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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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