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Sahih al-Bukhari 1121, 1122 (Book 19, Hadith 2) #1081
Interpreting Dreams in Islam

SUMMARY: This hadith is about Abdullah's dream and how the Prophet (ﷺ) interpreted it.

Narrated Salim's father: In the lifetime of the Prophet whosoever saw a dream would narrate it to Allah's Messenger . I had a wish of seeing a dream to narrate it to Allah's Messenger (pbuh) I was a grown up boy and used to sleep in the Mosque in the lifetime of the Prophet. I saw in the dream that two angels caught hold of me and took me to the Fire which was built all round like a built well and had two poles in it and the people in it were known to me. I started saying, "I seek refuge with Allah from the Fire". Then I met another angel who told me not to be afraid. I narrated the dream to Hafsa who told it to Allah's Messenger . The Prophet said, "Abdullah is a good man. I wish he prayed Tahajjud". After that 'Abdullah (ie Salim's father) used to sleep but a little at night.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ،‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنِي مَحْمُودٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ فِي حَيَاةِ النَّبِيِّ إِذَا رَأَى رُؤْيَا قَصَّهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَتَمَنَّيْتُ أَنْ أَرَى رُؤْيَا فَأَقُصَّهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَكُنْتُ غُلاَمًا شَابًّا، وَكُنْتُ أَنَامُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَرَأَيْتُ فِي النَّوْمِ كَأَنَّ مَلَكَيْنِ أَخَذَانِي فَذَهَبَا بِي إِلَى النَّارِ فَإِذَا هِيَ مَطْوِيَّةٌ كَطَىِّ الْبِئْرِ، وَإِذَا لَهَا قَرْنَانِ، وَإِذَا فِيهَا أُنَاسٌ قَدْ عَرَفْتُهُمْ فَجَعَلْتُ أَقُولُ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ النَّارِ ـ قَالَ ـ فَلَقِيَنَا مَلَكٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ لِي لَمْ تُرَعْ‏.‏ فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى حَفْصَةَ فَقَصَّتْهَا حَفْصَةُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ نِعْمَ الرَّجُلُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، لَوْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَكَانَ بَعْدُ لاَ يَنَامُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً‏.‏

TOPICS
dream  *  interpretation  *  angels  *  fire  *  raya  *  malaikah  *  naar  *  tahajjud  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Tell your dreams to someone knowledgeable for interpretation; strive for good deeds without being asked or reminded by others first; obey Allah SWT ; have faith in Him; be humble before Him; trust His judgement .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a dream that Salim's father, Abdullah, had. In his dream, two angels took him to a fire with two poles in it and people he knew were inside of it. He was scared but then another angel told him not to be afraid. When he told the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ about his dream, the Prophet said that Abdullah was a good man and wished that he prayed Tahajjud more often. After this experience, Abdullah started sleeping less at night so he could pray Tahajjud more often. This hadith teaches us that we should tell our dreams to the Prophet ﷺ or someone knowledgeable so they can interpret them for us and give us advice on how to act upon them if necessary. It also teaches us that we should strive to do good deeds like praying Tahajjud even if we don't have any dreams telling us too because Allah rewards those who do good deeds without being asked or reminded by others first.

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