91/25. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7016 — A Dream Showing Righteousness
Al-Istabraq and entering Paradise (in a dream)
Hadith About a Dream Showing Righteousness
Sahih Bukhari : 7016
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7016
حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ كَأَنَّ فِي يَدِي سَرَقَةً مِنْ حَرِيرٍ لاَ أَهْوِي بِهَا إِلَى مَكَانٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ إِلاَّ طَارَتْ بِي إِلَيْهِ، فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى حَفْصَةَ. فَقَصَّتْهَا حَفْصَةُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " إِنَّ أَخَاكِ رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ ". أَوْ قَالَ " إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ ".
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
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 a righteous man," or, "Indeed, `Abdullah is a righteous man."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7015, 7016In-book reference : Book 91, Hadith 33USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 87, Hadith 143
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7016
This hadith repeats the report of Ibn Umar’s dream of Paradise. He saw a piece of silk in his hand, and wherever he directed it in Paradise, it carried him there. He told Hafsa, and she told the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered that Hafsa’s brother was a righteous man, or that Abdullah was a righteous man. The wording is simple, but it gives a strong lesson about how a dream was handled: it was shared through a trusted person and then understood through the Prophet’s statement. The hadith about a righteous man in a dream should not be stretched beyond the text. Its clear message is praise for Ibn Umar’s righteousness.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم praised Abdullah ibn Umar in clear words.
- The dream is linked to Paradise in the wording of the narration.
- Dreams were brought to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم for understanding.
- The text supports praise, but not unsupported claims beyond it.
