
Then (the angels) took me to the right side. I
narrated this dream to (my sister) Hafsa and she
told it to Allah's Apostle. Allah's Apostle said,
"No doubt, 'Abdullah is a good man." (Nafi'
said, "Since then 'Abdullah bin 'Umar used to
pray much.)
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 156:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
I was a young
unmarried man during the lifetime of the Prophet.
I used to sleep in the mosque. Anyone who had a
dream, would narrate it to the Prophet. I said,
"O Allah! If there is any good for me with
You, then show me a dream so that Allah's Apostle
may interpret it for me." So I slept and saw
(in a dream) two angels came to me and took me
along with them, and they met another angel who
said to me, "Don't be afraid, you are a good
man." They took me towards the Fire, and
behold, it was built inside like a well, and
therein I saw people some of whom I recognized,
and then the angels took me to the right side. In
the morning, I mentioned that dream to Hafsa.
Hafsa told me that she had mentioned it to the
Prophet and he said, "'Abdullah is a
righteous man if he only prays more at
night." (Az-Zuhri said, "After that,
'Abdullah used to pray more at night.")
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 157:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Umar:
I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "While I was sleeping, I saw
that a cup full of milk was brought to me and I
drank of it and gave the remaining of it to 'Umar
bin Al-Khattab." They asked. What have you
interpreted (about the dream)? O Allah's
Apostle?" The Prophet said. "(It is
Religious) knowledge."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 158:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Abbas:
Allah's Apostle
said, "While I was sleeping, two golden
bangles were put in my two hands, so I got scared
(frightened) and disliked it, but I was given
permission to blow them off, and they flew away. I
interpret it as a symbol of two liars who will
appear." 'Ubaidullah said, "One of them
was Al-'Ansi who was killed by Fairuz at Yemen and
the other was Musailama (at Najd) .
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 159:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said,
"I saw in a dream that I was migrating from
Mecca to a land where there were date palm trees.
I thought that it might be the land of Al-Yamama
or Hajar, but behold, it turned out to be Yathrib
(i.e. Medina). And I saw cows (being slaughtered)
there, but the reward given by Allah is better
(than worldly benefits). Behold, those cows proved
to symbolize the believers (who were killed) on
the Day (of the battle) of Uhud, and the good
(which I saw in the dream) was the good and the
reward and the truth which Allah bestowed upon us
after the Badr battle. (or the Battle of Uhud) and
that was the victory bestowed by Allah in the
Battle of Khaibar and the conquest of Mecca) .
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 160:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "We (Muslims) are the last (to come)
but (will be) the foremost (on the Day of
Resurrection)." Allah's Apostle further said,
''While sleeping, I was given the treasures of the
world and two golden bangles were put in my hands,
but I felt much annoyed, and those two bangles
distressed me very much, but I was inspired that I
should blow them off, so I blew them and they flew
away. Then I interpreted that those two bangles
were the liars between whom I was (i.e., the one
of San'a' and the one of Yamama)."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 161:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said,
"I saw (in a dream) a black woman with
unkempt hair going out of Medina and settling at
Mahai'a, i.e., Al-Juhfa. I interpreted that as a
symbol of epidemic of Medina being transferred to
that place (Al-Juhfa)."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 162:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Umar:
concerning the
dream of the Prophet in Medina: The Prophet said,
"I saw (in a dream) a black woman with
unkempt hair going out of Medina and settling at
Mahai'a. I interpreted that as (a symbol of) the
epidemic of Medina being transferred to Mahai'a,
namely, Al-Juhfa."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 163:
Narrated Salim's
father:
The Prophet said,
"I saw (in a dream) a black woman with
unkempt hair going out of Medina and settling in
Mahai'a. I interpreted that as (a symbol of)
epidemic of Medina being transferred to Mahai'a,
namely, Al-Juhfa."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 164:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said,
"I saw in a dream that I waved a sword and it
broke in the middle, and behold, that symbolized
the casualties the believers suffered on the Day
(of the battle) of Uhud. Then I waved the sword
again, and it became better than it had ever been
before, and behold, that symbolized the Conquest
(of Mecca) which Allah brought about and the
gathering of the believers. "
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 165:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever claims to have seen a dream which he
did not see, will be ordered to make a knot
between two barley grains which he will not be
able to do; and if somebody listens to the talk of
some people who do not like him (to listen) or
they run away from him, then molten lead will be
poured into his ears on the Day of Resurrection;
and whoever makes a picture, will be punished on
the Day of Resurrection and will be ordered to put
a soul in that picture, which he will not be able
to do."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 166:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
as above, 165.
