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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2284 (Book 34, Hadith 15) #27917
The Significance of Knowledge

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) was given a cup of milk in his dream and he interpreted it as knowledge.

Ibn 'Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "While I was sleeping , I was brought a cup of milk and I drank from it. Then I gave what I had left to 'Umar bin Al-Khattab". They said; "How did you interpret it O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Knowledge".
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ إِذْ أُتِيتُ بِقَدَحِ لَبَنٍ فَشَرِبْتُ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ أَعْطَيْتُ فَضْلِي عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا فَمَا أَوَّلْتَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ الْعِلْمَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِي بَكْرَةَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلاَمٍ وَخُزَيْمَةَ وَالطُّفَيْلِ بْنِ سَخْبَرَةَ وَسَمُرَةَ وَأَبِي أُمَامَةَ وَجَابِرٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ

TOPICS
knowledge  *  dream  *  interpretation  *  ilm  *  khawf

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek out knowledge from various sources including dreams , Interpret your own dreams for insight into yourself and your life .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of knowledge and how it can be acquired even through dreams. In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) was given a cup of milk in his dream and he interpreted it as knowledge which shows that knowledge can be acquired through dreams as well as other means such as studying or listening to lectures from scholars or teachers. This hadith also teaches us that we should always seek out knowledge no matter where we find it because even if we are sleeping, Allah may give us insight into something new that will benefit us in our lives. Furthermore, this hadith also encourages us to interpret our dreams so that we can gain more understanding about ourselves and the world around us.

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