Islamic perceptions of dream and interpreting the dreams
In Islam the dreams have its own
Abu Salama heard Abu Qatada say that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The true dream is from Allah and the bad dream (hulm) is from Shaytan.”
‘Abdullah ibn Khabbab related that Abu Sa’id al-Khudri heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, “When one of you sees a dream that he likes, it is from Allah and so he should praise Allah and talk about it. When he sees other than which he dislikes, it is from Shaytan and he should seek refuge from its evil and not mention it to anyone. It will not harm him.”
The true dream is one forty-sixth part of Prophethood
Abu Salama related from Abu Qatada that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The true dream is from Allah and the bad dream is from Shaytan. When one of you has a bad dream, he should seek refuge from it and spit to his left side. It will not harm him.”
The like of it is reported from ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Qatada from his father…
Qatada related from Anas ibn Malik from ‘Ubada ibn as-Samit that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The dream of the believer is one forty-sixth part of prophethood.”
Sa’id ibn al-Musayyab related from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The dream of the believer is one forty-sixth part of prophethood.”
Shu’ayb related it from Anas from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
‘Abdullah ibn Khabbab related that Abu Sa’id al-Khudri heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, “The true dream is one forty-sixth part of prophethood.”
Dreaming of cows being slaughtered and its meaning
Abu Burda related from Abu Musa that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “I dreamt that I was emigrating from Makka to a land where there were palm trees. It went and I thought that it might be Yamana or Hajar. It was Yathrib, al-Madina. I dreamt that there were cattle in it, and, by Allah, the best They are the believers on the day of Uhud. The good is what Allah brought of good, and the reward of truthfulness which Allah gave us after the Day of Badr.”
what should one do when he dreams of something he dislikes
When someone dreams of something he dislikes, he should not tell it to anyone nor mention it
Abdullah ibn Khabbab related from Abu Sa’id al-Khudri that he heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, “When one of you has a dream he likes, it is from Allah and so he should praise Allah for it and tell it to others. When he sees other than that which he dislikes, it is from Shaytan and should seek refuge from its evil and not mention it to anyone. It will not harm him.”
Abdu Rabbihi ibn Sa’id said, “I heard Abu Salama say, ‘I used to have a dream which would make me ill until I heard Abu Qatada say, I used to have a dream which would make me ill until I heard the Prophet , may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, ‘A good dream is from Allah. When some of you sees what he likes, he should only tell it to those he loves. If he sees what he dislikes, he should seek refuge with Allah from its evil and from Shaytan and should spit three times and should not tell it to anyone. It will not harm him.
Who does not consider the interpretation of the first interpreter
The one who does not consider the interpretation of the first interpreter if it is incorrect
‘Ubaydullah ibn ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Utba related that Ibn ‘Abbas that a man went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, “I had a dream in which I saw a cloud dripping ghee and honey and I saw the people picking it up with their hands, some taking a lot and some a little. There was a rope which reached from earth to heaven. I saw you take hold of it and go up it. Then another man took hold of it and went up it. Then yet another man took hold of it and went up it. Then another man took it, but it broke and then was connected again.” Abu Bakr said, “O Messenger of Allah, may my father be your ransom, by Allah, let me interpret it!” The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Interpret it.” He said, “The cloud is Islam and the honey and ghee dripping from it is the Qur’an. Its sweetness drips and some people have a lot of the Qur’an and some have a little. As for the rope reaching from heaven to earth, it is the Truth which you have. You take it and so Allah will elevate you. Then another man after you will take it and will rise by it. Then another man will take it and rise by it. Then another man will take and it will break for him and then it will be reconnected and he will rise by it. Tell me, Messenger of Allah, may my father be your ransom, and I right or wrong?” The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “You are right about some and wrong about some.” He said, “By Allah, you must tell that about which I am wrong!” The Prophet , may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Do not swear.”