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 167:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle
said, "The worst lie is that a person claims
to have seen a dream which he has not seen."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 168:
Narrated Abu Salama:
I used to see a
dream which would make me sick till I heard Abu
Qatada saying, "I too, used to see a dream
which would make me sick till I heard the Prophet
saying, "A good dream is from Allah, so if
anyone of you saw a dream which he liked, he
should not tell it to anybody except to the one
whom he loves, and if he saw a dream which he
disliked, then he should seek refuge with Allah
from its evil and from the evil of Satan, and spit
three times (on his left) and should not tell it
to anybody, for it will not harm him. "
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 169:
Narrated Abu Sa'id
Al-Khudri:
I heard Allah's
Apostle saying, "If anyone of you saw a dream
which he liked, then that was from Allah, and he
should thank Allah for it and tell it to others;
but if he saw something else, i.e, a dream which
he did not like, then that is from Satan and he
should seek refuge with Allah from it and should
not tell it to anybody for it will not harm
him."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 170:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
A man came to
Allah's Apostle and said, "I saw in a dream,
a cloud having shade. Butter and honey were
dropping from it and I saw the people gathering it
in their hands, some gathering much and some a
little. And behold, there was a rope extending
from the earth to the sky, and I saw that you (the
Prophet) held it and went up, and then another man
held it and went up and (after that) another
(third) held it and went up, and then after
another (fourth) man held it, but it broke and
then got connected again." Abu Bakr said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Let my father be
sacrificed for you! Allow me to interpret this
dream." The Prophet said to him,
"Interpret it." Abu Bakr said, "The
cloud with shade symbolizes Islam, and the butter
and honey dropping from it, symbolizes the Quran,
its sweetness dropping and some people learning
much of the Qur'an and some a little. The rope
which is extended from the sky to the earth is the
Truth which you (the Prophet) are following. You
follow it and Allah will raise you high with it,
and then another man will follow it and will rise
up with it and another person will follow it and
then another man will follow it but it will break
and then it will be connected for him and he will
rise up with it. O Allah's Apostle! Let my father
be sacrificed for you! Am I right or wrong?"
The Prophet replied, "You are right in some
of it and wrong in some." Abu Bakr said,
"O Allah's Prophet! By Allah, you must tell
me in what I was wrong." The Prophet said,
"Do not swear."
Volume
9, Book 87, Number 171:
Narrated Samura bin
Jundub:
Allah's Apostle
very often used to ask his companions, "Did
anyone of you see a dream?" So dreams would
be narrated to him by those whom Allah wished to
tell. One morning the Prophet said, "Last
night two persons came to me (in a dream) and woke
me up and said to me, 'Proceed!' I set out with
them and we came across a man Lying down, and
behold, another man was standing over his head,
holding a big rock. Behold, he was throwing the
rock at the man's head, injuring it. The rock
rolled away and the thrower followed it and took
it back. By the time he reached the man, his head
returned to the normal state. The thrower then did
the same as he had done before. I said to my two
companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two
persons?' They said, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded
and came to a man Lying flat on his back and
another man standing over his head with an iron
hook, and behold, he would put the hook in one
side of the man's mouth and tear off that side of
his face to the back (of the neck) and similarly
tear his nose from front to back and his eye from
front to back. Then he turned to the other side of
the man's face and did just as he had done with
the other side. He hardly completed this side when
the other side returned to its normal state. Then
he returned to it to repeat what he had done
before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan
Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said to
me, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came across
something like a Tannur (a kind of baking oven, a
pit usually clay-lined for baking bread)." I
think the Prophet said, "In that oven t here
was much noise and voices." The Prophet
added, "We looked into it and found naked men
and women, and behold, a flame of fire was
reaching to them from underneath, and when it
reached them, they cried loudly. I asked them,
'Who are these?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' And
so we proceeded and came across a river." I
think he said, ".... red like blood."
