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Sahih al-Bukhari 7044

Chapter: A bad dream should not be told to anybody

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 7044

Narrator:Abu Qatāda

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ، يَقُولُ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرَى الرُّؤْيَا فَتُمْرِضُنِي حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ يَقُولُ وَأَنَا كُنْتُ لأَرَى الرُّؤْيَا تُمْرِضُنِي، حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏

الرُّؤْيَا الْحَسَنَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، فَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ مَا يُحِبُّ فَلاَ يُحَدِّثْ بِهِ إِلاَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّ، وَإِذَا رَأَى مَا يَكْرَهُ فَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّهَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَلْيَتْفِلْ ثَلاَثًا وَلاَ يُحَدِّثْ بِهَا أَحَدًا فَإِنَّهَا لَنْ تَضُرَّهُ ‏"

Narrated Abu Salama:

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 (ﷺ) 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. "

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 7044), Muslim (No. 2261g), Ahmad (No. 21537) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2049).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( عَنْ عَبْد رَبّه بْن سَعِيد ) هُوَ الْأَنْصَارِيّ أَخُو يَحْيَى , وَأَبُو سَلَمَة هُوَ اِبْن عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن عَوْفٍ. قَوْله ( لَقَدْ كُنْت أَرَى الرُّؤْيَا فَتُمْرِضُنِي ) عِنْدَ مُسْلِم فِي رِوَايَة سُفْيَان عَنْ الزُّهْرِيّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَة " كُنْت أَرَى الرُّؤْيَا أُعْرَى مِنْهَا غَيْرَ أَنِّي لَا أُزَمَّل " قَالَ النَّوَوِيّ : مَعْنَى أُعْرَى وَهُوَ بِضَمِّ الْهَمْزَة وَسُكُون الْمُهْمَلَة وَفَتْح الرَّاء أُحَمّ لِخَوْفِي مِنْ ظَاهِرهَا فِي ظَنّ , يُقَال عُرِيَ بِضَمِّ أَوَّله وَكَسْر ثَانِيه مُخَفَّفًا يَعْرَى بِفَتْحَتَيْنِ إِذَا أَصَابَهُ عُرَاء بِضَمِّ ثُمَّ فَتْح وَمَدّ وَهُوَ نَفْض الْحُمَّى , وَمَعْنَى لَا أُزَمَّل وَهُوَ بِزَايٍ وَمِيم ثَقِيلَة أَتَلَفَّف مِنْ بَر…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2261g

I used to see (such horrible dreams) that I fell ill. I saw Abu Qatada who also said: I used to see dreams which made me sick until I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Good dreams are from Allah, so if any one of you sees which he likes he should not disclose it to one but whom he loves, but…

الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ مَا يُحِبُّ فَلاَ يُحَدِّثُ بِهَا إِلاَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّ وَإِنْ رَأَى مَا يَكْرَهُ فَلْيَتْفِلْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ثَلاَثًا وَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّ…

Narrated by Abu Qatāda

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 21537

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَحَجَّاجٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ رَبٍّ وَقَالَ حَجَّاجٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ قَالَ إِنْ كُنْتُ لَأَرَى الرُّؤْيَا تُمْرِضُنِي قَالَ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا…

Narrated by Abu Qatāda Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan ad-Darimi 2049

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ يَقُولُ إِنْ كُنْتُ لَأَرَى الرُّؤْيَا تُمْرِضُنِي فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِأَبِي…

Narrated by Abu Qatāda Arabic only

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 4612

"A good vision comes from God and a dream (hulm) from the devil. So when one of you sees what he likes he must tell it only to one whom he likes; but when he sees What he dislikes he must seek refuge in God from its evil and from the evil of the devil, spit on his left three times, and not tell…

وَعَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَالْحُلْمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ مَا يُحِبُّ فَلَا يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ إِلَّا…

Narrated by Abu Qatāda

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  • غريب الحديث للحربي (1353)الرُّؤْيَا مِنَ اللَّهِ , وَالْحُلُمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ
  • معالم التنزيل تفسير البغوي (665)الرَّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى ، وَالْحُلْمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ، فَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ مَا يُحِبُّ ، فَلا يُحِدِّثْ بِهِ إِلا مَنْ يُحِبُّ ، وَإِذَا رَأَى مَا يَكْرَهُ ، لِيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّهَا ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ ، وَلْيَتْفُلْ ثَلاثًا ، وَلا يُحَدِّثْ بِهِ أ
  • معجم ابن الأعرابي (2410)الرُّؤْيَا مِنَ اللَّهِ ، وَالْحُلْمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 841

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A good vision (dream) is from Allah and a bad dream is from the Satan. He who sees something in a dream that he dislikes, should blow thrice on his left, must seek Allah's Refuge from the evil of the Satan (i.e., by saying: A'udhu billahi minash-Shaitanir-Rajim). Then it will…

"‏الرؤيا الصالحة -وفى رواية‏:‏ الرؤيا الحسنة- من الله، والحلم من الشيطان، فمن رأى شيئاً يكره فلينفث عن شماله ثلاثاً، وليتعوذ من الشيطان فإنها لا تضره‏"

Narrated by Abu Qatāda + 19 other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 840

I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "When one of you sees a dream that he likes, then it is from Allah. He should praise Allah for it and relate it to (others)." Another narration adds: Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said, "He should not report it except to those whom he loves. And if he sees one which he…

"‏إذا رأى أحدكم رؤيا يحبها، فإنما هي من الله تعالى، فليحمد الله عليها، وليحدث بها -وفى رواية، فلا يحدث بها إلا من يحب- وإذا رأى غير ذلك مما يكره، فإنما هي من الشيطان، فليستعذ من شرها، ولا يذكرها لأحد، فإنها لا تضره‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 4 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2261f

The good vision are from Allah and the evil dreams are from the satan. If one sees a dream which one does not like, one should spit on one's left side and seek the refuge of Allah from the satan; it will not do one any harm, and one should not disclose it to anyone and if one sees a good vision one…

الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَالرُّؤْيَا السَّوْءُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَمَنْ رَأَى رُؤْيَا فَكَرِهَ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا فَلْيَنْفِثْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ وَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ لاَ تَضُرُّهُ وَلاَ…

Narrated by Abu Qatāda

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 3906

“Dreams are of three types: Glad tidings from Allah, what is on a person’s mind, and frightening dreams from Satan. If any of you sees a dream that he likes, let him tell others of it if he wishes, but if he sees something that he dislikes, he should not tell anyone about it, and he should get up…

"‏ الرُّؤْيَا ثَلاَثٌ فَبُشْرَى مِنَ اللَّهِ وَحَدِيثُ النَّفْسِ وَتَخْوِيفٌ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ رُؤْيَا تُعْجِبُهُ فَلْيَقُصَّهَا إِنْ شَاءَ وَإِنْ رَأَى شَيْئًا يَكْرَهُهُ فَلاَ يَقُصَّهُ عَلَى…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 1 other version

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“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…

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Narrated by Awf ibn Mālik

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2280

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