Sahih Al-Bukhari: Chapter 91

The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 (PbUH) replied, "I do not know how to read." (The Prophet (PbUH) 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." (96.15)
Then Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 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, calamityafflicted
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 (PbUH) described whatever he had seen.
Waraqa said, "This is the same Namus (i.e., Gabriel, the Angel who keeps the secrets) whom Allah
had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your people would turn
you out." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 (PbUH) 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, Gabriel would appear before him and say, "O Muhammad! You are indeed Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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, Gabriel 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)' (6.96) that Al-Asbah. means the light of the sun during the day and the light of the
moon at night).

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "A good dream (that comes true) of a righteous man is one of forty-six parts of
prophetism."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A true good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan."

The Prophet (PbUH) 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 Satan, and he should seek refuge with Allah from its evil, and he should not mention it
to anybody, for it will not harm him."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A good dream that comes true is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan, 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."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "The (good) dreams of a faithful believer is a part of the forty-six parts of
prophetism:'

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "The (good) dream of a faithful believer is a part of the forty-six parts of
prophetism."

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) saying, "A good dream is a part of the forty six parts of prophetism."

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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).

Some people were shown the Night of Qadr as being in the last seven days (of the month of
Ramadan). The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Seek it in the last seven days (of Ramadan).

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "If I stayed in prison as long as Joseph stayed and then the messenger came, I
would respond to his call (to go out of the prison) ."

I heard the Prophet (PbUH) saying, "Whoever sees me in a dream will see me in his wakefulness, and Satan
cannot imitate me in shape." Abu `Abdullah said, "Ibn Seereen said, 'Only if he sees the Prophet (PbUH) in his
(real) shape.'"

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Whoever has seen me in a dream, then no doubt, he has seen me, for Satan cannot
imitate my shape.

The Prophet (PbUH) 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 Satan, for it will not harm him, and Satan cannot appear in my shape."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Whoever sees me (in a dream) then he indeed has seen the truth ."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Who ever sees me (in a dream) then he indeed has seen the truth, as Satan cannot
appear in my shape."

The Prophet (PbUH) 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 Huraira added: Allah's Messenger (PbUH) left (this
world) and now you people are carrying those treasures from place to place.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "I saw myself (in a dream) near the Ka`ba 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`ba 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 Mary.' 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.'"

About a man who came to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and said, "I was shown in a dream last night..." Then Ibn
`Abbas mentioned the narration.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) used to visit Um Haram bint Milhan she was the wife of 'Ubada bin As-Samit. One
day the Prophet (PbUH) visited her and she provided him with food and started looking for lice in his head.
Then Allah's Messenger (PbUH) slept and afterwards woke up smiling. Um Haram asked, "What makes you
smile, O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)?" 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 'Is-haq is not sure as to which expression was correct). Um Haram
added, 'I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Invoke Allah, to make me one of them;" So Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
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 (PbUH)?" 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 (PbUH)! 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.

Um Al-`Ala an Ansari woman who had given a pledge of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 (PbUH) 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 (PbUH) said, 'How do you know that Allah has honored him?" I replied, 'Let
my father be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! On whom else shall Allah bestow. His honor?'
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 (PbUH), 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."

Regarding the above narration, The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I do not know what Allah will do to him (Uthman
bin Maz'un)." Um Al-`Ala said, "I felt very sorry for that, and then I slept and saw in a dream a
flowing spring for `Uthman bin Maz'un, and told Allah's Messenger (PbUH) of that, and he said, "That flowing
spring symbolizes his good deeds."

(a companion of the Prophet (PbUH) and one of his cavalry men) "I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) saying, "A good
dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan; 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."

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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
Apostle?" He said, "(It is Religious) knowledge."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 (PbUH)?" He said, "(It is religious) knowledge."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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
Apostle?" He said, "The Religion."

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 (PbUH)?" He said, "The religion."

I was sitting in a gathering in which there was Sa`d bin Malik and Ibn `Umar. `Abdullah bin Salam
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 (PbUH). Allah's
Apostle said, "`Abdullah will die while still holding the firm reliable handhold (i.e., Islam).

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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.' "

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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.' "

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 (PbUH) .

(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 (PbUH) 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."

