Narrated Samura bin Jundab:Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) finished the (morning) prayer, he would face us and ask, "Who amongst you had a dream last night?" So if anyone had seen a dream he would narrate it. The Prophet (ﷺ) would say: "Ma sha'a-llah" (An Arabic maxim meaning literally, 'What Allah wished,' and it indicates a good omen.) One day, he asked us whether anyone of us had seen a dream. We replied in the negative. The Prophet said, "But I had seen (a dream) last night that two men came to me, caught hold of my hands, and took me to the Sacred Land (Jerusalem). There, I saw a person sitting and another standing with an iron hook in his hand pushing it inside the mouth of the former till it reached the jawbone, and then tore off one side of his cheek, and then did the same with the other side; in the meantime the first side of his cheek became normal again and then he repeated the same operation again. I said, 'What is this?' They told me to proceed on and we went on till we came to a man Lying flat on his back, and another man standing at his head carrying a stone or a piece of rock, and crushing the head of the Lying man, with that stone. Whenever he struck him, the stone rolled away. The man went to pick it up and by the time he returned to him, the crushed head had returned to its normal state and the man came back and struck him again (and so on). I said, 'Who is this?' They told me to proceed on; so we proceeded on and passed by a hole like an oven; with a narrow top and wide bottom, and the fire was kindling underneath that hole. Whenever the fire-flame went up, the people were lifted up to such an extent that they about to get out of it, and whenever the fire got quieter, the people went down into it, and there were naked men and women in it. I said, 'Who is this?' They told me to proceed on. So we proceeded on till we reached a river of blood and a man was in it, and another man was standing at its bank with stones in front of him, facing the man standing in the river. Whenever the man in the river wanted to come out, the other one threw a stone in his mouth and caused him to retreat to his original position; and so whenever he wanted to come out the other would throw a stone in his mouth, and he would retreat to his original position. I asked, 'What is this?' They told me to proceed on and we did so till we reached a well-flourished green garden having a huge tree and near its root was sitting an old man with some children. (I saw) Another man near the tree with fire in front of him and he was kindling it up. Then they (i.e. my two companions) made me climb up the tree and made me enter a house, better than which I have ever seen. In it were some old men and young men, women and children. Then they took me out of this house and made me climb up the tree and made me enter another house that was better and superior (to the first) containing old and young people. I said to them (i.e. my two companions), 'You have made me ramble all the night. Tell me all about that I have seen.' They said, 'Yes. As for the one whose cheek you saw being torn away, he was a liar and he used to tell lies, and the people would report those lies on his authority till they spread all over the world. So, he will be punished like that till the Day of Resurrection. The one whose head you saw being crushed is the one whom Allah had given the knowledge of Qur'an (i.e. knowing it by heart) but he used to sleep at night (i.e. he did not recite it then) and did not use to act upon it (i.e. upon its orders etc.) by day; and so this punishment will go on till the Day of Resurrection. And those you saw in the hole (like oven) were adulterers (those men and women who commit illegal sexual intercourse). And those you saw in the river of blood were those dealing in Riba (usury). And the old man who was sitting at the base of the tree was Abraham and the little children around him were the offspring of the people. And the one who was kindling the fire was Malik, the gatekeeper of the Hell-fire. And the first house in which you have gone was the house of the common believers, and the second house was of the martyrs. I am Gabriel and this is Michael. Raise your head.' I raised my head and saw a thing like a cloud over me. They said, 'That is your place.' I said, 'Let me enter my place.' They said, 'You still have some life which you have not yet completed, and when you complete (that remaining portion of your life) you will then enter your place.' "
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 1386
In-book reference
Book 23, Hadith 138
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 2, Book 23, Hadith 468
Translation by Dr. M. Muhsin Khan · Language: EN
Sahih
It is related that Samura ibn Jundub said, "When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had prayed the prayer, he would turn to face us and say, 'Who among you had a dream in the night?'" He said, "If anyone had had a dream, he would recount it and the Prophet would say, 'As Allah wills.' One day he asked us and said, 'Has any of you had a dream?' We said, 'No.' He said, 'But in the night I dreamt that two men came to me and took me by the hand and brought me to the Holy Land. There was a man sitting and a man standing with an iron hook. (One of our companions said from Musa that) he put that hook into the side of his mouth until it reached the back of his neck and then did the same thing to the other side of his mouth and the first side had become whole. Then he did the same thing again. I said, "What is this?" They said, "Go on," and we went on until we came upon a man lying on his back while another man was standing at his head with a stone or a rock with which he was crushing it. When he hit him, the stone rolled away and he went to get it. When he returned to the man his head was whole again and had become as it had been in the first place. So he went back and hit him again. I said, "Who is this?" They said, "Go on," and we went on until we came upon a hole like an oven. Its top was narrow and its bottom wide, and there was a fire kindled under it. When the flames flared up, the people were lifted until they were almost out and when it subsided, they returned into it. It contained naked men and women. I said, "Who is this?" They said, "Go on," and we went on until we came to a river of blood in the middle of which there was a man standing together with another man carrying some stones in front of him. The man in the river came forward and when he tried to get out, the other man threw a stone into his mouth and he went back to where he had been before. Whenever he tried to get out, the other would throw a stone in his mouth and he would go back to where he had been before. I said, "What is this?" They said, "Go on," and we went on until we came to a green meadow with a huge tree in it. At its foot was an old man and some children. There a man near the tree with a fire in front of him which he was lighting. The two men made me climb the tree and took me into a house which was more beautiful than any I had ever seen. In it were some old men, young men, women and children. Then they took me out from there and made me climb further up the tree and brought me into an even better and more beautiful house which contained old men and young men. I said, "You have been my travel guides for the whole night, so tell me about what I have seen." They said, "Certainly! As for the one you saw whose jaw was being torn open, he was liar who told lies that were relayed from him until they spread everywhere. So that is what will be done to him until the Day of Rising. The man you saw whose head was being crushed was someone to whom Allah had taught the Qur'an who used to sleep without reciting it at night and did not act by it during the day. That will be done to him until the Day of Rising. Those you saw in the hole are the fornicators. The man you saw in the river consumed usury. The old man at the foot of the tree was Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and the children around him are people's children. The one who was kindling the fire was Malik, the Guardian of the Fire. The first house you entered was the house of the generality of believers. This house is the house of those killed fighting in the way of Allah. I am Jibril and this Mika'il. Raise your head." I raised my head and above me was something like a cloud. They said, "This is your destined place." I said, "Let me enter my place." They said, "You still have some of your life left which has not been completed. If it were complete, you would have come to your place."'"
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 1386
In-book reference
Book 23, Hadith 138
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 2, Book 23, Hadith 468
Translation by Aisha Bewley · Language: EN
Sahih
