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Sahih Muslim 2268e (Book 42, Hadith 31) #12993
Dreams Caused by Satan

SUMMARY: When one experiences a dream that is caused by the devil, they should not tell others about it.

Jabir reported that a person came to Allah's Apostle and said: Allah's Messenger, I have seen in the state of sleep as if my head had been cut off. Thereupon Allah's Apostle laughed and said: When the satan plays with any one of you in the state of sleep, do not mention it to the people; and in the hadith transmitted by Abu Bakr (the words are): "If one of you is played with, and he did not make any mention of the word: "Satan".
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ كَأَنَّ رَأْسِي قُطِعَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَضَحِكَ النَّبِيُّ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا لَعِبَ الشَّيْطَانُ بِأَحَدِكُمْ فِي مَنَامِهِ فَلاَ يُحَدِّثْ بِهِ النَّاسَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ‏"‏ إِذَا لُعِبَ بِأَحَدِكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الشَّيْطَانَ

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dreams  *  satan  *  sleep  *  ruya  *  shaytan

QUICK LESSONS:
Be careful what you say and how you talk about your dreams; look for other explanations before blaming everything on Shaytan; don't use the word "Satan".

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about dreams caused by the devil, or Shaytan. It was reported to Allah's Messenger that a person had seen in their sleep as if their head had been cut off. In response, Allah's Messenger laughed and said that when the satan plays with any one of you in the state of sleep, do not mention it to the people. He also said not to use the word "Satan" when talking about such dreams. This teaches us that we should be careful what we say and how we talk about our dreams because some may be caused by Shaytan and can lead to negative consequences if shared with others. We should also remember not to blame everything on Shaytan but instead look for other explanations for our experiences or feelings before jumping to conclusions.

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