The Prophet added, "And behold, in the river
there was a man swimming, and on the bank there
was a man who had collected many stones. Behold.
while the other man was swimming, he went near
him. The former opened his mouth and the latter
(on the bank) threw a stone into his mouth
whereupon he went swimming again. He returned and
every time the performance was repeated, I asked
my two companions, 'Who are these (two) persons?'
They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' And we proceeded
till we came to a man with a repulsive appearance,
the most repulsive appearance, you ever saw a man
having! Beside him there was a fire and he was
kindling it and running around it. I asked my
companions, 'Who is this (man)?' They said to me,
'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we
reached a garden of deep green dense vegetation,
having all sorts of spring colors. In the midst of
the garden there was a very tall man and I could
hardly see his head because of his great height,
and around him there were children in such a large
number as I have never seen. I said to my
companions, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'Proceed!
Proceed!' So we proceeded till we came to a
majestic huge garden, greater and better than I
have ever seen! My two companions said to me, 'Go
up and I went up' The Prophet added, "So we
ascended till we reached a city built of gold and
silver bricks and we went to its gate and asked
(the gatekeeper) to open the gate, and it was
opened and we entered the city and found in it,
men with one side of their bodies as handsome as
the handsomest person you have ever seen, and the
other side as ugly as the ugliest person you have
ever seen. My two companions ordered those men to
throw themselves into the river. Behold, there was
a river flowing across (the city), and its water
was like milk in whiteness. Those men went and
threw themselves in it and then returned to us
after the ugliness (of their bodies) had
disappeared and they became in the best
shape." The Prophet further added, "My
two companions (angels) said to me, 'This place is
the Eden Paradise, and that is your place.' I
raised up my sight, and behold, there I saw a
palace like a white cloud! My two companions said
to me, 'That (palace) is your place.' I said to
them, 'May Allah bless you both! Let me enter it.'
They replied, 'As for now, you will not enter it,
but you shall enter it (one day) I said to them,
'I have seen many wonders tonight. What does all
that mean which I have seen?' They replied, 'We
will inform you: As for the first man you came
upon whose head was being injured with the rock,
he is the symbol of the one who studies the Quran
and then neither recites it nor acts on its
orders, and sleeps, neglecting the enjoined
prayers. As for the man you came upon whose sides
of mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off from
front to back, he is the symbol of the man who
goes out of his house in the morning and tells so
many lies that it spreads all over the world. And
those naked men and women whom you saw in a
construction resembling an oven, they are the
adulterers and the adulteresses;, and the man whom
you saw swimming in the river and given a stone to
swallow, is the eater of usury (Riba) and the bad
looking man whom you saw near the fire kindling it
and going round it, is Malik, the gatekeeper of
Hell and the tall man whom you saw in the garden,
is Abraham and the children around him are those
children who die with Al-Fitra (the Islamic
Faith)." The narrator added: Some Muslims
asked the Prophet, "O Allah's Apostle! What
about the children of pagans?" The Prophet
replied, "And also the children of
pagans." The Prophet added, "My two
companions added, 'The men you saw half handsome
and half ugly were those persons who had mixed an
act that was good with another that was bad, but
Allah forgave them.'"
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