Sahih al-Bukhari
Book 91 Sahih al-Bukhari

Interpretation of Dreams

كتاب التعبير

61 hadiths in this book

Chapter 1 Hadith 1 #6982 Sahih
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Aisha

Narrated `Aisha:The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was in the form of good righteous (true) dreams in his sleep. He never had a dream but that it came true like bright day light. He used to go in seclusion (the cave of) Hira where he used to wo...

Chapter 2 Hadith 2 #6983 Sahih
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Anas bin Malik

Narrated Anas bin Malik:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "A good dream (that comes true) of a righteous man is one of forty-six parts of prophetism."

Chapter 3 Hadith 3 #6984 Sahih
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Abu Qatada

Narrated Abu Qatada:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A true good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan."

Chapter 3 Hadith 4 #6985 Sahih
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Abu Said Al Khudri

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If anyone of you sees a dream that he likes, then it is from Allah, and he should thank Allah for it and narrate it to others; but if he sees something else, i.e., a dream that he dislikes, then it is from Satan, and he shoul...

Chapter 4 Hadith 5 #6986 Sahih
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Abu Qatada

Narrated Abu Qatada:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A good dream that comes true is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan, so if anyone of you sees a bad dream, he should seek refuge with Allah from Satan and should spit on the left, for the bad dream will not harm him."

Chapter 4 Hadith 6 #6987 Sahih
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Ubada bin As Samit

Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The (good) dreams of a faithful believer is a part of the forty-six parts of prophetism:'

Chapter 4 Hadith 7 #6988 Sahih
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Abu Huraira

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The (good) dream of a faithful believer is a part of the forty-six parts of prophetism."

Chapter 4 Hadith 8 #6989 Sahih
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Abu Said Al Khudri

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "A good dream is a part of the forty six parts of prophetism."

Chapter 5 Hadith 9 #6990 Sahih
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Abu Huraira

Narrated Abu Huraira:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Nothing is left of the prophetism except Al-Mubashshirat." They asked, "What are Al-Mubashshirat?" He replied, "The true good dreams (that conveys glad tidings).

Chapter 8 Hadith 10 #6991 Sahih
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Ibn Umar

Narrated Ibn `Umar:Some people were shown the Night of Qadr as being in the last seven days (of the month of Ramadan). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Seek it in the last seven days (of Ramadan).

Chapter 9 Hadith 11 #6992 Sahih
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Abu Huraira

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If I stayed in prison as long as Joseph stayed and then the messenger came, I would respond to his call (to go out of the prison) ."

Chapter 10 Hadith 12 #6993 Sahih
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Abu Huraira

Narrated Abu Huraira:I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Whoever sees me in a dream will see me in his wakefulness, and Satan cannot imitate me in shape." Abu `Abdullah said, "Ibn Seereen said, 'Only if he sees the Prophet (ﷺ) in his (real) shape.'"

Chapter 10 Hadith 13 #6994 Sahih
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Anas

Narrated Anas:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever has seen me in a dream, then no doubt, he has seen me, for Satan cannot imitate my shape.

Chapter 10 Hadith 14 #6995 Sahih
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Abu Qatada

Narrated Abu Qatada:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan. So whoever has seen (in a dream) something he dislikes, then he should spit without saliva, thrice on his left and seek refuge with Allah from Satan, for it will not harm him,...

Chapter 10 Hadith 15 #6996 Sahih
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Abu Qatada

Narrated Abu Qatada:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever sees me (in a dream) then he indeed has seen the truth ."

Chapter 10 Hadith 16 #6997 Sahih
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Abu Said Al Khudri

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Who ever sees me (in a dream) then he indeed has seen the truth, as Satan cannot appear in my shape."

Chapter 11 Hadith 17 #6998 Sahih
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Abu Huraira

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I have been given the keys of eloquent speech and given victory with awe (cast into the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping last night, the keys of the treasures of the earth were brought to me till they were put in my han...

Chapter 11 Hadith 18 #6999 Sahih
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Abdullah bin Umar

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I saw myself (in a dream) near the Ka`ba last night, and I saw a man with whitish red complexion, the best you may see amongst men of that complexion having long hair reaching his earlobes which was the best hair of its...

