Interpretation of Dreams

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Chapter 1: A Good Dream That Is Seen By The Muslim, Or Is Seen About Him

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“A good dream from a righteous man is one of the forty-six partsofprophecy.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“Thedreamof a believer is one of the forty-six parts of prophecy.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Prophet (ﷺ)said

“The dream of a righteous Muslim man is one of the seventy partsofprophecy.”

It wasnarrated that Umm Kurz Al-Ka’biyyah said

“I heard theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Prophecy is gone, but good dreamsremain.’”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:‘A righteous dream is one of the seventy parts of prophecy.’”

It wasnarrated that ‘Ubadah bin Samit said

“I asked the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) the about the Saying of Allah, Glorious is He: ‘Forthem are glad tidings, in the life of the present world, and in theHereafter.”[10:64] He said: ‘Those are good dreams that a Muslimseesor are seen about him.’”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)drewaside the curtain when he was sick, and the rows (of worshippers)were behind Abu Bakr. He said: ‘O people, nothing of the gladtidingsof prophecy is left except a good dream that a Muslim sees oris seenabout him.’”

Chapter 2: Seeing the Prophet (saws) in a Dream

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“Whoeversees me in a dream, has seen me in reality, for Satan cannot appearinmy form.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“Whoever sees me in a dream has (really) seen me, for Satancannotappear in my form.”

It wasnarrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“Whoeversees me in a dream has (really) seen me, for Satan cannotappear inmy form.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“Whoeversees me in a dream has (really) seen me, for Satan cannot imitateme.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Awn bin Abu Juhaifah, from his father, that theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“Whoever sees me in a dream, it isasif he has seen me when he is awake, for Satan is not able toresembleme.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“Whoever sees me in a dream has (really) sees me, for Satancannotimitate me.”

Chapter 3: Dreams are of Three Types

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“Dreams areof three types: Glad tidings from Allah, what is on aperson’smind, and frightening dreams from Satan. If any of you sees adreamthat he likes, let him tell others of it if he wishes, but if heseessomething that he dislikes, he should not tell anyone about it,andhe should get up and perform prayer.”

It wasnarrated from Abu ‘Ubaidullah Muslim bin Mishkam, that ‘AwfbinMalik narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“Dreams areof three types: Some are terrifying things from Satan, aimed atcausing grief to the son of Adam; some are things that a person isconcerned with when he is awake, so he sees them in his dreams; andsome are a part of the forty-six parts of prophecy.” He said: “Isaidto him: ‘Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?’Hesaid: ‘Yes, I heard it from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), Iheard itfrom the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).’”

Chapter 4: One who has a dream that he dislikes

It wasnarrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said

“If anyone of you sees a dream that he dislikes, let himspitdryly to his left three times and seek refuge with Allah fromSatanthree times, and turn over onto his other side.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Qatadah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“(Good) dreams come from Allah and (bad) dreams come from Satan,soif anyone of you sees something that he dislikes, let him spitdrylyto his left three times, and seek refuge with Allah from theaccursedSatan three times, and turn over onto his other side.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“If anyone of you sees a dream that he dislikes, let him turnoverand spit dryly to his left three times, and ask Allah for itsgoodand seek refuge from its evil.”

Chapter 5: One whom Satan plays with in his dream should not tell people about it

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said

“A man came to the Prophet(ﷺ)and said: ‘I saw my head was cut off and I saw it rolling away.’The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Satan goes to one of you andterrifies him, then he tells people of that the next morning.’”