Best time for Interpreting dreams and telling meaning of the dreams
The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace is used to Interpreting dreams after the Subh(Morning) prayer
Abu Raja’ related that Samura ibn Jundub said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to frequently say, ‘Has any of you had a dream?’ Then whoever Allah wished would recount their dream. He said that one morning, ‘During the night two men came to me and said to me, “Come on!” So I went with them. We came to a man who was lying on his back while another man was standing over him with a stone which he then dropped onto his head, crushing it. Then the stone rolled away from him and he went after the stone to retrieve it. When he returned to him, his head was whole again and had become as it had been in the first place. So he went back and hit him as he had done the first time. I said to them, “Glory be to Allah! Who are these two?” They said, “Go on! Go on!” We went on and came to a man who was lying on his back, and there was another man standing over him with an iron hook. He went to one side of his face and cut open the side of his mouth until it reached the back of his neck and then his nostril to the back of his neck and his eye to the back of his neck. Then he moved to the other side and did the same thing as he had done to first side. When he finished that side, the first side had become whole again. Then he did the same thing all over again I said, “Glory be to Allah! Who are these two?” They said to me, “Go on! Go on!” and we went on until we came upon something like an oven. [I think he said, "There was babble and shouting in it.'] We looked down into it and it contained naked men and women. The flames would come at them from underneath, and when those flames reached them, they cried out. I asked, “Who are they?” They said, “Go on! Go on!” and we went on until we came to a river.’” [I think that he said, "'Red like blood."] In the river there was a man swimming while on the bank of the river there was a man who had many stones with him. When that swimmer swam and reached the one who had gathered the stones, he forced his mouth open and made him swallow a stone. Then he would begin to swim and would come back to him again. Whenever he came back to him, he forced open his mouth and made him swallow a stone. I asked them, “Who are these two?” They said to me, “Go on! Go on!” and we went on until we came to a man with a repulsive appearance – or the most repulsive man you have ever seen. He was at a fire which he was kindling and which he was running around. I said to them, “Who is this?’ They said to me, “Go on! Go on!” and we went on until we came to a green meadow containing every type of spring flower. In the middle of the meadow there was a man so tall that I could scarcely see his head, so high it was in the sky. Around the man were the greatest number of children I have ever seen. I asked, “Who is this? Who are those?” They told me, “Go on! Go on!” and we went on until we reached a huge tree, and I have never seen any tree bigger or more beautiful than it. They told me, “Climb it.” We climbed it and came to a city built of gold and silver bricks. We came to the door of the city and asked for it to be opened and it was opened for us and we entered it. We were met by men half of whose physique was the most beautiful you have ever seen and the other half was the ugliest you have ever seen. The two said to them, “Go and plunge into that river.” There was a wide river flowing there whose water was pure white. They went and jumped into it and when they returned to us, that evil had left them and they had the most beautiful form.’
“He said, ‘They said to me, “This is the Garden of Eden, and that is your place.” I raised my eyes upwards and there was a castle like a white cloud. They said to me, “This is your place.” I said to them, “May Allah bless you, let me enter it.” They said, “No, not now. But you will enter it.” I said to them, “This night I have seen marvels, but what are these things which I have seen?’” They said to me, “We will tell you. The first man to whom you came whose head was being crushed with the stone is a man who memorised the Qur’an and then abandoned it and slept through the obligatory prayers. As for the man you came to whose jaw was split to his neck, whose nostril to his neck and whose eye to his neck, he was a man who went from his house and told lies which spread everywhere. As for the naked men and women who were in something like an oven, they were adulterers and adulteresses. The man you came to who was swimming in the river and being made to swallow stones used to consume usury. The man with the disagreeable appearance who was at the fire, kindling it and running around it was Malik, the guardian of Jahannam. The tall man in the meadow was Ibrahim. The children who were around him are all those who were born and died in the natural state.
He said, “One of the Muslims asked, ‘Messenger of Allah, the children of the idolaters as well?’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘The children of the idolaters as well. As for the people who were half beautiful and half ugly, they are the people who mixed righteous actions with evil actions. Allah excused them.’”
one who lies about his dreams meaning
The one who lies about his dreams means here are some of the sahi ahadis from Al bukhari
‘Abdullah ibn Dinar, the client of Ibn ‘Umar, related from his father from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Among the worst lies is that he says that he has seen a dream which he did not have.”
