53. Vision and Dreams
«إِذَا اقْتَرَبَ الزَّمَانُ لَمْ تَكَدْ رُؤْيَا الْمُؤْمِنِ تَكْذِبُ وَأَصْدَقُهُمْ رُؤْيَا أَصْدَقُهُمْ حَدِيثًا وَالرُّؤْيَا جُزْءٌ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ»
✧ When time draws near, the dream of a believer will scarcely be false. The most truthful of them in dreams are the most truthful of them in speech. The dream is one of forty-five parts of prophethood.
«أَصْدَقُ الرُّؤْيَا بِالْأَسْحَارِ»
✧ The most truthful dreams are in the early morning hours.
«الرُّؤْيَا ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْهَا تَهْوِيلٌ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ لِيُحْزِنَ ابْنَ آدَمَ وَمِنْهَا مَا يَهُمُّ بِهِ الرَّجُلُ فِي يَقَظَتِهِ فَرَآهُ فِي مَنَامِهِ وَمِنْهَا جُزْءٌ مِنْ سِتَّةٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ»
“Dreams are of three types: Some are terrifying things from Satan, aimed at causing grief to the son of Adam; some are things that a person is concerned with when he is awake, so he sees them in his dreams; and some are a part of the forty-six parts of prophecy.” He said: “I said to him: ‘Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?’ He said: ‘Yes, I heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3907)
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6043No grade recorded
«الرُّؤْيَا الْحَسَنَةُ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ الصَّالِحِ جُزْءٌ مِنْ سِتَّةٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ»
✧ The good dream of a righteous man is one of forty-six parts of prophethood.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6044Hasan sahih
«الرُّؤْيَا جُزْءٌ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ»
✧ The dream is one of seventy parts of prophethood.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6045No grade recorded
كَشَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ السِّتَارَةَ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ وَالنَّاسُ صُفُوفٌ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ مُبَشِّرَاتِ النُّبُوَّةِ إِلَّا الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ يَرَاهَا الْمُؤْمِنُ أَوْ تُرَى لَهُ أَلَا وَإِنِّي نَهَيْتُ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ رَاكِعًا أَوْ سَاجِدًا أَمَّا الرُّكُوعُ فَعَظِّمُوا فِيهِ الرَّبَّ وَأَمَّا السُّجُودُ فَاجْتَهِدُوا فِي الدُّعَاءِ فَقَمِنٌ أَنْ يُسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew aside the curtain during the illness in which he died, while the people were in rows behind Abu Bakr, and he said, "Nothing remains of the glad tidings of prophethood except the righteous dream, which a believer sees or is seen for him. Verily, I have been forbidden to recite while bowing or prostrating. As for bowing, magnify the Lord therein; and as for prostration, strive in supplication, for it is likely to be answered for you."
كَشَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ السِّتْرَ وَرَأْسُهُ مَعْصُوبٌ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ؟ ثَلَاثًا إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ مُبَشِّرَاتِ النُّبُوَّةِ إِلَّا الرُّؤْيَا يَرَاهَا الْعَبْدُ الصَّالِحُ أَوْ تُرَى لَهُ»
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew aside the curtain, his head bandaged, during the illness in which he died, and said, "O Allah, have I conveyed?" three times. "Nothing remains of the glad tidings of prophethood except the dream that a righteous servant sees or is seen for him."
«ذَهَبَتِ النُّبُوَّةُ وَبَقِيَتِ الْمُبَشِّرَاتُ»
✧ "Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ said, 'Prophethood has ended, but glad tidings remain.'"
كَانَ إِذَا انْصَرَفَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ يَقُولُ «هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ رُؤْيَا»؟ وَيَقُولُ «إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ يَبْقَى بَعْدِي مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ إِلَّا الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ»
✧ When he finished the morning prayer, he would say, "Did any of you see a dream last night?" And he would say, "Nothing of prophethood will remain after me except the righteous dream."
«رُؤْيَا الْمُسْلِمِ جُزْءٌ مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ وَهِيَ عَلَى رِجْلِ طَائِرٍ مَا لَمْ يُحَدِّثْ فَإِذَا حَدَّثَ بِهَا وَقَعَتْ»
✧ The dream of a Muslim is one of forty parts of prophethood, and it is on the foot of a bird as long as he does not relate it. When he relates it, it occurs.
