Interpretation of Dreams

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It was narrated from Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘A good dream seen by a righteous man is one of the forty-six parts of prophethood.’

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It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘A believer’s dream is one of the forty-six parts of prophethood.’

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It was narrated from Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri that the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘The dream of a righteous Muslim man is one of the seventy parts of prophethood.’

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It was narrated from Umm Kurz al-Ka‘biyyah that she heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ‘Prophethood has passed, but glad tidings remain.’

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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘A righteous dream is one of the seventy parts of prophethood.’

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It was narrated that ‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit said: ‘I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the words of Allah, Glorified is He: “For them are glad tidings in the life of this world and in the Hereafter.” He said: “They are righteous dreams that a Muslim sees, or that are seen for him.”’

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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that during his illness, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew back the curtain while the people stood in rows behind Abu Bakr. He said: ‘O people, nothing remains of the glad tidings of prophethood except a righteous dream that a Muslim sees or that is seen for him.’

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It was narrated from ‘Abdullah that the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Whoever sees me in a dream has indeed seen me while awake, for Satan cannot take my form.’

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It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Whoever sees me in a dream has indeed seen me, for Satan cannot appear as me.’

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It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Whoever sees me in a dream has indeed seen me, for it is not possible for Satan to take my form.’

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It was narrated from Abu Sa‘id that the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Whoever sees me in a dream has indeed seen me, for Satan cannot assume my likeness.’

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It was narrated from ‘Awn ibn Abu Juhaifah, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Whoever sees me in a dream, it is as though he has seen me while awake, for Satan is unable to take my likeness.’

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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Whoever sees me in a dream has indeed seen me, for Satan cannot take my likeness.’

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It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Dreams are of three kinds: glad tidings from Allah, thoughts from within oneself, and frightening dreams from Satan. If one of you sees a dream that pleases him, let him tell it if he wishes. If he sees something he dislikes, he should not tell anyone about it; rather, he should get up and pray.’

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It was narrated from Abu ‘Ubaydullah Muslim ibn Mishkam that ‘Awf ibn Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Dreams are of three kinds: frightening visions from Satan, by which he seeks to grieve the son of Adam; matters that occupy a person while awake and that he then sees in his sleep; and one of the forty-six parts of prophethood.’ I asked him, ‘Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?’ He replied, ‘Yes, I heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ; I heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.’

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It was narrated from Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘If one of you sees a dream he dislikes, let him spit lightly to his left three times, seek refuge in Allah from Satan three times, and turn over from the side on which he was lying.’

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It was narrated from Abu Qatadah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Good visions are from Allah, while disturbing dreams are from Satan. If one of you sees something he dislikes, let him spit lightly to his left three times, seek refuge in Allah from Satan the accursed three times, and turn over from the side on which he was lying.’

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It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘If one of you sees a dream he dislikes, let him turn over, spit lightly to his left three times, ask Allah for its good, and seek refuge in Allah from its evil.’

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It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that a man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: ‘I saw that my head had been struck off, and I saw it tumbling away.’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Satan approaches one of you and makes the dream terrifying for him, then he goes and tells people about it.’

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It was narrated from Jabir that a man came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was delivering a sermon and said: ‘Messenger of Allah, last night I dreamed that my neck was struck, my head fell off, and I chased it, picked it up, and put it back.’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘If Satan toys with one of you in his sleep, he should not tell people about it.’