‘Ikrima related from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Anyone who relates a dream which he has not really had will have to tie a knot between two grains of barley and will not be able to do so. Anyone who listens to people talking when they dislike him doing that or flee from him will have molten lead poured into his ears on the Day of Rising. Anyone who makes an image will be punished and have to breath a spirit into it but will not be able to do it.”
Sufyan said, “We have it connected to Ayyub.”
‘Ikrima related from Abu Hurayra, “Whoever lies about his dream.”
‘Ikrima was heard to say that Abu Hurayra said, “Whoever makes an image; whoever pretends to have had a dream; and whoever listens.”
‘Ikrima related that Ibn ‘Abbas said, “Listens, pretends to have had a dream, and makes an image.”
Hisham corroborated it from ‘Ikrima from Ibn ‘Abbas.
Islamic meaning of dreams during the day
Awn said that Ibn Sirin said, “The dream in the day is like the dream at night.”
Ishaq ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Talha related that he heard Anas ibn Malik say, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to visit Umm Haram bint Milhan and she would feed him. Umm Haram was married to ‘Ubada ibn as-Samit. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace visited her one day and she fed him and began to delouse his head. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went to sleep and then woke up smiling. She said, ‘I asked, “What made you smile, Messenger of Allah?” He said, “Some people from my community who were shown me raiding in the way of Allah, riding the middle of this sea like kings on throne” (or like the kings on the thrones Ishaq was unsure).”‘ She said, ‘I said, “Messenger of Allah, ask Allah to put me among them!”‘ So the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, made supplication for her. ‘Then he put his head down and then woke up smiling. I said, “What made you smile, Messenger of Allah?” He said, “Some people from my community who were shown me raiding in the way of Allah,” as he said the first time.’ She said, ‘I said, “Messenger of Allah, ask Allah to put me among them!” He said, “You are among the first.’” She embarked on the sea in the time of Mu’awiya ibn Abi Sufyan and was thrown from her animal when she disembarked from the sea and she was killed.”
Islamic narration related to night dreams meaning
Here are the some of the narration related to night dreams from sahi al bukhari
Muhammad related from Abu Hurayra that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “I have been given the keys to [the use of] words and helped by terror. While I was asleep last night, the keys of the treasures of the earth were brought and placed in my hand.”
Abu Hurayra said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, has departed and know you have taken them.”
Nafi’ related from ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “One night I dreamt that I was at the Ka’ba. I dreamt of a man with brownish skin, like the best brownish skin you might see among men; his hair reached between his shoulders, and it was the best you might see. It was combed and dripping with water. He was leaning on two men or on the shoulders of two men, peforming tawaf of the House. I asked, ‘Who is this?’ I was told, ‘The Messiah son of Maryam.’ There was a man with very curly hair, blind in the right eye, which was like a protruding grape. I asked, ‘Who is this?’ I was told, ‘The Dajjal, the false Messiah.’”
Az-Zubaydi said it is from az-Zuhri from ‘Ubaydullah from Ibn ‘Abbas or Abu Hurayra from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
Az-Zuhri said that Abu Hurayra related it from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Ma’mar did not give it the isnad until later.
‘Ubaydullah ibn ‘Abdullah related that Ibn ‘Abbas reported about a man who came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, “I had a dream last night,” and the hadith proceeds.
Sulayman ibn Kathir, the nephew of az-Zuhri, and Sufyan ibn Husayn corroborated it with the isnad going back to the Prophet.
Many people see same dream – meaning
When several people have the same dream it means -
Salim ibn ‘Abdullah related from Ibn ‘Umar that some people had a dream that the Night of Power was in the last seven days and that some people had a dream that it was in the last ten days. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Look for it in the last seven days.”
Dream of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham)
The dreams of Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him. These are reported in sahi al bukhari
The words of the Almighty, “When he was of an age to work with him, he said, ‘My son, I saw in a dream that I must sacrifice you. What do you think about this?’ He said, ‘Do as you are ordered, father.Allah willing, you will find me resolute.’ Then when they had both submitted and he had lain him face down on the ground, We called out to him, ‘Ibrahim! you have discharged your vision.’ That is how We recompense good-doers.” (37:102-105)
Mujahid said that “aslama” means “They submitted to what they had been commanded” “Tallahu” means: “He placed his face on the ground.”