«رُؤْيَا الْمُؤْمِنِ جُزْءٌ مِنْ سِتَّةٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ وَالرُّؤْيَا عَلَى رِجْلِ طَائِرٍ مَا لَمْ يُعَبَّرْ عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا عُبِّرَتْ وَقَعَتْ» قَالَ وَأَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ «لَا يَقُصُّهَا إِلَّا عَلَى وَادٍّ أَوْ ذِي رَأْيٍ»
The Prophet ﷺ said, "The (good) dreams of a faithful believer is a part of the forty-six parts of prophetism:' (Using translation from Bukhārī 6987)
«مَنْ رَآنِي فِي الْمَنَامِ فَقَدْ رَأَى الْحَقَّ»
He who saw me in dream in fact saw the truth (what is true). (Using translation from Muslim 2267a)
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6052Hasan sahih
«مَنْ رَآنِي فِي الْمَنَامِ فَقَدْ رَأَى الْحَقَّ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَا يَتَشَبَّهُ بِي»
✧ From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Whoever sees me in a dream, has indeed seen the truth, for the Satan does not assume my appearance."
«مَنْ رَآنِي فِي الْمَنَامِ فَكَأَنَّمَا رَآنِي فِي الْيَقَظَةِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَا يَتَشَبَّهُ بِي»
✧ The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever sees me in a dream, it is as if they have seen me while awake, for certainly Satan cannot imitate my form."
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تُعْجِبُهُ الرُّؤْيَا فَرُبَّمَا رَأَى الرَّجُلُ الرُّؤْيَا فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُهُ فَإِذَا أُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهِ مَعْرُوفًا كَانَ أَعْجَبَ لِرُؤْيَاهُ إِلَيْهِ فَأَتَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَأَيْتُ كَأَنِّيَ أَتَيْتُ فَأُخْرِجْتُ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَأُدْخِلْتُ الْجَنَّةَ فَسَمِعْتُ وَجْبَةً انْتَحَتْ لَهَا الْجَنَّةُ فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا فُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ فَسَمَّتِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ سَرِيَّةً قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَجِيءَ بِهِمْ عَلَيْهِمْ ثِيَابٌ طُلْسٌ تَشْخَبُ أَوْدَاجُهُمْ فَقِيلَ اذْهَبُوا بِهِمْ إِلَى نَهَرِ الْبَيْذَخِ قَالَ فَغُمِسُوا فِيهِ قَالَ فَخَرَجُوا وَوُجُوهُهُمْ كَالْقَمَرِ لَيْلَةَ الْبَدْرِ فَأُتُوا بِصَحْفَةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِيهَا بُسْرَةٌ فَأَكَلُوا مِنْ بُسْرِهِ مَا شَاءُوا مَا يُقَلِّبُونَهَا مِنْ وَجْهٍ إِلَّا أَكَلُوا مِنَ الْفَاكِهَةِ مَا أَرَادُوا وَأَكَلْتُ مَعَهُمْ فَجَاءَ الْبَشِيرُ مِنْ تِلْكَ السَّرِيَّةِ فَقَالَ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا كَذَا وَكَذَا فَأُصِيبَ فُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ حَتَّى عَدَّ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْمَرْأَةِ فَقَالَ «قُصِّي رُؤْيَاكِ» فَقَصَّتْهَا وَجَعَلَتْ تَقُولُ جِيءَ بِفُلَانٍ وَفُلَانٍ كَمَا قَالَ الرَّجُلُ
✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to be pleased with dreams. Sometimes a man would see a dream and he would ask about him if he did not know him. If he was commended as good, he was more pleased with his dream. A woman came to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I saw as if I was taken out of Madinah and entered into Paradise. I heard a sound that Paradise made for it. I looked and saw so-and-so, so-and-so, and so-and-so," and she named twelve men whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had sent on an expedition before that. They were brought wearing worn-out garments, their jugular veins flowing. It was said, "Take them to the river of al-Baydhakh." He said, "They were immersed in it." He said, "They came out with faces like the moon on the night of the full moon. A platter of gold was brought with a fresh date on it. They ate of its dates as much as they wished. They did not turn it from any side except that they ate of the fruit whatever they desired, and I ate with them." Then the bringer of good news from that expedition came and said, "Our affair was such-and-such, and so-and-so, so-and-so, and so-and-so were struck," until he counted twelve men. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for the woman and said, "Relate your dream." She related it and said, "So-and-so and so-and-so were brought," as the man said.