Chapter 11 Hadith 19 #7000 Sahih
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ibn Abbas

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:About a man who came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "I was shown in a dream last night..." Then Ibn `Abbas mentioned the narration.

Chapter 12 Hadith 20 #7001, 7002 Sahih
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Anas bin Malik

Narrated Anas bin Malik:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to visit Um Haram bint Milhan she was the wife of 'Ubada bin As-Samit. One day the Prophet (ﷺ) visited her and she provided him with food and started looking for lice in his head. Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) slept and afterward...

Chapter 13 Hadith 21 #7003 Sahih
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Kharija bin Zaid bin Thabit

Narrated Kharija bin Zaid bin Thabit:Um Al-`Ala an Ansari woman who had given a pledge of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) told me:, "The Muhajirln (emigrants) were distributed amongst us by drawing lots, and we got `Uthman bin Maz'un in our share. We made him stay with us ...

Chapter 13 Hadith 22 #7004 Sahih
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Az Zuhri

Narrated Az-Zuhri:Regarding the above narration, The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I do not know what Allah will do to him (Uthman bin Maz'un)." Um Al-`Ala said, "I felt very sorry for that, and then I slept and saw in a dream a flowing spring for `Uthman bin Maz'un, and told Allah's Mes...

Chapter 14 Hadith 23 #7005 Sahih
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Abu Qatada Al Ansari

Narrated Abu Qatada Al-Ansari:(a companion of the Prophet (ﷺ) and one of his cavalry men) "I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "A good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan; so, if anyone of you had a bad dream which he disliked, then he should spit on his left ...

Chapter 15 Hadith 24 #7006 Sahih
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Ibn Umar

Narrated Ibn `Umar:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "While I was sleeping, I was given a bowl full of milk (in a dream), and I drank of it to my fill until I noticed its wetness coming out of my nails, and then I gave the rest of it to `Umar." They (the people) asked, "Wh...

Chapter 16 Hadith 25 #7007 Sahih
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Abdullah bin Umar

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "While I was sleeping, I was given a bowl full of milk (in the dream) and I drank from it (to my fill) till I noticed its wetness coming out of my limbs. Then I gave the rest of it to `Umar bin Al-Khattab." The persons s...

Chapter 17 Hadith 26 #7008 Sahih
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Abu Said Al Khudri

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "While I was sleeping, some people were displayed before me (in a dream). They were wearing shirts, some of which were merely covering their breasts, and some a bit longer. Then there passed before me, `Umar bin Al-Khatt...

Chapter 18 Hadith 27 #7009 Sahih
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Abu Said Al Khudri

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "While I was sleeping, I saw (in a dream) the people being displayed before me, wearing shirts, some of which (were so short that it) reached as far as their breasts and some reached below that. Then `Umar bin ...

Chapter 19 Hadith 28 #7010 Sahih
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Qais bin Ubada

Narrated Qais bin 'Ubada:I was sitting in a gathering in which there was Sa`d bin Malik and Ibn `Umar. `Abdullah bin Salam passed in front of them and they said, "This man is from the people of Paradise." I said to `Abdullah bin Salam, "They said so-and-so." He replied, "Subha...

Chapter 20 Hadith 29 #7011 Sahih
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Aisha

Narrated `Aisha:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to me), "You were shown to me twice in (my) dream. Behold, a man was carrying you in a silken piece of cloth and said to me, "She is your wife, so uncover her,' and behold, it was you. I would then say (to myself), 'If this is from A...

Chapter 21 Hadith 30 #7012 Sahih
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Aisha

Narrated `Aisha:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me, "You were shown to me twice (in my dream) before I married you. I saw an angel carrying you in a silken piece of cloth, and I said to him, 'Uncover (her),' and behold, it was you. I said (to myself), 'If this is from Allah, the...

Chapter 22 Hadith 31 #7013 Sahih
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Abu Huraira

Narrated Abu Huraira:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "I have been sent with Jawami al-Kalim (i.e., the shortest expression carrying the widest meanings), and I was made victorious with awe (cast into the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the keys of the tre...

Chapter 23 Hadith 32 #7014 Sahih
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Abdullah bin Salam

Narrated `Abdullah bin Salam:(In a dream) I saw myself in a garden, and there was a pillar in the middle of the garden, and there was a handhold at the top of the pillar. I was asked to climb it. I said, "I cannot." Then a servant came and lifted up my clothes and I climbed (t...

