Book Eighty Seven – The Book on Interpretation of Dreams

Hadith Number 111.

Narrated by 'Aishah (Radhi Allahu Anha): The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) replied, "I do not know how to read." (The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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." (Surah Al-‘Alaq 96: 15)

Then Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (Radhi Allahu Anha) 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) described whatever he had seen.

Waraqa said, "This is the same Namus (i.e., Jibril, the Angel who keeps the secrets) whom Allah had sent to Musa. I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your people would turn you out." Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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, Jibril would appear before him and say, "O Muhammad! You are indeed Allah's Messenger 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, Jibril 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)' (Surah Al-An’am 6: 96) that Al-Asbah. means the light of the sun during the day and the light of the moon at night).


Hadith Number 112.

Narrated by Anas bin Malik (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "A good dream (that comes true) of a righteous man is one of forty-six parts of Prophetism."


Hadith Number 113.

Narrated by Abu Qatada (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "A true good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Shaitan."

Hadith Number 114.

Narrated by Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Shaitan, and he should seek refuge with Allah from its evil, and he should not mention it to anybody, for it will not harm him."


Hadith Number 115.

Narrated by Abu Qatada (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "A good dream that comes true is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Shaitan, 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."


Hadith Number 116.

Narrated by 'Ubada bin As-Samit (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "The (good) dreams of a faithful believer is a part of the forty-six parts of Prophetism."


Hadith Number 117.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "The (good) dream of a faithful believer is a part of the forty-six parts of Prophetism."


Hadith Number 118.

Narrated by Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (Radhi Allahu Anhu): I heard Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) saying, "A good dream is a part of the forty six parts of Prophetism."


Hadith Number 119.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): I heard Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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)."


Hadith Number 120.

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Some people were shown the Night of Qadr as being in the last seven days (of the month of Ramadan). The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Seek it in the last seven days (of Ramadan)."


Hadith Number 121.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "If I stayed in prison as long as Yusuf stayed and then the messenger (*) came, I would respond to his call (to go out of the prison)."

* The message of the king of Egypt came to Yusuf to free him from the prison but Yusuf refused to go out of the prison until his innocence was declared by the confession of the wife of 'Aziz. See Quran (Surah Yusuf 12:36-50).

Hadith Number 122.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): I heard the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) saying, "Whoever sees me in a dream will see me in his wakefulness, (*) and Shaitan cannot imitate me in shape." Abu 'Abdullah said, "Ibn Sirin said, 'Only if he sees the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) in his (real) shape.'"

* Wakefulness, i.e., in the Hereafter.


Hadith Number 123.

Narrated by Anas (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Whoever has seen me in a dream, then no doubt, he has seen me, for Shaitan cannot imitate my shape. And the dreams of a believer is one of forty-six parts of prophetism"


Hadith Number 124.

Narrated by Abu Qatada (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Shaitan, for it will not harm him, and Shaitan cannot appear in my shape."


Hadith Number 125.

Narrated by Abu Qatada (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Whoever sees me (in a dream) then he indeed has seen the truth."


Hadith Number 126.

Narrated by Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Who ever sees me (in a dream) then he indeed has seen the truth, as Shaitan cannot appear in my shape."


Hadith Number 127.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Hurairah added: Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) left (this world) and now you people are carrying those treasures from place to place.


Hadith Number 128.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "I saw myself (in a dream) near the Ka'bah 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'bah 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 Maryam.' 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.'"


Hadith Number 129.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): About a man who came to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and said, "I was shown in a dream last night..." Then Ibn 'Abbas mentioned the narration.


Hadith Number 130.

Narrated by Anas bin Malik (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) used to visit Um Haram bint Milhan she was the wife of 'Ubada bin As-Samit. One day the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) visited her and she provided him with food and started looking for lice in his head. (*) Then Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) slept and afterwards woke up smiling. Um Haram asked, "What makes you smile, O Allah's Messenger?" 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 Messenger! Invoke Allah, to make me one of them;" So Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Messenger?" 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 Messenger! 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.

* The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) was very clean and he used to take a bath daily even twice daily or more and it is not logical that he could have lice in his head. Searching for lice does not necessarily mean that there were any.

Hadith Number 131.

Narrated by Kharija bin Zaid bin Thabit: Um Al-'Ala an Ansari (Radhi Allahu Anha) woman who had given a pledge of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, 'How do you know that Allah has honored him?" I replied, 'Let my father be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Messenger! On whom else shall Allah bestow. His honor?' Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Messenger, 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."

* This was said by the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) in general but he knew definitely that he will be in Paradise or it is a mistake in the conveying of the wording of the Hadith. (See Hadith No.132). So one should not say about the piety of anybody and leave it for Allah to decide about that.


Hadith Number 132.

Narrated by Az-Zuhri: Regarding the above narration, The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "I do not know what Allah will do to him (Uthman bin Maz'un)." Um Al-'Ala (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said, "I felt very sorry for that, and then I slept and saw in a dream a flowing spring for 'Uthman bin Maz'un (Radhi Allahu Anhu), and told Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) of that, and he said, "That flowing spring symbolizes his good deeds."


Hadith Number 133.

Narrated by Abu Qatada Al-Ansari (Radhi Allahu Anhu): (A companion of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and one of his cavalry men) "I heard Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) saying, "A good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Shaitan; 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."


Hadith Number 134.

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): I heard Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Messenger?" He said, "(It is Religious) knowledge."


Hadith Number 135.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Messenger?" He said, "(It is religious) knowledge."


Hadith Number 136.

Narrated by Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Messenger?" He said, "The Religion."


Hadith Number 137.