«الرُّؤْيَا جُزْءٌ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ وَالرُّؤْيَا مُعَلَّقَةٌ بِرِجْلِ طَيْرٍ مَا لَمْ يُحَدِّثْ بِهَا صَاحِبُهَا فَإِذَا حَدَّثَ بِهَا وَقَعَتْ فَلَا تُحَدِّثْ بِهَا إِلَّا عَالِمًا أَوْ نَاصِحًا أَوْ حَبِيبًا»
✧ "Indeed, the Prophet (PBUH) said, 'Dreams are one part of seventy parts of Prophethood, and dreams are tied to the leg of a bird unless reported by the dreamer, and if reported it becomes true. So, do not report them except to a scholar, advisor, or loved one.'"
أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا جَاءَهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي حَلُمْتُ أَنَّ رَأْسِيَ قُطِعَ فَأَنَا أَتْبَعُهُ فَزَجَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَقَالَ «لَا تُخْبِرْ بِتَلَعُّبِ الشَّيْطَانِ بِكَ فِي الْمَنَامِ»
There came to him (the Holy Prophet) a desert Arab and said: I saw in a dream that I had been beheaded and I had been following it (the severed head). Allah's Apostle ﷺ reprimanded him saying: Do not inform about the vain sporting of devil with you during the night. (Using translation from Muslim 2268c)
«الَّذِي يُرِي عَيْنَيْهِ فِي الْمَنَامِ مَا لَمْ يَرَ يُكَلَّفُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَنْ يَعْقِدَ بَيْنَ شَعِيرَتَيْنِ وَالَّذِي يَسْتَمِعُ حَدِيثَ قَوْمٍ وَهُمْ لَهُ كَارِهُونَ يُصَبُّ فِي أُذُنِهِ الْآنُكُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ»
✧ The one who sees with his eyes in sleep what he did not see will be charged on the Day of Resurrection to tie a knot between two grains of barley; and the one who listens to the talk of a people while they dislike it will have molten lead poured into his ear on the Day of Resurrection.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6058No grade recorded
كُنْتُ أَرَى الرُّؤْيَا فَتُمْرِضُنِي حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ يَقُولُ كُنْتُ أَرَى الرُّؤْيَا فَتُمْرِضُنِي حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ مَا يُحِبُّ فَلْيَقُصَّهُ عَلَى مَنْ يُحِبُّ وَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ مَا يَكْرَهُ فَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَلْيَتْفُلْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ثَلَاثًا»
✧ I used to see dreams and they would make me ill, until I heard Abu Qatadah say, "I used to see dreams and they would make me ill, until I heard the Prophet ﷺ say, 'The righteous dream is from Allah. If one of you sees what he loves, let him relate it to one he loves. If one of you sees what he dislikes, let him seek refuge with Allah from its evil and spit to his left three times.'"
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6059No grade recorded
«الرُّؤْيَا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَالْحُلْمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمُ الشَّيْءَ يَكْرَهُهُ فَلْيَنْفُثْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ إِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ وَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّهَا فَإِنَّهَا لَنْ تَضُرَّهُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ»
✧ The dream is from Allah and the bad dream is from Satan. If one of you sees something he dislikes, let him spit to his left three times when he wakes and seek refuge with Allah from its evil, for it will not harm him, if Allah wills.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 6060No grade recorded
«إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمُ الرُّؤْيَا يَكْرَهُهَا فَلْيَبْصُقْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ثَلَاثًا وَلْيَسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ثَلَاثًا وَيَتَحَوَّلْ عَنْ جَنْبِهِ الَّذِي كَانَ عَلَيْهِ»
✧ When one of you sees a dream he dislikes, let him spit to his left three times, seek refuge with Allah from Shaytan three times, and turn over from the side he was lying on.