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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Dreams

Sahih Muslim 2261f

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2261f

Narrator:Abu Qatāda

وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏

الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَالرُّؤْيَا السَّوْءُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَمَنْ رَأَى رُؤْيَا فَكَرِهَ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا فَلْيَنْفِثْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ وَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ لاَ تَضُرُّهُ وَلاَ يُخْبِرْ بِهَا أَحَدًا فَإِنْ رَأَى رُؤْيَا حَسَنَةً فَلْيُبْشِرْ وَلاَ يُخْبِرْ إِلاَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّ ‏"

Abu Qatada reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

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 should feel pleased but should not disclose it to anyone but whom one loves.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2261f).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَة وَرُؤْيَا السُّوء ) قَالَ الْقَاضِي : يُحْتَمَل أَنْ يَكُون مَعْنَى الصَّالِحَة وَالْحَسَنَة حُسْن ظَاهِرهَا , وَيُحْتَمَل أَنَّ الْمُرَاد صِحَّتهَا. قَالَ : وَرُؤْيَا السُّوء يُحْتَمَل الْوَجْهَيْنِ أَيْضًا : سُوء الظَّاهِر , وَسُوء التَّأْوِيل. قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( فَإِنْ رَأَى رُؤْيَا حَسَنَة فَلْيُبَشِّرْهُ , وَلَا يُخْبِر بِهَا إِلَّا مَنْ يُحِبّ ) هَكَذَا هُوَ فِي مُعْظَم الْأُصُول ( فَلْيُبَشِّرْ ) بِضَمِّ الْيَاء وَبَعْدهَا بَاءَ سَاكِنَة مِنْ الْإِبْشَار وَالْبُشْرَى. وَفِي بَعْضهَا بِفَتْحِ الْيَاء وَبِالنُّونِ مِنْ النَّشْر , وَهُوَ الْإِشَاعَة. قَالَ الْقَاضِي فِي الْمَشَارِق وَفِي الشَّرْح…

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  • الدعوات الكبير للبيهقي (475)الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ ، وَالرُّؤْيَا السُّوءُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ، فَمَنْ رَأَى رُؤْيَا فَكَرِهَ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا فَلْيَنْفُثْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ثَلَاثًا ، وَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ، فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَضُرُّهُ , وَلَا يُخْبِرْ بِهَا أَحَدًا ، فَإِنْ رَأَى رُؤْيَا حَسَنَةً

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