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Sahih Bukhari 7011 — Aisha Shown in a Dream
Removing the veil of a woman in a dream
Hadith About Aisha Shown in the Prophet’s Dream
Sahih Bukhari : 7011
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7011
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أُرِيتُكِ فِي الْمَنَامِ مَرَّتَيْنِ، إِذَا رَجُلٌ يَحْمِلُكِ فِي سَرَقَةِ حَرِيرٍ فَيَقُولُ هَذِهِ امْرَأَتُكَ. فَأَكْشِفُهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ أَنْتِ فَأَقُولُ إِنْ يَكُنْ هَذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ يُمْضِهِ ".
A'isha Narrated from:
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 Allah, then it must happen.' "
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7011In-book reference : Book 91, Hadith 29USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 87, Hadith 139
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7011
This hadith about the Prophet’s dream of Aisha shows how the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم responded to a dream with calm trust in Allah. He told Aisha that she had been shown to him twice in a dream. A man carried her in a piece of silk and said that she was his wife. When he uncovered it, he saw that it was Aisha. His response was simple and full of submission: if this was from Allah, it would happen. The hadith does not ask the reader to make wider claims about dreams. It focuses on this specific dream, the Prophet’s words, and his trust that Allah’s decree would take place if the dream was truly from Him.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم linked the matter to Allah’s will.
- A true dream may point to a future event when it is from Allah.
- The hadith teaches calm trust rather than rushing into claims.
- Aisha’s place in this report is tied to a dream shown to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
