91/21. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7012 — Aisha Before Marriage
The seeing of silken garments in a dream
Hadith About Aisha Before Marriage in a Dream
Sahih Bukhari : 7012
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7012
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أُرِيتُكِ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَتَزَوَّجَكِ مَرَّتَيْنِ، رَأَيْتُ الْمَلَكَ يَحْمِلُكِ فِي سَرَقَةٍ مِنْ حَرِيرٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ اكْشِفْ. فَكَشَفَ فَإِذَا هِيَ أَنْتِ، فَقُلْتُ إِنْ يَكُنْ هَذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ يُمْضِهِ. ثُمَّ أُرِيتُكِ يَحْمِلُكِ فِي سَرَقَةٍ مِنْ حَرِيرٍ فَقُلْتُ اكْشِفْ. فَكَشَفَ فَإِذَا هِيَ أَنْتِ فَقُلْتُ إِنْ يَكُ 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) 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, then it must happen.' Then you were shown to me, the 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, then it must happen.' "
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7012In-book reference : Book 91, Hadith 30USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 87, Hadith 140
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7012
This hadith about Aisha before marriage gives a fuller wording of the dream mentioned in the nearby narration. Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said that Aisha was shown to him twice before he married her. In the dream, an angel carried her in a piece of silk. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked for her to be uncovered, and he saw that it was Aisha. He then said that if this was from Allah, it would happen. The report is centered on trust in Allah’s decree and on the Prophet’s own dream. It does not give a general rule that every dream must be acted on. Its core message is that what Allah wills is carried out.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم connected the dream to Allah’s will.
- The same dream being shown twice is part of the wording of this report.
- The hadith teaches trust in Allah’s decree without overclaiming.
- Dreams should be treated with care and not used for unsupported claims.