Chapter 25 Hadith 33 #7015, 7016 Sahih
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Ibn Umar

Narrated Ibn `Umar:I saw in a dream a piece of silken cloth in my hand, and in whatever direction in Paradise I waved it, it flew, carrying me there. I narrated this (dream) to (my sister) Hafsa and she told it to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said, (to Hafsa), "Indeed, your brother is ...

Chapter 26 Hadith 34 #7017 Sahih
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Abu Huraira

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When the Day of Resurrection approaches, the dreams of a believer will hardly fail to come true, and a dream of a believer is one of forty-six parts of prophetism, and whatever belongs to prothetism can never be false." Muhamma...

Chapter 27 Hadith 35 #7018 Sahih
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Kharija bin Zaid bin Thabit

Narrated Kharija bin Zaid bin Thabit:Um Al-`Ala an Ansari woman who had given the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "`Uthman bin Maz'un came in our share when the Ansars drew lots to distribute the emigrants (to dwell) among themselves, He became sick and we ...

Chapter 28 Hadith 36 #7019 Sahih
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Ibn Umar

Narrated Ibn `Umar:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "(I saw in a dream that) while I was standing at a well and drawing water therefrom, suddenly Abu Bakr and `Umar came to me. Abu Bakr took the bucket and drew one or two buckets (full of water), but there was weakness in his pulli...

Chapter 29 Hadith 37 #7020 Sahih
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Salims father

Narrated Salim's father:about the Prophet's dream in which he has seen Abu Bakr and `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I saw (in a dream) that the people had gathered. Then Abu Bakr stood up and pulled out one or two buckets full of water (from a well) and there was weakness in his...

Chapter 29 Hadith 38 #7021 Sahih
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Abu Huraira

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself standing at a well over which there was a bucket. I pulled out from it as many buckets of water as Allah wished, and then Ibn Abi Quhafa (Abu Bakr) took the bucket from me and pulled out one o...

Chapter 30 Hadith 39 #7022 Sahih
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Abu Huraira

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself standing over a tank (well) giving water to the people to drink. Then Abu Bakr came to me and took the bucket from me in order to relieve me and he pulled out one or two full buckets, and ther...

Chapter 31 Hadith 40 #7023 Sahih
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Abu Huraira

Narrated Abu Huraira:We were sitting with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), he said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself in Paradise. Suddenly I saw a woman performing ablution beside a palace. I asked, "For whom is this palace?" They (the angels) replied, "It is for `Umar bin Al-Khattab...

Chapter 31 Hadith 41 #7024 Sahih
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Jabir bin Abdullah

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: (I saw in a dream that) I entered Paradise, and behold, there was a palace built of gold! I asked, 'For whom is this palace?' They (the angels) replied, 'For a man from the Quraish.' " The Prophet added, "O Ibn Al-Khatta...

Chapter 32 Hadith 42 #7025 Sahih
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Abu Huraira

Narrated Abu Huraira:We were sitting with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) he said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself in Paradise, and behold, a woman was performing ablution by the side of a palace. I asked, 'For whom is this palace?' They replied, 'For `Umar' Then I remembered the Gh...

Chapter 33 Hadith 43 #7026 Sahih
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Abdullah bin Umar

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself performing the Tawaf of the Ka`ba. Behold, there I saw a whitish-red lank-haired man (holding himself) between two men with water dropping from his hair. I asked, 'Who is this?' The pe...

Chapter 34 Hadith 44 #7027 Sahih
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Abdullah bin Umar

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "While I was sleeping, I saw a bowl full of milk was brought to me and I drank of it (to my fill) till I noticed its wetness flowing (in my body). Then I gave the remaining of it to `Umar." They asked, "O Allah...

Chapter 35 Hadith 45 #7028, 7029 Sahih
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Ibn Umar

Narrated Ibn `Umar:Men from the companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to see dreams during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and they used to narrate those dreams to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) would interpret them as Allah wished. I was a young man and...