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 (PbUH) who
said, (to Hafsa), "Indeed, your brother is a righteous man," or, "Indeed, `Abdullah is a righteous man."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 Seereen 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 Satan 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 Huraira) 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."

Um Al-`Ala an Ansari woman who had given the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 (PbUH) 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 (PbUH) 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 (PbUH), 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 (PbUH) and mentioned that to him. He said, 'That is (the symbol of) his good deeds (the
reward for) which is going on for him.' "

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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."

about the Prophet's dream in which he has seen Abu Bakr and `Umar: The Prophet (PbUH) 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."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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."

We were sitting with Allah's Messenger (PbUH), 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 (PbUH)! How dare I think of my Ghira being offended by you?

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 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 (PbUH)?"

We were sitting with Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 (PbUH)!
How dare I think of my Ghira being offended by you.'

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself performing the Tawaf of the Ka`ba. 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 Mary.' 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."

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 (PbUH)! What have you interpreted (about the dream)? He
said, "(It is Religious) knowledge." (See Hadith No. 134)

Men from the companions of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) used to see dreams during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
and they used to narrate those dreams to Allah's Messenger (PbUH). Allah's Messenger (PbUH) would interpret them as
Allah wished. I was a young man and used to stay in the mosque 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 (PbUH). Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "No doubt, `Abdullah is a good
man." (Nafi` said, "Since then `Abdullah bin `Umar used to pray much.)

I was a young unmarried man during the lifetime of the Prophet. I used to sleep in the mosque.
Anyone who had a dream, would narrate it to the Prophet. I said, "O Allah! If there is any good for me
with You, then show me a dream so that Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 (PbUH) 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.")

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 (PbUH)?" The Prophet (PbUH) said. "(It is Religious) knowledge."

I asked Ibn Abbas about the dream of Allah's Messenger which he mentioned. (see following hadith)

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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) .

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I saw in a dream that I was migrating from Mecca 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. Medina). 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 Mecca) .

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "We (Muslims) are the last (to come) but (will be) the foremost (on the Day of
Resurrection)." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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).

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I saw (in a dream) a black woman with unkempt hair going out of Medina and
settling at Mahai'a, i.e., Al-Juhfa. I interpreted that as a symbol of epidemic of Medina being
transferred to that place (Al-Juhfa).

concerning the dream of the Prophet (PbUH) in Medina: The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I saw (in a dream) a black woman
with unkempt hair going out of Medina and settling at Mahai'a. I interpreted that as (a symbol of) the
epidemic of Medina being transferred to Mahai'a, namely, Al-Juhfa."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I saw (in a dream) a black woman with unkempt hair going out of Medina and
settling in Mahai'a. I interpreted that as (a symbol of) epidemic of Medina being transferred to
Mahai'a, namely, Al-Juhfa."

The Prophet (PbUH) 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 Mecca) which Allah brought about and the gathering of the believers. "

The Prophet (PbUH) 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."

Ibn `Abbas also narrated a similar hadith.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "The worst lie is that a person claims to have seen a dream which he has not
seen."

I used to see a dream which would make me sick till I heard Abu Qatada saying, "I too, used to see a
dream which would make me sick till I heard the Prophet (PbUH) 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 Satan, and spit three times (on his left) and should not tell it to anybody, for it will
not harm him. "

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 Satan and he should seek refuge with Allah from it and should
not tell it to anybody for it will not harm him."

A man came to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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) 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 (PbUH)! Let my father be sacrificed for you! Allow me to interpret
this dream." The Prophet (PbUH) 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) 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 (PbUH)! Let my father be sacrificed for you! Am I right or wrong?" The
Prophet 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 (PbUH) said, "Do not swear."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 (PbUH) 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 (PbUH) said, "In
that oven t here was much noise and voices." The Prophet (PbUH) 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 (PbUH) 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 (PbUH) 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 (PbUH) 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 Qur'an 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).
aand 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 Abraham and the children around him are those
children who die with Al-Fitra (the Islamic Faith).
The narrator added: Some Muslims asked the Prophet, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! What about the children of
pagans?" The Prophet (PbUH) replied, "And also the children of pagans."
The Prophet (PbUH) 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.'"