91/19. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7010 — Holding Firm to Islam
Green colour and a garden in a dream
Hadith About Holding Firm to Islam in a Dream
Sahih Bukhari : 7010
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7010
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْجُعْفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَرَمِيُّ بْنُ عُمَارَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَ قَالَ قَيْسُ بْنُ عُبَادٍ كُنْتُ فِي حَلْقَةٍ فِيهَا سَعْدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ وَابْنُ عُمَرَ فَمَرَّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ فَقَالُوا هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ. فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّهُمْ قَالُوا كَذَا وَكَذَا. قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَا كَانَ يَنْبَغِي لَهُمْ أَنْ يَقُولُوا مَا لَيْسَ لَهُمْ بِهِ عِلْمٌ، إِنَّمَا رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّمَا عَمُودٌ وُضِعَ فِي رَوْضَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ، فَنُصِبَ فِيهَا وَفِي رَأْسِهَا عُرْوَةٌ وَفِي أَسْفَلِهَا مِنْصَفٌ ـ وَالْمِنْصَفُ الْوَصِيفُ ـ فَقِيلَ ارْقَهْ. فَرَقِيتُ حَتَّى أَخَذْتُ بِالْعُرْوَةِ. فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَمُوتُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَهْوَ آخِذٌ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى ".
Qais bin 'Ubada Narrated from:
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, "Subhan Allah! They ought not to have said things of which they have no knowledge, but I saw (in a dream) that a post was fixed in a green garden. At the top of the post there was a handhold and below it there was a servant. I was asked to climb (the post). So I climbed it till I got hold of the handhold."Then I narrated this dream to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Allah's Apostle said, "`Abdullah will die while still holding the firm reliable handhold (i.e., Islam).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7010In-book reference : Book 91, Hadith 28USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 87, Hadith 138
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7010
This hadith about dream interpretation shows a careful balance between good news and speaking with knowledge. People in the gathering praised Abdullah bin Salam as a man from Paradise, but he answered with humility: they should not say what they do not know. He then shared the dream he had seen: a post in a green garden, a handhold at the top, and his climb until he held it. When the dream was told to Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, he explained that Abdullah would die while holding the firm reliable handhold, meaning Islam. The main lesson is not only the glad tiding in the dream, but also the need to avoid claims about the unseen unless there is clear knowledge from revelation.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not make claims about a person’s final rank without knowledge.
- A good dream may carry glad tidings when explained by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Holding firmly to Islam is shown as an honored state in this dream.
- Humility is shown in Abdullah bin Salam’s careful response.
