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Sahih Muslim 2261a

I used to see dreams (and was so much perturbed) that I began to quiver and have temperature, but did not cover myself with a mantle. I met Abu Qatadah and made a mention of that to him.

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حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، (وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَرَ) حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ

قَالَ كُنْتُ أَرَى الرُّؤْيَا أُعْرَى مِنْهَا غَيْرَ أَنِّي لَا أُزَمَّلُ حَتَّى لَقِيتُ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «الرُّؤْيَا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَالْحُلْمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا حَلَمَ أَحَدُكُمْ حُلْمًا يَكْرَهُهُ فَلْيَنْفُثْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ثَلَاثًا وَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّهَا فَإِنَّهَا لَنْ تَضُرَّهُ»

I used to see dreams (and was so much perturbed) that I began to quiver and have temperature, but did not cover myself with a mantle. I met Abu Qatadah and made a mention of that to him.

He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: A good vision comes from Allah and a (bad) dream (hulm) from devil. So when one of you sees a bad dream (hulm) which he does not like, he should spit on his left side thrice and seek refuge with Allah from its evil; then it will not harm him.

ইয়াহইয়া ইবনু ইয়াহইয়া, আবূ বাকর ইবনু আবূ শায়বাহ, ইবনু আবু উমার, মুহাম্মাদ রাফি ও আবদ ইবনু হুমায়দ (রহঃ) ..... 'আবদুল্লাহ ইবনু বুরায়দাহ (রহঃ) তার পিতা থেকে নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম সূত্রে বর্ণনা করেছেন। তারা সবাই এ হাদীস আবূ সিনান এর বর্ণিত হাদীসের অনুরূপ অর্থে বর্ণনা করেছেন। (ইসলামী ফাউন্ডেশন ২১৩০, ইসলামীক সেন্টার)

ابو خیثمہ نے زبید الیامی سے ، انھوں نے محارب بن دثار سے ، انھوں نے ابن بریدہ سے ، انھوں نے ، میرا خیال ہے اپنے والدسےشک ابو خیثمہ کی طرف سے ہے ۔ ۔ ۔ اور انھوں نے نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے روایت کی ۔ ( اسی طرح ) سفیان نے علقمہ بن مرثد سے ، انھوں نے سلیمان بن بریدہ سے ، انھوں نے اپنے والد سے اور انھوں نے نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے روایت کی ۔

( اسی طرح ) معمر نے عطاء خراسانی سے روایت کی ، انھو ں نے کہا : مجھے عبداللہ بن بریدہ نے اپنے والد سے حدیث سنائی اور انھوں نے نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے روایت کی ۔ ان سب ( زبید ، سفیان اور معمر ) نے ابو سنان کی حدیث کے ہم معنی حدیث بیان کی ۔

{…} Bize Yahya b. Yahya rivayet etti. (dediki): Bize Ebû Hayseme, Zübeyd-i Yâmî'den, o da Muhârib b. Disâr'dan, o da İbni Büreyde'den, zannederim o da babasından, o da Nebi (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem)'den naklen haber verdi. (Buradaki şekk Ebû Hayseme'dendir.) H. Bize Ebû Bekir b. Ebî Şeybe de rivayet etti. (dediki): Bize Kabisatü'bnü Ukbe, Süfyân'dan, o da Âlkametü'bnü Mersed'den, o da Süleyman b.

Büreyde'den, o da babasından, o da Nebi (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem)'den naklen rivayet etti. H. Bize İbni Ebî Ömer ile Muhammed b. Râfi' ve Abd b. Humeyd dahî toptan Abdürrazzâk'dan, o da Ma'mer'den, o da Atâ-i Horasan-i'den naklen rivayet ettiler. Ata': «Bana Abdullah b. Büreyde, babasından o da Nebi (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem)'den naklen rivayet etti.- demiş.

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Sahih Muslim 2261a, Book 42, The Book of Dreams, Hadith 1. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that the good and delightful vision is from Allah, whereas the dream, which is seeing what one dislikes and what saddens him, is from the devil. So, whoever sees what he dislikes should spit on his left and seek refuge with Allah from its evil, and it will not harm him as Allah has made what is mentioned a means of protection against the harm resulting from such a vision.

What it teaches

  • The "vision" and the "dream" both refer to what the sleeper sees during his sleep. However, "vision" usually refers to what one sees of what is good and pleasant, whereas "dream" mostly refers to what one sees of what is evil and ugly, and both can be used interchangeably.
  • Types of visions: 1- Good vision: This is a true dream and glad tidings from Allah that one sees or that is seen for him. 2- Self-talk: This is something about which one talks to himself when awake. 3- Divilish vision: The devil's attempts to sadden, frighten, and horrify the son of Adam and cause him to experience grief.
  • Based on what is mentioned about the types of good vision, one should do three things: praise Allah for it, take it as a good omen, and talk about it to those whom he likes, not to those whom he dislikes.
  • For disliked vision, one should do five things: seek refuge with Allah from its evil and from the devil's evil; spit three times on his left upon getting up; never mention it to anyone; and in case he wants to go back to sleep, he should sleep on his other side, and it will not harm him.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Amr an-NaqidTold us, Fourth generation, died 232 AH
  3. 3إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَWith
  4. 4Ibn Abi Umar al-AdaniWith, Fourth generation, died 243 AH
  5. 5Sufyan ibn UyaynahFrom, Third generation, died 197 AH
  6. 6Ibn Shihab az-ZuhriFrom, Successor, died 123 AH
  7. 7Abu Salamah ibn Abd ar-RahmanFrom, Successor, died 94 AH

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