Chapter 36 Hadith 46 #7030, 7031 Sahih
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Ibn Umar

Narrated Ibn `Umar:I was a young unmarried man during the lifetime of the Prophet. I used to sleep in the mosque. Anyone who had a dream, would narrate it to the Prophet. I said, "O Allah! If there is any good for me with You, then show me a dream so that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)...

Chapter 37 Hadith 47 #7032 Sahih
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Abdullah bin Umar

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "While I was sleeping, I saw that a cup full of milk was brought to me and I drank of it and gave the remaining of it to `Umar bin Al-Khattab." They asked. What have you interpreted (about the dream)? O Allah's...

Chapter 38 Hadith 48 #7033 Sahih
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Abu

Narated Ubaidullah bin Abdullah:I asked Ibn Abbas about the dream of Allah's Messenger which he mentioned. (see following hadith)

Chapter 38 Hadith 49 #7034 Sahih
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Abdullah bin Abbas

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "While I was sleeping, two golden bangles were put in my two hands, so I got scared (frightened) and disliked it, but I was given permission to blow them off, and they flew away. I interpret it as a symbol of two liars ...

Chapter 39 Hadith 50 #7035 Sahih
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Abu Musa

Narrated Abu Musa:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I saw in a dream that I was migrating from Mecca to a land where there were date palm trees. I thought that it might be the land of Al-Yamama or Hajar, but behold, it turned out to be Yathrib (i.e. Medina). And I saw cows (being slaught...

Chapter 40 Hadith 51 #7036, 7037 Sahih
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Abu Huraira

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "We (Muslims) are the last (to come) but (will be) the foremost (on the Day of Resurrection)." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) further said, ''While sleeping, I was given the treasures of the world and two golden bangles were put in my ha...

Chapter 41 Hadith 52 #7038 Sahih
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Abdullah

Narrated `Abdullah:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I saw (in a dream) a black woman with unkempt hair going out of Medina and settling at Mahai'a, i.e., Al-Juhfa. I interpreted that as a symbol of epidemic of Medina being transferred to that place (Al-Juhfa).

Chapter 42 Hadith 53 #7039 Sahih
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Abdullah bin Umar

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:concerning the dream of the Prophet (ﷺ) in Medina: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I saw (in a dream) a black woman with unkempt hair going out of Medina and settling at Mahai'a. I interpreted that as (a symbol of) the epidemic of Medina being transferred t...

Chapter 43 Hadith 54 #7040 Sahih
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Salims father

Narrated Salim's father:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I saw (in a dream) a black woman with unkempt hair going out of Medina and settling in Mahai'a. I interpreted that as (a symbol of) epidemic of Medina being transferred to Mahai'a, namely, Al-Juhfa."

Chapter 44 Hadith 55 #7041 Sahih
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Abu Musa

Narrated Abu Musa:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I saw in a dream that I waved a sword and it broke in the middle, and behold, that symbolized the casualties the believers suffered on the Day (of the battle) of Uhud. Then I waved the sword again, and it became better than it had ever ...

Chapter 45 Hadith 56 #7042 Sahih
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ibn Abbas

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever claims to have seen a dream which he did not see, will be ordered to make a knot between two barley grains which he will not be able to do; and if somebody listens to the talk of some people who do not like him (to listen) or ...

Chapter 45 Hadith 57 #7043 Sahih
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Ibn Umar

Narrated Ibn `Umar:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The worst lie is that a person claims to have seen a dream which he has not seen."

Chapter 46 Hadith 58 #7044 Sahih
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Abu Salama

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 n...

Chapter 46 Hadith 59 #7045 Sahih
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Abu Said Al Khudri

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "If anyone of you saw a dream which he liked, then that was from Allah, and he should thank Allah for it and tell it to others; but if he saw something else, i.e, a dream which he did not like, then that is fro...

Chapter 47 Hadith 60 #7046 Sahih
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ibn Abbas

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:A man came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "I saw in a dream, a cloud having shade. Butter and honey were dropping from it and I saw the people gathering it in their hands, some gathering much and some a little. And behold, there was a rope extending fro...

Chapter 48 Hadith 61 #7047 Sahih
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Samura bin Jundub

Narrated Samura bin Jundub:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) very often used to ask his companions, "Did anyone of you see a dream?" So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom Allah wished to tell. One morning the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Last night two persons came to me (in a dream) and...