Narrated by Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (Radhi Allahu Anhu): I heard Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Messenger?" He said, "The religion."


Hadith Number 138.

Narrated by Qais bin 'Ubada (Radhi Allahu Anhu): I was sitting in a gathering in which there was Sa'd bin Malik and Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma). 'Abdullah bin Salam (Radhi Allahu Anhu) 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 Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam). Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "'Abdullah will die while still holding the firm reliable handhold (i.e., Islam)."


Hadith Number 139.

Narrated by 'Aishah (Radhi Allahu Anha): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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.'"

Hadith Number 140.

Narrated by 'Aishah (Radhi Allahu Anha): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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.'"


Hadith Number 141.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): I heard Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam).


Hadith Number 142.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Salam (Radhi Allahu Anhu): (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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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."


Hadith Number 143.

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) who said, (to Hafsa), "Indeed, your brother is a righteous man," or, "Indeed, 'Abdullah is a righteous man."


Hadith Number 144.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Shaitan 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 Hurairah) 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."


Hadith Number 145.

Narrated by Kharija bin Zaid bin Thabit : Um Al-'Ala an Ansari (Radhi Allahu Anha) woman who had given the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam), 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 Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and mentioned that to him. He said, 'That is (the symbol of) his good deeds (the reward for) which is going on for him.'"

* See foot note of Hadith No. 131.

Hadith Number 146.

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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."


Hadith Number 147.

Narrated by Salim's father (Radhi Allahu Anhu): About the Prophet’s (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) dream in which he has seen Abu Bakr and 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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."


Hadith Number 148.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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."


Hadith Number 149.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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."


Hadith Number 150.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): We were sitting with Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam), 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 Messenger! How dare I think of my Ghira being offended by you?"


Hadith Number 151.

Narrated by Jabir bin 'Abdullah (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Messenger?"


Hadith Number 152.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): We were sitting with Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Messenger! How dare I think of my Ghira being offended by you."


Hadith Number 153.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself performing the Tawaf of the Ka'bah. 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 Maryam.' 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."

Hadith Number 154.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): I heard Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Messenger! What have you interpreted (about the dream)? He said, "(It is Religious) knowledge." (See Hadith No. 134)


Hadith Number 155.

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Men from the companions of Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) used to see dreams during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and they used to narrate those dreams to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam). Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) would interpret them as Allah wished. I was a young man and used to stay in the Masjid 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 Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam). Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "No doubt, 'Abdullah is a good man." (Nafi' said, "Since then 'Abdullah bin 'Umar used to pray much.)


Hadith Number 156.

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): I was a young unmarried man during the lifetime of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam). I used to sleep in the Masjid. Anyone who had a dream, would narrate it to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam). I said, "O Allah! If there is any good for me with You, then show me a dream so that Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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.")


Hadith Number 157.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): I heard Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Messenger?" The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said. "(It is Religious) knowledge."


Hadith Number 158.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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).


Hadith Number 159.

Narrated by Abu Musa (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "I saw in a dream that I was migrating from Makkah 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. Al-Madinah). 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 Makkah).


Hadith Number 160.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "We (Muslims) are the last (to come) but (will be) the foremost (on the Day of Resurrection)." Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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)."


Hadith Number 161.

Narrated by 'Abdullah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "I saw (in a dream) a black woman with unkempt hair going out of Al-Madinah and settling at Mahai'a, i.e., Al-Juhfa. I interpreted that as a symbol of epidemic of Al-Madinah being transferred to that place (Al-Juhfa)."


Hadith Number 162.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Concerning the dream of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) in Al-Madinah: The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "I saw (in a dream) a black woman with unkempt hair going out of Al-Madinah and settling at Mahai'a. I interpreted that as (a symbol of) the epidemic of Al-Madinah being transferred to Mahai'a, namely, Al-Juhfa."


Hadith Number 163.

Narrated by Salim's father (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "I saw (in a dream) a black woman with unkempt hair going out of Al-Madinah and settling in Mahai'a. I interpreted that as (a symbol of) epidemic of Al-Madinah being transferred to Mahai'a, namely, Al-Juhfa."

Hadith Number 164.

Narrated by Abu Musa (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Makkah) which Allah brought about and the gathering of the believers."


Hadith Number 165.

Narrated by Ibn Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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."


Hadith Number 166.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): As above, 165.


Hadith Number 167.

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "The worst lie is that a person claims to have seen a dream which he has not seen."


Hadith Number 168.

Narrated by Abu Salama: I used to see a dream which would make me sick till I heard Abu Qatada (Radhi Allahu Anhu) saying, "I too, used to see a dream which would make me sick till I heard the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Shaitan, and spit three times (on his left) and should not tell it to anybody, for it will not harm him."


Hadith Number 169.

Narrated by Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (Radhi Allahu Anhu): I heard Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Shaitan and he should seek refuge with Allah from it and should not tell it to anybody for it will not harm him."


Hadith Number 170.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): A man came to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)) 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 Messenger! Let my father be sacrificed for you! Allow me to interpret this dream." The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said to him, "Interpret it." Abu Bakr said, "The cloud with shade symbolizes Islam, and the butter and honey dropping from it, symbolizes the Qur’an, 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)) 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 Messenger! Let my father be sacrificed for you! Am I right or wrong?" The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Do not swear."


Hadith Number 171.

Narrated by Samura bin Jundub (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "In that oven t here was much noise and voices." The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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 Ibrahim and the children around him are those children who die with Al-Fitrah (the Islamic Faith)." The narrator added: Some Muslims asked the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam), "O Allah's Messenger! What about the children of pagans?" The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) replied, "And also the children of pagans." The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 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.'"